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LOOK: US Soccer throws mad shade at Mexico after 7-0 defeat – CBS sports.com (blog)
Chile eliminated Mexico from the Copa America on Saturday night with a truly remarkable 7-0 victory, giving Mexico its first loss under coach Juan Carlos Osorio and its worst defeat in cup ever. That means the semifinals of the Copa America are Argentina vs. USA and Colombia vs. Chile. You may notice that three of those teams are from South America, as the United States is the only remaining CONCACAF…
Olympics|Russia’s Track Team Will Miss the Olympics. TV Audiences Wouldn’t Dare. – New York Times
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Hosting Olympics Bankrupts Another Place: Rio De Janeiro Declares Financial Disaster – Forbes
NASCAR father-son combinations that brought home the wins – FOXSports.com
NASCAR racing has always been a family sport. Big Bill France got the sport going in 1948, turned over to his son Bill Jr. in 1972 and Bill’s son Brian took the helm in 2003. Despite its rich tradition as a family sport, there are surprisingly few father-and-son combinations where both have managed to win races in the NASCAR Premier Series– what today we call the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series….
NASCAR hauler parade is always a big event – FOXSports.com
The sixth annual NASCAR Hauler Parade will rumble through Sacramento, Calif., next Thursday. The haulers, which will be in Northern California for next Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, will travel across the Tower Bridge in Sacramento and around the State Capitol in the popular NASCAR fan event. The parade begins at noon on Thursday, June 23, as the haulers depart their staging area. Expect to see the haulers from…
UEFA Charges Croatia Soccer Body for Fan Disorder, Racism – ABC News
After Croatia was once more the focus of racist behavior and fan disorder at a European Championship match, UEFA formally opened a disciplinary case against the country’s national soccer federation on Saturday. The federation apologized for the incidents during Croatia’s 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic on Friday, while also blaming its national government for not identifying and punishing hooligans in recent years. “The Saint-Etienne incident is the product of…
Rio state government declares financial disaster as Olympics loom – Fox News
The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro’s state government declared a state of financial disaster Friday in an effort to change budgetary priorities without disrespecting Brazil’s fiscal laws. Francisco Dornelles’ move will let him adopt exceptional measures to pay costs related to the upcoming Olympic Games as the state grapples with the country’s steep economic recession. Dornelles’ office said in a statement that the decision was made because…
Vladimir Putin: banning Russian athletes for Olympics is unjust – The Guardian
Vladimir Putin has said it is “unjust and unfair” that the ban on Russian athletes imposed for systemic doping was upheld by the sport’s governing body – ruling out the country competing in track and field at the Rio Olympics. Despite desperate attempts by Russia to get the ban lifted before the Games in August, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted on Friday unanimously against lifting the prohibition….
Rio declares financial emergency ahead of Olympics – Aljazeera.com
Rio de Janeiro’s governor has declared a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start on August 5. Emergency measures are needed to avoid “a total collapse in public security, health, education, transport and environmental management,” a decree in the state’s Official Gazette said on Friday. Rio de Janeiro state is in financial straits due…
Financial calamity declared in Rio weeks before Olympics, but Games will go on – Washington Post
RIO DE JANEIRO — Just weeks before it stages the 2016 Olympic Games, the state government of Rio de Janeiro has declared a “state of public calamity in financial administration” and warned that the situation is so dire it impedes the locale’s ability to meet Games commitments. The Olympics start Aug. 5 with Brazil already facing an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, a public health crisis over the…
Doping, violence: What’s gone wrong with Russian sport? – BBC News
Image copyright EPA Image caption Accused of doping: Russia’s Mariya Savinova (right) won the Olympic 800m at London 2012 and Ekaterina Poistogova came third When I used to live in central Moscow quite often I would visit the giant swimming pool built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And as I used to breast-stroke or crawl my way – embarrassingly slowly I have to say – up and down the lane,…
Russian Track Team Barred From Rio Olympics Over Doping Charges – Wall Street Journal
ENLARGE The Russian track and field team was barred by the sport’s governing body from competing in this summer’s Olympic Games due to widespread doping, a politically fraught move that casts a large shadow over August’s event in Rio de Janeiro. The decision, which will have to be approved by the International Olympic Committee, is virtually unprecedented for the Olympic movement, which in the past has avoided assigning collective responsibility…
Russia to Remain Banned From Olympics After Doping Scandal – ABC News
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today upheld a ban barring all Russian track-and-field athletes from competing at this summer’s Olympics in Brazil, potentially excluding a country from an Olympics for the first time in history over doping among its athletes IAAF president Seb Coe said the body’s council in Austria had voted unanimously to uphold the suspension of Russia’s Athletics Federation, saying Russia had failed to meet criteria…
Europe|Vladimir Putin Says Russian Athletes’ Ban From Olympics Is Politically Motivated – New York Times
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Best Way To Watch Euro 2016 Soccer? Tune In 5 Minutes Before The End – Forbes
In Wake of Orlando Shootings, Mexican Soccer Chant Offends Many – New York Times
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Iceland’s Plucky Soccer Team Is a Mystery to No One – Wall Street Journal
MARSEILLE, France—Ever since Birkir Bjarnason scored a miracle goal Tuesday that allowed Iceland to pull off a shocking 1-1 draw against Portugal in soccer’s European Championships, Steiney Skuladottir, a 26-year-old actress, has been imploring her roommate to reach out to the player. It’s not just that her roommate might have a crush on the handsome blond-haired midfielder: They actually know each other. They dated in middle school. “They never broke…
Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know – New York Times
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Iceland’s Plucky Soccer Team Is a Mystery to No One – Wall Street Journal
MARSEILLE, France—Ever since Birkir Bjarnason scored a miracle goal Tuesday that allowed Iceland to pull off a shocking 1-1 draw against Portugal in soccer’s European Championships, Steiney Skuladottir, a 26-year-old actress, has been imploring her roommate to reach out to the player. It’s not just that her roommate might have a crush on the handsome blond-haired midfielder: They actually know each other. They dated in middle school. “They never broke…
Europe|France Arrests More Than 300 in Euro Soccer Tournament’s First Week – New York Times
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