Canada calls for Russia athletics to be banned from Rio Olympics
(Reuters) – Citing a lack of progress in enacting serious doping reforms, Russian track and field athletes should not be allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics, Athletics Canada said in a letter to IAAF president Sebastian Coe on Thursday.
Russian fans chief to be deported from France, three others fans jailed
MARSEILLE (Reuters) – The head of a Russian soccer supporters’ association, Alexander Shprygin, is among 20 Russian fans who are to be expelled from France in the coming days, a police source said on Thursday.
F1 drivers voice concerns about Baku pit lane entry
BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg and McLaren’s Jenson Button expressed concern on Thursday about the pit lane entry and lack of run-off areas at the new Baku street circuit.
Escapologist Muller saves 10 match points to beat Isner
LONDON (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller produced an astonishing Houdini act to reach the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships, saving 10 match points to beat seventh seed John Isner on Thursday.
Oak tree sits in middle of soccer pitch, what would Ronaldinho do?
ORISSAARE, Estonia (Reuters) – While soccer greats show off their skills in France for UEFA Euro 2016, children at a soccer camp in the Baltic state of Estonia learn how to use an oak tree which sits in the middle of their pitch, to gain an advantage.
Russia questions WADA doping report, but pledges cooperation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday called into question the veracity of a new report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which accused Russian athletes of still doping, but it promised to facilitate the agency’s work.
French police brace for ‘Battle of Britain’ after night of fan violence
LENS, France (Reuters) – Thousands of England and Wales fans gathered in the French town of Lens for their team’s Euro 2016 soccer showdown on Thursday, with police braced to prevent more of the violence that has brought England and Russia the risk of …
Mathieu withdraws from Queen’s, Edmund into quarters
LONDON (Reuters) – Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu has withdrawn from the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club because of a wrist injury, meaning British wildcard Kyle Edmund is through to the quarter-finals.
U.S. Open starts at Oakmont, thunderstorms likely later
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – U.S. Open organizers were preparing for the likelihood of further rain and thunderstorms as the 116th edition of the year’s second major got underway at the treacherous Oakmont Country Club on Thursday.
F1 has a clear conscience in Baku, says Ecclestone
BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One will race in Baku with a clear conscience this weekend, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Thursday in response to questions about human rights in Azerbaijan.
