Vitaly Mutko. Photo: Nick Potts / PA Wire

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Russian sports tsar ready to resign "if needed"

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned for life from the Olympics this week, insists there was no state-backed doping in Russia and has slammed the decision to exclude Russia from the 2018 Winter Games.

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We won't stop Russians competing: Putin

Russian athletes will be free to take part in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games under the Olympic flag, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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"The corrupt have been dealt with": Russia banned from Winter Olympics

The Russian Olympic Committee has been banned from sending a team to the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

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Russians get life bans for Sochi doping

A Russian gold medallist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics has been disqualified using evidence from an investigation into a state-backed doping conspiracy.

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Olympic legend Betty Cuthbert dies

Australian sprinting legend Betty Cuthbert has died age 79.