The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized ...

Russia remains a rogue player on the international sporting stage. There’s no reason to start playing games with its athletes ...

Big political issues often insert themselves into hockey whether fans like it or not. It was always this way and will remain ...

Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in ...

The World Figure Skating Championships are in Boston, with the world’s best taking the ice for a step on the road to next ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the Cold War tradition of taking geopolitics onto the ice, suggesting in a call to ...

They are the athletes who came up big at the biggest moments. Like UW hockey star Kirsten Simms, here's a list of the most ...

The notion of a U.S.-Russia hockey series can be perceived as an attempt to foster goodwill through sport. Historically, hockey has served as a platform for diplomacy, illustrated by the iconic 1980 ...

The Soviet Union boasted an unbroken streak of world ... Fischer’s antics continued throughout the competition, which lasted 21 games over more than six weeks. Mr. Spassky, who at one point ...

FORMER KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky, who defected from Russia to Britain, has died aged 86. Gordievsky, who is believed ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed a series of hockey games between players from ...

He “left an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match ... At the time of their famous match, the Soviet Union had compiled an unbroken streak of world chess championships that ...