At least 85 athletes from Russian Olympic team banned so far (Yahoo Sports) At least 85 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have so far been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the country's doping scandal. International federations in canoeing and modern pentathlon ruled out seven on Tuesday, including an Olympic gold medalist, following earlier … [Read more...]

Cycling-Froome planning to ride Vuelta after Rio (Reuters) Tour de France champion Chris Froome could ride Spain's Vuelta after returning from the Rio Olympics, his Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said on Tuesday. Froome, who was crowned champion for the third time in four years in Paris on Sunday after a dominant three weeks, will ride the time trial and road race in Brazil next month. All … [Read more...]

5 Russian canoeists, including Olympic champ, get Rio bans (Yahoo Sports) Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko and four other Russian canoeists have been barred from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after being named in a recent report alleging a state-sponsored doping cover-up. The International Canoe Federation said Tuesday that the five were mentioned in World Anti-Doping Agency … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Wiggins tips Froome to add gold to Tour triumph (Reuters) Bradley Wiggins has backed Chris Froome to emulate his 2012 Tour de France and Olympic time trial double success but felt his former Sky team mate's task is more difficult as next month's Games are in Rio de Janeiro. Froome, who will join Wiggins in the Great Britain cycling team, clinched his third Tour de France on … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Dumoulin back on bike despite broken arm (Reuters) Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin is still hopeful of competing for road time trial gold at the Rio Olympics despite breaking his left arm near the end of the Tour de France. Dumoulin, regarded as the biggest threat to Chris Froome for the time trial on the hilly Grumari circuit on Aug. 10, posted a video on Twitter of him back on … [Read more...]

Wiggins tips Froome to add gold to Tour triumph (Reuters) (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins has backed Chris Froome to emulate his 2012 Tour de France and Olympic time trial double success but felt his former Sky team mate's task is more difficult as next month's Games are in Rio de Janeiro. Froome, who will join Wiggins in the Great Britain cycling team, clinched his third Tour de France on … [Read more...]

US Olympic women hold off select team 88-84 (Yahoo Sports) LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Maya Moore hit four free throws in the final 40 seconds to help the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team survive a stiff test from a U.S. select team with an 88-84 victory on Monday night. … [Read more...]

Carmelo Anthony gathers athletes, cops, kids in conversation (Yahoo Sports) Carmelo Anthony spent the U.S. Olympic basketball team's precious day off running a two-hour town hall meeting at a South Los Angeles youth center because he can't sleep anymore. With only a few spare hours Monday before jetting off to continue the Americans' pre-Olympic tour, Anthony gathered basketball stars, … [Read more...]

7 Russian swimmers to miss Rio Olympics over doping (Yahoo Sports) Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including three linked to recent allegations of a major doping cover-up by Russian authorities, world swimming's governing body FINA said Monday. Reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia Efimova is among four Russian swimmers withdrawn by … [Read more...]

Japanese Buddhist priest contemplates canoe gold in Rio (Yahoo Sports) When he's not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where he hopes to use his mental toughness and skill to bring home a medal. Yazawa wakes up before dawn every day - … [Read more...]