The International Ice Hockey Federation, which oversees global hockey, indicated late last week that Russia would not be able to participate in Milan because of the IOC’s continuing policy ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed Russian teams will be barred from competing in the Winter Games in Italy next year — extending sanctions imposed over the country’s ...

He said that while a final decision had not been made, the belief was that the IOC would continue to uphold its ban. "Recently they asked us to send them a schedule without Russia, so that’s ...

His tenure is up in a month. Maybe Kirsty Coventry, the Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer who will take his place, can more deftly move the IOC through the geopolitical waters it must inhabit ...

"The IOC is the organizer -- we only deal with the competition (the hockey tournaments) itself," Tardif said. "We have been pressuring them to make a decision, one way or another, because we're ...

Despite that announcement, the IOC still had final say on whether Russia would be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics. ESPN's Emily Kaplan noted in the wake of the IIHF ruling this was going ...

"The IOC Executive Board recommendation from March 2023 with regard to teams of athletes with a Russian passport remains in place," the IOC said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is based on the fact ...

The IOC was responding to reports out of Russia that hockey officials from the country had held talks with the international ice hockey federation (IIHF) over Olympic participation. "The IOC ...

No.8 seed Zhang Shuai of China staged a comeback victory to clinch her third career title at the Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon on Sunday, overcoming wildcard Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 3-6, 6-3, ...

The IOC made its statement, via Reuters, following reports about participating in the games. The reports suggested that Russian hockey officials engaged in conversations with the International Ice ...

Update: On May 28, the Aero Sports Association of Gansu Province has confirmed Peng Yujiang’s flight had not been officially approved. Peng told authorities he was conducting ground-based paragliding ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Tuesday that Russian teams will remain banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics, officially closing the door on NHL star Alex Ovechkin.