Russian sports minister denies doping cover up – TASS (Reuters)
MOSCOW, June 9 (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday he denied accusations of covering up a positive doping test from a top-flight Russian footballer, TASS news agency reported. Mutko said on Wednesday the allegations by German public broadcaster ARD/WDR were an attempt to sway a ruling on Russia’s ban from international athletics ahead of the Rio Olympics. …