Russia

Motorsport
Events

The Formula 1 motor-racing series has today (Friday) added two new races to its 2020 calendar, with a first-ever grand prix at Italy’s Mugello circuit scheduled for September.
Motorsport
Media

Gazprom Media-owned Match TV has renewed its Formula One broadcast rights in Russia, but has lost exclusivity as the premium version of F1TV, the series’ OTT platform, is set for launch in the country i…
Athletics
Governance

World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has said the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is falling “well short of expectations” after confirming that the world governing body has not received the pay…
Athletics
Esports

World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
Football
Media

Russian sports broadcaster Match TV will make its coverage of the Russian Premier League free-to-air for the remainder of the season
Football
Media

Poland's Ekstraklasa has furthered its international reach with a new deal in Russia with pay-television broadcaster Match TV that will run until the end of the 2020-21 season
Basketball
Media

International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired broadcast rights in Russia to the National Basketball Association in a deal running to 2023.
Football
Media

Gazprom Media-owned Match TV has announced its acquisition of broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Athletics
Governance

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has been fined $10m (€9m) by the World Athletics Council for breaching the sport’s anti-doping rules.
Esports
Esports

Germany-based sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to esports events organised by ESL, the tournament organiser and production company
Football
Media

The Russian Premier Liga has stepped up its association with YouTube by announcing that it will become the first major sports league to use the video streaming service’s ‘memberships’ offering as the m…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Russian Premier League (RFPL), the top tier of domestic club football, has signed a three-season title sponsorship agreement with financial services group Tinkoff, a deal that is set to have wide-ranging…
Boxing
Events

The Boxing Federation of Russia has announced that the country will host the resurrected Boxing World Cup later this year, expressing confidence that the event will not be affected by sanctions proposed…
Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

The Kontinental Hockey League has announced that Alexey Morozov has been named as its new president after a unanimous decision by the body’s board of directors. 
Winter Sports
Events

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that it will postpone the bidding process for its 2025 Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships in light of Russia’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration f…
Athletics
Governance

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has requested that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing concerning the non-compliance case against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) be held in public…
Gymnastics
Events

The European Union of Gymnastics has announced the awarding of its two European Championship events in 2023 to Antalya, Turkey and Moscow, Russia
Athletics
Governance

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is facing expulsion from the World Athletics movement ahead of the 2020 summer Olympic Games after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) recommended this measure for…