African teams sanctioned over football final chaos (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

The Confederation of African Football has handed out bans and fines to Senegal and Morocco after incidents in the AFCON final

Russian junior weightlifters cleared to compete under national flag

The International Weightlifting Federation will allow Russian junior athletes to compete under their flag, sports minister has said

Baltic state forfeits hosting major sporting event over Russophobia

Estonia has lost the right to host the European Fencing Championship after it refused to allow Russian and Belarusian fencers to participate

Russian Paralympians cleared for 2026 Winter Games

Russian Paralympic skiers and snowboarders have been cleared to compete at the 2026 Winter Games, RPC chief Pavel Rozhkov has announced

Andreeva vs. Shnaider: All-Russia semifinals at 2026 WTA Adelaide International

In the other semifinals match in Adelaide, Australia’s own Kimberly Birrel will square off versus 8th-seeded Victoria Mboko of Canada

Russian cat becomes world champion 2025

An Abyssinian from Russia becomes the most beautiful cat in the world in 2025, according to the World Cat Federation