Muhammad Ali's old training camp sold to John Madden's son (The Associated Press) The son of NFL Hall of Fame coach John Madden is buying Muhammad Ali's former training camp in Pennsylvania. The camp's longtime owner, martial arts instructor George Dillman, tells The Associated Press he has sold the rustic hilltop camp in Deer Lake to Mike Madden. Ali trained at the camp throughout the … [Read more...]

Cycling-Froome wins Tour de France 18th stage, extends lead (Reuters) MEGEVE, France, July 21 (Reuters) - Briton Chris Froome of Team Sky won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 17-km uphill time trial, to extend his overall lead on Thursday. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris) … [Read more...]

Charles Barkley speaks some truth about golf and injuries Charles Barkley loves to play golf, even if he’s the absolute worst at it. And credit the Chuckwagon for staying on the Golfwagon all these years, through the learning curve, the getting better, the hitch in his swing, the working desperately with Hank Haney to fix it and the acceptance that he is the golfer he is. Golf’s a humbling … [Read more...]

Bolt says Olympic ban for Russians should scare dopers (Yahoo Sports) Russia's track and field team being banned from the Olympics sends a powerful message that should scare cheats, according to Usain Bolt. Stretching out his left arm to show the small adhesive bandage covering the mark left by his latest doping test on Thursday, Bolt decried the ''really bad'' doping problem in his sport. … [Read more...]

CAS ruling is 'crime against sport': Russian foreign ministry (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday called a "crime against sport" a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject a legal challenge by a group of Russian athletes against a Rio Olympics ban, Interfax news agency reported. (Reporting by Alexander Winning; editing by Vladimir … [Read more...]

David Hearn is Canada's highest-ranked hope for Open breakthrough It’s been a while since a Canadian won their national open. Pat Fletcher, who was actually born in England, was the last Canadian champion in one of golf’s oldest events, taking the title representing Canada in 1954. You’d have to go back even further to find a Canadian-born winner. There’s only one: Carl Keffer, who won … [Read more...]

Russian Olympic Committee vows to fight for rights of all 'clean' Russian sports people (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee said on Thursday it would fight until the end for the rights of all "clean" Russian sports people. The committee also said in a statement it was "deeply disappointed" by a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling which upheld a ban for Russia's … [Read more...]

Russian minister: CAS ruling flouts rights of honest athletes (Reuters) Russia's sports minister said on Thursday a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject a legal challenge by a group of Russian athletes against a ban on them competing in the Rio Olympics violated the rights of honest Russian sportspeople. Vitaly Mutko, in comments broadcast on Russian state television, said … [Read more...]

Former WADA head says Russia should not go to Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Former World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey says a ''clear-cut'' decision is required: Russia should not be allowed to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Fahey told The Associated Press on Thursday that Russia should ''definitely not be going'' to Rio and said the integrity of the 2016 Olympics and … [Read more...]

Russia Rio delegation head: CAS decision devoid of logic - R-Sport (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport's rejection of an appeal by a group of Russian athletes against an Olympic ban was "devoid of any logic," Igor Kazikov, the head of the Russian Olympic delegation, said on Thursday, the R-Sport news agency reported. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Writing by Dmitry … [Read more...]