American David Taylor lost to Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the first round of the world championships in a match between ...

Abdulrashid Sadulaev, arguably the top pound-for-pound wrestler in the world, earned a shutout victory over David Taylor in a ...

The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas.

Russia said Friday that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. "As a result of the ...

Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, seen as a leading candidate to become the country’s next Olympic chief, called for improved relations and an end to disputes with the International ...

MOSCOW – Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, tipped to fill the vacant position of the country’s Olympic chief, called for improved ties and an end to polemics with the International ...

MOSCOW, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A Russian citizen detained in France for "destabilising" the Olympics has been placed under house arrest, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing the Russian ...

(Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, tipped to fill the vacant position of the country’s Olympic chief, called on Thursday for improved ties and an end to polemics with the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Moldova’s chief negotiator in talks to join the European Union said Russia has pumped about €100 million ($108 million) into an effort to thwart a crucial election Sunday ...

A Russian citizen detained in France for "destabilizing" the Olympics has been placed under house arrest, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing the Russian embassy in Paris. French police ...

(Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, tipped to fill the vacant position of the country’s Olympic chief, called on Thursday for improved ties and an end to polemics with the ...

But the episode — and the central role of the IBA’s current president, Russian power broker Umar Kremlev — has lingered in the psyche of Olympic insiders, who are concerned not only about ...