Russia

Israel, Latvia, Russia and Serbia have each submitted a bid to host the 2019 edition of the EuroBasket Women national team basketball tournament.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the Russian city of Ekaterinburg will host the 2017 Final Four of its EuroLeague Women club competition.

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov today (Monday) targeted November for the return to compliance of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada), as one of the key figures in the country’s doping scandal saw his lifetime ban upheld.

French prosecutors who are investigating allegations of wrongdoing in relation to the award of the 2021 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships to Eugene in the US are also looking into the award of other hosting rights, a source close to the probe has told the Reuters news agency.

Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has pledged to introduce the world’s strongest anti-doping system after being re-elected as head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) Supervisory Board, while the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has introduced a new platform designed to aid whistleblowers in reporting their concerns.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has assigned hosting rights for five of its upcoming major events.

Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin has been handed an indefinite suspension and fined $250,000 (€235,000) by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in a doping case.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has said he is hopeful that Russia’s ban from the sport will be lifted by the end of the year, as his European Athletics counterpart, Svein Arne Hansen, stated that officials can see progress in anti-doping reform in the country.

Russian Grand Prix organisers have agreed a five-year extension to their Formula One race deal, while the motor racing series’ new commercial chief has said its new owners will be “very aggressive” in driving growth.

Three Russian athletes will compete under a neutral flag in international competitions after providing their anti-doping credentials to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

AMB Group, the parent company of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC has released a video showcasing the sustainability features at their new Mercedes-Benz stadium

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will remain in place as the country has made “little material progress” in addressing the findings of the McLaren Report into doping in its sports system.

The much-delayed Zenit Arena, a key venue for the 2018 Fifa World Cup and this year’s Confederations Cup, has staged its first event with St. Petersburg’s Deputy Governor, Igor Albin, stating it will now come at a cost of around 43 billion rubles (€679.5m/$729.2m).

The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has said it will fight against the decision to strip hosting rights to the 2021 World Championship from Tyumen as fresh doping controversy hit the sport today (Thursday) to overshadow the start of the 2017 edition in Hochfilzen, Austria.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has today (Wednesday) elected to strip its 2021 World Championships from the Russian city of Tyumen, the culmination of a number of decisions regarding events due to be held in the country.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has frozen all athlete nationality switches with immediate effect and upheld its ban on Russian athletes.