Russian lower house approves criminal penalties for doping offencesThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, approved a bill introducing criminal punishment for doping offenses in its third and final reading on Thursday.11:38 03.11.2016
Sentence of two Russian nationals for violent disorder at Euro-2016 reducedA court in Provence, France, has mitigated the sentence passed on Russian citizens Alexei Yerunov and Sergei Gorbachev convicted of participation in violent clashes between Russian and English football fans at Euro-2016 Russia-England match in Marseilles.17:41 14.10.2016
Five Russian racewalkers disqualified for doping - CASThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has disqualified five Russian racewalkers for Anti-doping Rule Violation (ADRV).18:45 13.10.2016
Recovery of $70,000 from Russian Basketball Federation upheldThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling to collect over 4.5 million rubles (about $70,000) in debt from the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) in favor of the Foundation for the Youth and Student Sports Support.13:42 19.09.2016
Ban on Russian athletes’ participation in Rio Paralympic Games upheldThe Swiss federal court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against ruling to ban the national team from participating in Paralympic Games in Rio.17:44 31.08.2016
Russian Paralympic team suspended from games in Rio – courtAn appeal filed by Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) ruling that suspended Russian Paralympic team from participating in games in Rio has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).14:13 23.08.2016
Russia appeals national team’s ban from Rio Paralympic Games in CASRussia’s Paralympic Committee on Monday filed an appeal with the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging exclusion of Russian athletes from participation in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.16:54 15.08.2016
Russian athlete Klishina remains eligible for Olympics in Rio - CASThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the application filed by Russian athlete Darya Klishina (long jump) seeking to overturn the decision rendered by the IAAF Doping Review Board (IAAF DRB), which on August 12 made her ineligible to compete in Rio.11:55 15.08.2016
IOC decision banning Russian athletes from Rio unenforceable - CASThe Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld in part appeals lodged by Russian athletes by ruling that the IOC Executive Board’s decision banning the athletes with doping record from participating in the Olympic Games is unenforceable.14:46 05.08.2016
Uniform doping controls are needed – President PutinTo fight doping efficiently and not selectively uniform international doping controls should be developed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the Russia’s Olympic team.17:57 27.07.2016
Decision over Sharapova’s ineligibility status to be made in SeptemberThe Court of Arbitration for Sports will make a final decision in the case over Maria Sharapova’s two-year ineligibility due to violation of anti-doping rules in September.14:27 11.07.2016
Russian investigators request U.S. authorities’ help in criminal case related to dopingThe Investigative Committee of Russia has filed a request for judicial help in the investigation of a criminal case against Moscow's anti-doping laboratory‘s ex-head Gregory Rodchenkov.10:35 27.06.2016
Three Russian nationals get prison terms in France for violent disorder at Euro-2016Three Russian citizens were sentenced to various prison terms in France after violent clashes between Russian and English football fans broke out at Euro-2016 Russia-England match in Marseilles.18:16 16.06.2016
Council of Europe proposes package of measures aimed to put things right at stadiumsThe Saturday violent clashes between football fans in Marseille are absolutely unacceptable, says a message of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE).19:53 14.06.2016
Russian Football Union put under suspended disqualification by UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has punished Russian Football Union with €150,000 and has issued a suspended disqualification of Russian football team after investigation into clashes between Russian and English fans at Euro-2016.15:32 14.06.2016
Investigation launched against former management of Russian Athletics FederationThe Russia’s Investigative Committee had initiated a criminal case regarding abuse of office against a number of former top figures of the Russian Athletics Federation (RAF) in the framework of the “doping scandal”.11:56 09.06.2016
State Duma passes bill clamping down on graft in sports in first readingThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill that increases legal liability for organization of fixed matches and attempts to influence the results of sporting contests through graft.10:27 08.06.2016
Russian parliament’s upper house intends to criminalize dopingThe Federation Council of Russia, the parliament’s upper house, has proposed to make doping a crime with regard to couches, doctors in sports medicine, and sellers of prohibited substances, punishable by imprisonment for up to five years or fines amounting to up to 500 thousand rubles ($7,500).16:33 16.05.2016
Russian official detained in corruption case related to World Cup 2018The Leninsky District Court in Ekaterinburg detained head of the government property ministry for the Sverdlovsk Region in a criminal case related to reconstruction of a stadium for the FIFA World Cup in 2018.15:39 28.04.2016
Putin urges to update Russian anti-doping regulationsRussian President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with Cabinet members on Wednesday called for modernization of anti-doping legislation.18:19 16.03.2016