Russia
Haas F1 ends deal with title sponsor Uralkali
Formula 1 team Haas has terminated its title sponsorship deal with Russian potash fertiliser producer and exporter Uralkali amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Russia forming plans for alternative winter Para sports event
Russian officials have said plans are being drawn up to host a winter Para sports competition for athletes excluded from the ongoing Paralympic Games in Beijing, China
Band suspends coverage of Russian Premier League
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes has suspended its coverage of the Russian Premier League
Uefa issues Belarus sanctions, Russia to appeal football ban to CAS
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has ordered Belarusian clubs and national teams to play at neutral venues with no fans due to the country’s role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the Russi…
WWE terminates deal with Russia’s Match TV, pulls WWE Network
World Wrestling Entertainment has terminated its rights agreement with Gazprom Media-owned free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster Match TV following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Special Olympics cancels World Winter Games in Kazan
Special Olympics International, the sports body that oversees events featuring athletes with intellectual disabilities, has cancelled next year’s World Winter Games in Kazan following Russia’s invasion of …
LaLiga ramps up anti-war broadcast messaging, Tebas confident over DAZN financial future
LaLiga has no immediate plans to end its broadcast deal in Russia and will instead try to convey messages to viewers in the country that the Spanish league is firmly opposed to the Russian invasion of…
Premier League considers ending Russian broadcast deals
The Premier League is “very closely” considering suspending or terminating its media rights deals with Russian broadcasters following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Formula 1 ends Russian race contract
Formula 1 has intensified its sanctions against Russia by announcing the termination of its contract with grand prix promoter, Rosgonki, in a move that will mean the motor-racing championship no longer…
IPC swiftly reverses decision on Russian, Belarusian athletes at Beijing 2022
The International Paralympic Committee has changed course on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the forthcoming 2022 winter Paralympic Games, removing them from the event in Beijing…
EA Sports removes Russian teams from Fifa, NHL video games
Video game developer EA Sports has removed the Russia national team and its clubs from the popular Fifa series including Fifa 22 amid the country's invasion of Ukraine
More summer Olympics IFs announce Russian athlete sanctions
The International Shooting Sport Federation is among the latest international federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia, Belarus to compete at Paralympics as neutral athletes
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Wednesday) ruled that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to participate in the winter Paralympics in Beijing, albeit as neutral competitors
Usmanov steps aside as FIE president following EU sanctions
Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born Russian oligarch, has stepped down as president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) following sanctions imposed on him by the European Union after Russia’s invasion o…
Medvedev allowed to compete as tennis governing bodies unite to sanction Russia
The Association of Tennis Professionals, Women's Tennis Association, and International Tennis Federation have united to issue sanctions against Russia amid the country's invasion and bombardment of Ukraine.
Adidas suspends Russian national teams kit deal
Sportswear manufacturer Adidas has suspended its sponsorship agreement with the Russian Football Union amid the ongoing Russian invasion and bombardment of Ukraine
FIDE strips Russia of Chess Olympiad, terminates sponsorship deals with Russian firms
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has stripped Russia of the Chess Olympiad and terminated its sponsorship deals with Russian and Belarusian companies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Putin loses more titles as IFs continue sanctions
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has withdrawn an honour presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but has stopped short of an outright suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes,…