Russia

Moscow’s hosting of the athletics World Championships at its Luzhniki Stadium has come under scrutiny following the underwhelming amount of spectators.

Broadcaster Stephen Fry has written to British prime minister David Cameron, London 2012 Olympics chairman Sebastian Coe and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge urging the 2014 winter Olympics to be stripped from Sochi because of Russia's new anti-gay legislation.

Big-spending Russian Football Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala will have its budget cut by its billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov.

FIFA has permitted Moscow to reduce the amount of seats planned to be installed at the Luzhniki Stadium for the 2018 World Cup.

Promoter of the Formula One Russian grand prix, Omega Center, has reportedly managed to resolve its dispute with the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) concerning the staging of next year's race.

The Russian Basketball Federation has elected Yulia Anikeeva as its permanent president, following her interim position in the role.

The Russian government has distributed this year’s funding plans for seven regions that will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) has reportedly missed the deadline to apply for its scheduled Formula One grand prix in Sochi next year.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law toughening the maximum penalty for match-fixing to seven years in prison.

The Dutch national Olympic committee (NOC*NSF) has extended its partnership with Dutch beer firm Heineken to set up a base at the Olympics until the 2016 Rio Games.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has revealed that the tickets for its 2013 World Championships final weekend has already sold out. 

The mayor of Russian city Kazan will hold an opinion poll to help decide whether the city should bid for the 2024 summer Olympics.

Q. What’s the difference between Aeroflot and a Scud missile? A. Aeroflot has killed more people.

Russian capital Moscow is due to build a racing track next year capable of hosting a Formula One grand prix by 2016, according to a government official.

National Hockey League (NHL) players are a step closer to participating in the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics, as a final meeting between ice hockey associations and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is reportedly due to take place on Monday.

Alexei Miller, chief executive of Russian energy firm Gazprom, has maintained that the proposal for a Unified Football League (UFL) for Russian and Ukrainian clubs retains widespread support, ahead of a pre-season tournament starting tomorrow.