Until 19 March 1946 the newspaper was called Red Sports (Russian: Красный спорт), it was not printed between 1928 and 1932.

[1][2] Founded on July 20, 1924, in Moscow, it was the first sports newspaper of the USSR, an official organ of the USSR State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports and All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions.

Soviet Sports provided daily coverage of major competitions in the USSR and abroad, of activities within national and international sports federations, published interviews with athletes, coaches and other sportspeople, and propagated a healthy lifestyle.

It also organized traditional All-Union and international ice hockey, athletics, volleyball, swimming, skiing and other tournaments.

[4] In recent years the newspaper has shifted away from printed editions to publishing on its official website.