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FINA ban seven swimmers from Rio Games

World Swimming’s governing body FINA has banned seven Russian swimmers from competing at next month’s Rio Olympics.

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Another kettle of fish: Mysterious film discovered in Iceland

Icelandic fishermen reeled in a mysterious catch earlier this month.

Russia

Russian teams arrive in Rio, IOC criticised

“Doping issues, we have nothing, we have never had this issue, never in our life.

Russia

Russia welcomes IOC decision as "objective"

Moscow has welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) saying it was grateful that it had not imposed a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio…

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Switzerland

No blanket ban on Russian athletes - IOC

Russia has escaped a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics following the country’s doping scandal.

Russia

Moscow 'grateful' for IOC decision not to impose blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio

Russia’s Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he is ‘grateful’ to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not imposing a blanket ban on Russia competing at the Rio…

Russia

Russia escapes blanket ban from Rio Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opted not to impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month’s Rio Olympics amid the scandal over state-sponsored…

Sport

Court upholds IAAF ban on Russian athletes from competing in Rio

The ban on Russian track and field athletes taking part in the Rio Olympics is set to stand after the Court of Arbitration for Sport threw out an appeal by 68 Russian athletes.

Switzerland

Russia loses appeal against ban on track and field athletes at Rio Olympics

A legal challenge by a group of Russian track and field athletes against their exclusion from next month’s Summer Olympics in Rio has been rejected.

Sport

Zhukov downplays possible boycott with Russia's participation in Rio Olympics in the balance

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee says he expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire team will be banned from Rio over allegations of state-sponsored doping.

World News

Ukraine: journalist Pavel Sheremet killed by car bomb in Kyiv

A well-known journalist in Ukraine has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Kyiv.

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IOC to 'explore' banning Russia from Rio Games

The International Olympic Committee has delayed a decision on whether to ban Russia from next month’s Rio Games over accusations of doping.

Russia

IOC to "explore legal option" of banning Russia from Rio Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says it will take legal advice on the possibility of banning Russia from next month’s Rio Games over doping.

Russia

Russia's long running doping saga

The findings of Richard McLaren, the Canadian law professor and head of the independent commission set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate allegations of systematic cheating in Ru

Russia

Putin says claims of Russian doping 'political'

Vladimir Putin said the latest report on doping among Russian athletes lacked substance and was highly political.

Russia

Wada confirms widespread Russian doping at Sochi 2014

The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed allegations of widespread Russian doping at the Sochi Olympics.

Sport

Japan make it big in Russia at the Tyumen Judo Grand Slam

Japan ran away with the medal table at the Tyumen Judo Grand Slam.

Sport

Japan dominates on first day of the Tyumen Grand Slam

Japan led the way winning all but one of the medals on offer on the opening day at the Tyumen Grand Prix.

Belgium

NATO and Russia: 'not a meeting of minds' over Ukraine

NATO and Russia are failing to see eye-to-eye over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says.

Russia

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov launches solo around-the-world bid

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov, 65, on Monday took off in a hot-air balloon in Western Australia in a bid to beat the record time for a solo flight around the…