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Investigation into Russian doping still splits sports world

By ROB HARRIS
Nov 19, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Anti-doping leaders were challenged to produce more credible evidence of Russian cheating by a leading Olympic executive on Saturday. Leaving a ...
World baseball head not worried about Fukushima health risks

The Associated Press
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Staging games in Fukushima for the 2020 Olympics will not present any health risk to players, the president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation sai...
IOC strips 10 athletes of Olympic medals in doping retests

The Associated Press
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday stripped 10 athletes of medals from the 2008 Olympics after banned substances were found dur...
Spain about to restore WADA compliance with new doping laws

By TALES AZZONI
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spain is about to get back in the fight against doping. With political stability finally restored, the country is again in position to become compliant wit...
WADA, Reedie under attack again over Russian doping scandal

By STEPHEN WILSON
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Tensions over the Russian doping scandal broke out into the open again on Wednesday as Olympic officials blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency and an i...
Ex-IOC member Hickey released on bail for medical reasons

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has released former IOC member Patrick Hickey on bail of 1.5 million reals ($500,000) so he can seek medical treatment outside Br...
LA addresses Trump factor; 3 cities make 2024 Olympic pitch

By STEPHEN WILSON
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Los Angeles sought to allay concerns over Donald Trump's election, Paris played up its glamorous venues and Budapest set itself apart as a mid-sized a...
Wayde van Niekerk, Monica Puig honored for Rio performances

The Associated Press
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - South African 400-meter gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk and women's tennis champion Monica Puig received global awards on Tuesday for their performanc...
Bach answers critics on Russian doping, Rio Games, bidding

By STEPHEN WILSON
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach defended his handling of the Russian doping scandal, attacked critics of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and claimed no cities w...
Los Angeles bid to address Trump election at Olympic meeting

By STEPHEN WILSON
Nov 14, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election looms over the race for the 2024 Summer Games as the three bid cities prepare to make their f...

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