The nation has made 11 appearances at the World Cup - seven of them as the Soviet Union. It hosted the 2018 edition but was absent in 2022.

Ahead of the World Cup qualifying games between Russia, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, FIFA has responded to the latter three’s petition to not play against the Russian team amid the nation’s ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The world of sport appears to be softening the hardline stance it took when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag at the ...

GENEVA — The IOC took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries’ teams and athletes compete in international youth ...

The fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is later this month. Not that anyone in the bludgeoned nation needs to be reminded. The death toll has climbed into the tens of thousands. Many ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered the release on parole of two famous Russian soccer players jailed for their involvement in a pair of violent attacks last year, Russian news ...