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The Latest: Mutko says Russia will resort to legal action

The Associated Press
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the Russian doping report (all times local): ___ 6:30 p.m. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko says Russia will resort to legal action...
Using spies and coffee, how Russian dopers 'hijacked' sports

By ROB HARRIS and JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - After six months of doping investigations, Richard McLaren delivered an emphatic verdict on Friday: Russia has "hijacked" sporting competitions for years, cheating rival...
IOC president Bach wants life bans for proven Russian cheats

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian athletes and officials who are proven to have been part of a doping "manipulation system" should be banned for life from the Olympic...
Bach: Olympic bid process needs to change; 'too many losers'

By STEPHEN WILSON
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Signaling a potential radical change in the way Olympic host cities are chosen, IOC President Thomas Bach wants to revise the bidding proces...
Doping: Russian boxer, Romanian weightlifter lose Rio medals

The Associated Press
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport says a Russian boxer and Romanian weightlifter will lose medals from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after fa...
Doping agency criticizes Russia as Isinbayeva given key role

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Even before Friday's publication of a new report into alleged state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency are bicke...
IOC approves venues for 5 new sports in 2020 Tokyo Games

By STEPHEN WILSON
Dec 07, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Yokohama Stadium will host the baseball and softball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yokohama was among the venues approved Wednesda...
Isinbayeva to oversee Russian anti-doping agency

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Dec 07, 2016 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Former Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been chosen to chair the new supervisory board of the Russian anti-doping agency, which is struggl...
IOC extends provisional measures against Russia

By STEPHEN WILSON
Dec 07, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two days before the release of a new report into Russian doping, the IOC on Wednesday extended the provisional sanctions imposed on the coun...
Cheerleading, Muay Thai get provisional IOC recognition

The Associated Press
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Cheerleading and Thai kickboxing have made their way into the Olympic movement. The International Cheer Union and the International Federati...

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