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Moscow — At first glance, the divide between Russia and international athletic bodies over how to deal with the country’s allegedly state-backed doping – and the harsh punishments that are looming for Russia and hundreds of its athletes – looks insurmountable. Western experts argue that only the “nuclear option” of a total ban on Russian participation for at least one Olympic cycle will help to focus minds in Moscow. That,…

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The billionaire retailer Mike Ashley has been running Sports Direct like a Victorian workhouse, building his success on a business model that treats workers “without dignity or respect”, a scathing parliamentary inquiry has found. Related: Sports Direct boss had plenty of warning a crisis was looming The report by the business, innovation and skills (BIS) select committee, which was triggered by a Guardian investigation last year, said Ashley had used…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP Sunderland have moved quickly to replace Sam Allardyce, with a deal agreed for former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes to take over once the Englishman is confirmed as his country’s new national team boss. (Daily Telegraph) New England manager-in-waiting Sam Allardyce’s name is Scottish in origin, being derived from the old name for the area around Allardice Castle in Kincardineshire, Alrethis. (The National, print edition)…

Vladimir Putin says officials named in the McLaren report will be suspended, pending a thorough investigation Russian President Vladimir Putin said “there can be no place for doping in sport” after his country’s athletes were told their ban from this summer’s Olympics remained in place. Russian track and field athletes are banned from Rio 2016 after claims of a state-sponsored doping programme. Putin said: “Sport must be clean and the…

Sport’s highest tribunal rejected Russia’s appeal on Thursday (21 July) against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now exclude Russia from all sports, not just track and field, in Rio de Janeiro….

The billionaire retailer Mike Ashley has been running Sports Direct like a Victorian workhouse, building his success on a business model that treats workers “without dignity or respect”, a scathing parliamentary inquiry has found. Related: Sports Direct boss had plenty of warning a crisis was looming The report by the business, innovation and skills (BIS) select committee, which was triggered by a Guardian investigation last year, said Ashley had used…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) OLYMPICS Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as ”amateurs” who discussed on social media the possibility of staging attacks during next month’s Olympics. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said in the capital, Brasilia, that the 10 were being held on two terrorism-related charges and that two more people were being sought. Authorities said any…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland/MOSCOW Sport’s highest tribunal rejected on Thursday Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now exclude Russia from all sports, not just track and field, in Rio de…

Top Rank Boxing CEO Bob Arum recently took a handful of swipes at the UFC, claiming not only that the promotion is paying off lobbyists to avoid added government regulation but also that drug use in the sport far outweighed that of boxing. As you can imagine, fiery UFC President Dana White didn’t take too kindly to the digs. “Does anyone give a (expletive) about Bob Arum or what he…

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland/MOSCOW Sport’s highest tribunal rejected on Thursday Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now exclude Russia from all sports, not just track and field, in Rio de…

The billionaire retailer Mike Ashley has been running Sports Direct like a Victorian workhouse, building his success on a business model that treats workers “without dignity or respect”, a scathing parliamentary inquiry has found. Related: Sports Direct boss had plenty of warning a crisis was looming The report by the business, innovation and skills (BIS) select committee, which was triggered by a Guardian investigation last year, said Ashley had used…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) OLYMPICS Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as ”amateurs” who discussed on social media the possibility of staging attacks during next month’s Olympics. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said in the capital, Brasilia, that the 10 were being held on two terrorism-related charges and that two more people were being sought. Authorities said any…

Top Rank Boxing CEO Bob Arum recently took a handful of swipes at the UFC, claiming not only that the promotion is paying off lobbyists to avoid added government regulation but also that drug use in the sport far outweighed that of boxing. As you can imagine, fiery UFC President Dana White didn’t take too kindly to the digs. “Does anyone give a (expletive) about Bob Arum or what he…

Plans for Girls in the Game camp in Chicago’s Douglas Park called for outdoor basketball Thursday, but with temperatures predicted near triple digits, counselors got a little creative. They came up with a sports mash-up of beach volleyball and kickball to replace basketball. Then they tossed in a few water balloons and the day ran smoothly, said Meghan Morgan, chief operating officer of the Chicago nonprofit that uses sports to…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland/MOSCOW Sport’s highest tribunal rejected on Thursday Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now exclude Russia from all sports, not just track and field, in Rio de…

Top Rank Boxing CEO Bob Arum recently took a handful of swipes at the UFC, claiming not only that the promotion is paying off lobbyists to avoid added government regulation but also that drug use in the sport far outweighed that of boxing. As you can imagine, fiery UFC President Dana White didn’t take too kindly to the digs. “Does anyone give a (expletive) about Bob Arum or what he…

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