Seven athletes including a canoeing gold medallist became the latest Russian competitors to be banned from next month’s Rio Olympics after an explosive report revealed state-run doping across Russian
27 Jul 2016 6:51 AM
The International Olympic Committee on Sunday ordered individual sports federations to decide whether Russian competitors should take part in the Rio Games after failing to agree on a complete ban ove
25 Jul 2016 6:49 AM
The International Olympic Committee will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month’s Rio Olympics over the nation’s doping record but will leave decisions on individual athletes’ participation
25 Jul 2016 1:33 AM
The international sports tribunal on Thursday rejected an appeal by 67 Russian athletes seeking to overturn an IAAF doping ban on them competing at the Rio Olympics.
21 Jul 2016 11:30 PM
Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov, 2015 world champion, competes in the men’s 110m hurdles final at a national event in Zhukovsky on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)
21 Jul 2016 2:37 AM
Professional boxers can compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sport’s governing body ruled in a landmark decision on Wednesday.
01 Jun 2016 11:38 PM
The International Olympic Committee on Friday reported 23 new doping failures from retests on 265 samples from the 2012 London Games.
28 May 2016 3:47 AM
The IOC will announce in one week how many new doping failures from the 2012 London Olympics have been found in retesting of samples, officials said Wednesday.
19 May 2016 2:53 AM
Fifa is still considering setting up an independent panel to oversee its reform effort, a move requested by world football’s top corporate sponsors, the head of Fifa’s reform committee Francois Carrar
06 Mar 2016 5:38 AM
Uefa president Michel Platini has made a formal appeal against his six-year ban from football at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the tribunal said on Wednesday.
02 Mar 2016 11:27 PM