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Vice Chairman of the committee Ilua Lazutov said it questioned suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, former heads of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), as well as more than 50 athletes and trainers in the investigation, reports Sputnik. “A number of athletes have given direct testimony that Rodchenkov urged them to use the products? that were later designated as doping,” Lazutov said at an independent anti-doping commission hosted by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency....

According to VOB president Alexander Shprygin, the carrier, whose name he did not disclose, will provide two planes for the Russian supporters if the national team makes sure of a slot in the finals next summer, reports Xinhua. Currently, the Russian team occupies the upper line in the qualification Group F winning six games and losing two. The next game, Russia vs Luxemburg, is scheduled for Oct 11. Shprygin reminded that during the European Championships last year there were four flights allocated to transport the fans....

“We have registered two positive doping tests over six months,” Mutko told journalists. “One girl injected something into her nose, but her situation is likely to be resolved. Ikonnikov, meanwhile, has been banned for life,” reports Tass. Hammer-thrower Ikonnikov finished fifth at the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) later requested to collect a doping sample from the Russian athlete. The doping sample tested positive for banned steroid substance Oral Turinabol and Ikonnikov was handed a two-year suspension starting from November 2, 2012....

The short clip appears to have initially been shared on TikTok, where it has amassed more than 250,000 views. The caption says “Moscow, Kremlin” in Russian. Captured by someone in a moving vehicle, it appeared to show the moment after an unidentified man tried to launch a Molotov cocktail over the walls of the Kremlin, a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow that serves as the official residence of President Vladimir Putin....

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is keen on a return to Juventus, according to Corriere dello Sport. The Spain international rejoined the Blancos last summer having spent two seasons with the Serie A champions, but has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth under Zinedine Zidane. And that has led the 24-year-old to consider moving back to Turin, with Morata still in contact with a number of his former Bianconeri team-mates....

The last few anxious hours of the night gave way to a sparkling Sunday morning. The skies were clear and the spirits high. The venue was the Manyata Embassy Tech Park, Hebbal, which boasts superb connectivity from all parts of the garden city. The temperature was a pleasant 21°. An avid runner couldn’t have asked more from Mother Nature . The race began as scheduled, at 6.00AM. I could start only 3 minutes later, courtesy a brief warm up....

Site: Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) When: Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN MORE: Bowl scoreboard | Reason to watch every bowl | Take SN’s bowl quiz Series: Clemson leads all-time series, 1-0. Last meeting: Clemson won, 13-6 (Jan. 2, 1989) Coaches: Dabo Swinney (Clemson), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) Common opponents: None Players to watch: Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine broke the FBS record for rushing yards in a game with 427 and finished the season with 21 touchdowns....

The five-match series is squared at 1-1 after a pair of thrilling contests, and the two sides will face off in the third game in Grenada on Monday. Roach did not play in either of the first two meetings and will play no involvement as the Windies seek to add to their Test-series triumph, with injury forcing him out of the squad. All-rounder Russell is himself dealing with a knee problem that could impact his bowling....

In an interview with Bryant Gumbel set to air on HBO, Wilson said the Rangers are serious about him being a two-sport athlete. Texas added Wilson to its Triple-A roster this winter to prevent another team from selecting him in the Rule 5 draft. MORE: Seahawks, Wilson working on extension | Manziel getting benefit of doubt “You played minor league ball for a while,” Gumbel said in the interview. “Correct me if I’m wrong....

But that’s exactly what the agent for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson did. MORE: Who should get bigger payday, Wilson or Andrew Luck? Mark Rodgers, whose client list is comprised mostly of baseball players, sent a 16-page letter to the Seahawks explaining his position, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Wilson is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and an extension is imminent for the former North Carolina State and Wisconsin player who led the Seahawks to the Super Bowl in each of the last two seasons, including a championship in 2013....

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin spoke to reporters on Monday after meetings with Turkish officials in Istanbul, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported. The diplomat criticized Ukraine and the U.S., accusing both of undermining potential peace talks. “We tried to provide Turkey with detailed information about the real situation on the ground, highlighting the totally aggressive behavior of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and its attacks on civilians in Donbas and other Russian regions,” Vershinin said....

Russia defense minister visited command posts of troops in the Donbas Russia Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the command posts of the Russian group of troops, where he was informed about the current situation in general. We coordinated further actions in the main directions. The minister paid special attention to providing our group with everything necessary, including points of temporary deployment. Shoigu also presented state awards to the fighters who have brilliantly coped with their tasks during the special operation....

There was a huge upset in the last 16 as Russia stunned 2010 champions Spain on penalties thanks to Igor Akinfeev’s heroics in the shoot-out. Not much was expected of Russia prior to the tournament after they exited Euro 2016 and the 2014 World Cup without winning a game. However, Russia have defied the odds and are riding a wave of momentum heading into Saturday’s clash at Fisht Stadium in Sochi....

Russian and Chinese warships joined forces for the “Peaceful Sea-2022” anti-piracy drills in the Arabian Sea. The maneuvers involved the Russian Pacific Fleet’s Slava-class missile cruiser Varyag, Udaloy-class large anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs and the large sea tanker Boris Butoma as well as Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Ürümqi and Type 903A supply ship Taihu. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the two navies worked together on tactical maneuvering, inspections and the freeing of a ship that was simulated to have been seized by maritime militants....

In its daily intelligence update on the Russian invasion, U.K. defense officials said that Moscow wants big military gains before its annual commemoration of the end of World War II on May 9. The commemoration of the USSR’s role in defeating Nazi Germany is celebrated across Russia, where World War II is known as the Great Patriotic War. The Soviet role in World War II is a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin, especially as one of the justifications for his invasion of Ukraine was to defeat “neo-Nazis,” a reason rejected by Kyiv and the international community....

Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia was hit by Western countries with tough economic sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system. In its report released Tuesday, the IMF said that Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth had gone into negative figures (minus 2.2 percent) in 2022. However, the IMF predicted that Russian GDP would rebound slightly in 2023 to 0.3 percent growth, and in 2024, the Russian economy is predicted to grow by 2....

Marina Makarova, from the Russian Hydrometeorology Center, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency that almost every part of the country had experienced temperatures that were several degrees above average in September. “The largest anomalies were observed in north Eurasia where temperatures exceeded the average by 5-6 degrees [Celsius] (9-10.8 degrees Fahrenheit),” she said. “It was Russia’s warmest [September] in the entire 130-year history of measurements. New temperature records were repeatedly set throughout the month there....

The sanctions bar the officials from entering Russia. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement translated to English that the measures were “on the basis of reciprocity.” Russian oligarchs, organizations and other entities have been targeted by the U.S., Europe and Canada in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin himself has been directly sanctioned, and the translated Russian Foreign Ministry statement Tuesday said that the reciprocal sanctions were the “inevitable consequence of the extremely Russophobic course taken by the current U....

The ministry said in a statement that the crowd outside of the embassy, including the man who drove the truck through the gate, used “tactics widely used by terrorists” during the protests, and demanded the Irish government apologize and compensate the embassy for the damage caused to the gate. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked protests around the globe, including at the embassy where the truck incident took place as well as in Russia, where thousands of protestors have been arrested as authorities crack down on opposition to the invasion....