The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's congratulatory note to newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry, saying it was his ...

"I am convinced that her unique experience and her commitment to advancing the noble ideals of Olympism will contribute to ...

Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult, Thomas Bach has a clear message for his successors during an uncertain time: keep the Olympics out of ...

The next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), one of the most powerful people in sport, has been elected ...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman shares his thoughts on US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin's hockey ...

Russia hoped for a return from sporting exile on Thursday, believing the historic election of Kirsty Coventry as ...

Trump supported Putin’s idea to organize games in the U.S. and Russia involving players from the NHL and the KHL.

Putin had also been the first world leader to call Coventry's predecessor Thomas Bach minutes after his 2013 election, a few months before Russia hosted the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The Sochi ...