Russia questions making athletes condemn war

IMAGE: Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said they would keep talking to the IOC and hoped it would change its stance. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Russia accused the head of the International......

Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance at Winter Games

'We're not best friends' IMAGE: We spend time with our own team. We're not in contact with the Russians, says Ukrainian bobsledder, Lidiia Hunko. Photograph: Ice_Bolida/Instagram via Reuters With......

Doping: Russia pays huge fine to avoid expulsion

IMAGE: Last month, World Athletics said the Russian athletics federation would be expelled if it failed to pay $6.31 million, a sum that includes a fine for breaching anti-doping rules, before......

World Athletics to expel Russia's federation if fine unpaid

IMAGE: World Athletics said the decision would come into effect immediately and automatically if the payment was not made by the new deadline. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters The global......

Soccer: Atletico's Costa faces jail term for tax fraud

IMAGE: Diego Costa defrauded the Spanish state of 1,014,416 euros. Photograph: Atletico de Madrid/Twitter Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa is to face trial on June 4 for tax fraud in 2014, a......