Russia banned from Rio Paralympics 2016 after losing appeal
Russia will not compete at next month’s Paralympic Games in Rio after losing an appeal against a ban imposed for ...
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Russian athletes banned from Rio Paralympics over doping scandal
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), on Sunday, banned Russian athletes from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, following ...
Russian Table Tennis players cleared to play at Rio
Alexander Shibaev and his Russian teammates will be playing at Rio 2016. After careful review of the criteria set ...
Rio Games: Putin meets depleted Russian team
President Vladimir Putin will give a personal send-off on Wednesday to a diminished Russian Olympic team who travel to ...
IOC delays decision on banning Russia from Rio Olympics
Russia's participation in the Rio Olympics remained doubtful on Tuesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would ...
Russian race walkers, governing body appeal IAAF suspension
Two race walkers have become the first Russian athletes to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ...
IAAF says Russia remain banned but its athletes may compete as neutrals
Russian athletes remain banned from international competitions, including the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, following the 204th ...
FIFA president makes first visit to 2018 World Cup host Russia
FIFA's new President, Gianni Infantino, toured Moscow's reconstructed Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday during his first visit to the 2018 World ...
All 62 aboard Dubai airliner killed in crash in South Russia
A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board crashed and caught fire early Saturday while landing in strong winds in ...
Russia: Blatter, Platini to be invited to 2018 World Cup finals
Russian Sports Minister, Vitaly Mutko, has disclosed the country’s willingness to invite former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, and UEFA president, ...
Diack’s son, two Russian officials appeal IAAF life bans at CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland said three appeals have been filed before it ...
Putin: al-Assad will get asylum in Russia
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said his country could give asylum to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad if he is forced to ...
New Year: Russia
The year 2016 is written in the air with a sparkler on a bank of the Yenisei River, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Russia’s suspension: Seven countries show interest to host IAAF events
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says seven countries have shown interest to host the IAAF World U-20 Championships ...
Russia confirms start of airstrikes in Syria
Russian military jets carried out airstrikes in Syria for the first time on Wednesday, targeting what Moscow said were Islamic ...
1,000 days to Russia 2018: Footballers, fans celebrate in Red Square
The 1,000-day countdown to the start of the FIFA World Cup might, for some, be nothing more than a pleasant ...
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