McLaren report weakened by leaked letter, says WADA board member
(Reuters) – The leaking of a draft letter urging a complete ban on Russian athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has undermined a key report into doping allegations at the 2014 Sochi Games, WADA board member Nenad Lalovic said on Sunday.
Aregawi has Rio hopes dashed after meldonium ban lifted
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Abeba Aregawi will not be selected for next month’s Rio Olympics despite having her doping suspension lifted following a positive test for meldonium, the Swedish Athletics Association (SAA) said on Sunday.
Russian sports minister surprised by draft USADA letter: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko was surprised by a draft letter by the United States Anti-Doping Agency calling for a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics, he was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Sunday.
Australian veteran Gerrans ruled out of Rio
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Olympic road cycling medal hopes have suffered a blow with world silver medalist Simon Gerrans forced out of the Rio de Janeiro Games after breaking a collarbone at the Tour de France.
Hewitt pulls out of Rio coaching role: report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Two-times grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has opted out of his role as coach of the Australian men’s tennis team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for “personal reasons”, local media reported on Sunday.
Former NFL running back Best makes St. Lucia’s Olympic team
(Reuters) – Former NFL running back Jahvid Best has been cleared to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for St. Lucia in athletics.
Vegas has lead cut in half in third round at Barbasol
(Reuters) – Jhonattan Vegas cooled off along with the Alabama temperatures on Saturday at the Barbasol Championship where his six-stroke lead was cut in half before the third round was halted due to bad weather.
Golf: Kim outduels Ko for three-shot Marathon lead
(Reuters) – Kim Hyo-joo held off world number one Lydia Ko in a fun duel with a burst of birdies that carried her to a seven-under 64 for a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio on Saturday.
Exclusive: NADOs, some athletes want total Russia ban if doping report damning
(Reuters) – Several anti-doping agencies, including those of the United States and Canada, want a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics if next week’s key report into allegations of state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics i…
Croatia still alive in Davis Cup quarter-final
LONDON (Reuters) – Croatia kept alive their Davis Cup hopes when Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig won their doubles match in four sets against the United States in Oregon on Saturday.
