Russian athletes await key ruling on Olympic track ban (Yahoo Sports) Long jumper Ekaterina Koneva says she'll cry. A day before a sports court rules on Russia's appeal against the ban on its track and field team from the Olympics, star Russian athletes at a meet near Moscow pondered how they will react if they lose their case and can't go to Rio de Janeiro. The Court of Arbitration for … [Read more...]

Cancellara withdraws from final Tour to focus on Olympics (The Associated Press) FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AP) -- Fabian Cancellara has withdrawn from the Tour de France to focus on his preparations for next month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Tour de France youth classification after stage 17 (Reuters) July 20 (Gracenote) - Youth Classification Tour de France after Stage 17 on Wednesday 1. Adam Yates (Britain / Orica) 77:28:03" 2. Louis Meintjes (South Africa / Lampre) +3:14" 3. Warren Barguil (France / Giant) +30:12" 4. Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / BORA) +33:06" 5. Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands / LottoNL) +1:03:46" 6. … [Read more...]

Zakarin wins grueling Alpine stage, Froome extends Tour lead (The Associated Press) FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AP) -- Ilnur Zakarin won the first Alpine stage of the Tour de France after using a late attack in the final climb on Wednesday while race leader Chris Froome increased his lead in the overall standings. Zakarin was part of a breakaway that formed early in the 184.5-kilometer … [Read more...]

Boxer Adrien Broner jailed for not showing up for Ohio trial (The Associated Press) CINCINNATI (AP) -- Boxer Adrien Broner was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to show up for his scheduled trial on assault and robbery charges. … [Read more...]

Rio boycott over doping out of question: Russian Olympic chief (Reuters) The head of Russia's Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, said on Wednesday Russia had no intention of boycotting the Rio Games to protest against the way a doping scandal was being handled, saying politics had no place in sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday it would consider banning Russia … [Read more...]

Russia says final decision on Olympic ban expected Sunday (Yahoo Sports) Russia's top Olympic official expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro over allegations of state-sponsored doping. The International Olympic Committee is examining the legal options of a blanket ban following a report by World … [Read more...]

Tour de France riders set off for grueling Alpine stage (The Associated Press) FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AP) -- Tour de France riders are back in the mountains for the first of four Alpine stages, a grueling 184.5-kilometer (114.6-mile) ride to the artificial lake of Finhaut-Emosson. … [Read more...]

Russia expects final IOC decision on Rio Games on July 24: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov said on Wednesday he expected the International Olympic Committee to make a final decision on Russia's participation in the 2016 Rio Games on July 24, TASS news agency reported. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Jason Bush) … [Read more...]

Russian stars who could miss the Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) The International Olympic Committee says it is exploring the legal options for a possible ban of the entire Russian team from next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a result of the country's repeated doping scandals. Russia finished fourth in the gold medal table at the 2012 Olympics in London and third in the overall medal … [Read more...]