UFC’s Jones facing longer doping suspension: report
(Reuters) – The Nevada State Athletic Commission extended a temporary suspension for Jon Jones on Monday and revealed two banned substances the UFC fighter tested positive for, according to ESPN.
Russian state sponsored doping ‘beautiful in its simplicity’
TORONTO (Reuters) – A system of state sponsored doping was “beautiful in its simplicity, Richard McLaren told Reuters after releasing an explosive report on Monday that detailed widespread doping and manipulation of tests by Russian athletes and offici…
Swedish free-skier dies in Chile avalanche
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Swedish professional extreme skier Matilda Rapaport has died after being caught in an avalanche in the Andes mountains near Chile’s capital Santiago, her sponsor Red Bull said on Monday.
No rival? It’s rubbish, says Tour de France leader Froome
BERN (Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Froome seems to be heading for a third Tour de France title seemingly unchallenged as rivals fail to unsettle his well-oiled Team Sky machine but try telling him that.
WADA says IOC should consider ban on Russian athletes in Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday recommended that the IOC and International Paralympic Committee should consider banning all athletes entered by the Russian Olympic Committee for next month’s Rio Olympics.
Sun, sand and surf offer stunning backdrop to Rio’s Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – As hundreds of thousands of tourists begin descending on Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics that start Aug. 5, the headlines have focused on the street violence, the Zika virus, the water pollution and the rush to finish venues …
Russian Olympic chief says pleased WADA made no recommendations to IOC: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov said on Monday he was pleased a World Anti-Doping Agency report into allegations of state-backed cheating at the 2014 Sochi Games had not made recommendations to the International Olympic Commit…
IOC will take ‘toughest sanctions’ over Sochi doping
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said that Russian doping cover-ups confirmed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday showed a “shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and the Olympic Games”, and that …
FIFA says Russia’s Alfa Bank is first regional World Cup sponsor
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA, which has struggled to find commercial partners since it was battered by a corruption scandal last year, named a Russian bank as the first of up to 20 regional World Cup sponsors on Monday.
South African rally champion dies in Mandela Kilimanjaro charity climb
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African rally driver and domestic television personality Gugu Zulu died on Monday while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with his wife as part of a Nelson Mandela Day charity event.
