The Russian president also laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow alongside the country's Defence Minister Andrey Belousov.

A priceless collection of gallantry gongs awarded to British battlefield heroes and once thought to be a permanent fixture in the UK could soon find a new home ...

Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing legislation to award the 1980 U.S. men's hockey team a Congressional Gold Medal for their historic "Miracle on Ice" victory against the Soviet Union in Lake Placid.

MINSK, 21 February (BelTA) – Belarusian athletes won 12 medals at the first stage of the 2025 Russian Swimming Cup in Kaliningrad, BelTA has learned. Alesia Akinchyts placed third in the women ...

Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed an unprecedented sweep of all six cross-country skiing gold medals at the World Championships, capping it in Saturday’s grueling 50km race in front of tens ...

The U.S. team, led by the legendary coach Herb Brooks and made up of amateur collegiate players, were the underdogs against the Soviet Union, the four-time defending gold medalist, in the medal round.

MINSK, 20 February (BelTA) – Alina Zmushka of Belarus won three gold medals at the first stage of the Russian Swimming Cup in Kaliningrad, BelTA has learned. Alina Zmushka claimed the champion t ...

Sunita Williams is an accomplished NASA astronaut and a retired US Navy Captain. The Indian-origin veteran NASA astronaut has ...

A Polish coach's strategy to make Mexicans competitive against Europeans at the 1968 Olympics changed Mexico racewalking ...

Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has shaken a national reputation for fair play and high-minded ...

EVERY time Brit Sam Newey went on a mission with his Ukrainian comrades to fight Russian oppression, he would call his mum to ...