Person: Richard McLaren

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

sport

Opinion: Maybe it’s time to ask: What if someone is wrongly accused?

International sport is in need of some Black Box Thinking, writes Jack Anderson

soccer

‘FIFA won't do a damn thing’: Lifetime Olympic ban for Russia World Cup organiser will have ‘no impact’

other

IOC would have to be 'blind' to miss Russian doping evidence, says Rodchenkov's lawyer

soccer

Take World Cup 2018 out of Russia, urges US anti-doping tsar

sport

Richard McLaren: ‘It is impossible to know just how deep this goes’

other

Olympics without Russia would be 'a real tragedy', says Russian sports chief

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Russia escapes blanket ban from Rio Olympics

Russia will not face a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics after the International Olympic Committee announced it would be the responsibility of each sporting federation to check the doping records of Russian competitors under its jurisdiction.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2016

Russia may be banned from Rio Paralympics

Russia could miss the Rio Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee opened suspension proceedings over the “unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport”.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

IOC bides time before decision on Russia's Olympic participation

The International Olympic Committee has postponed a decision on whether to ban the entire Russian Olympic team from the Rio Games but has announced a raft of measures in response to Monday’s report of state-directed doping.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

Wada wants Russia banned from Rio Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is leading global calls for Russia to be banned from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics after a devastating report uncovered the extent of Russia’s state-directed doping.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2016

WADA commission to publish findings on Sochi doping claims

Russia could face renewed calls for a complete Olympic ban if allegations of state-sponsored doping at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014 are proven today.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Sebastian Coe vows to root out corruption in athletics

Sebastian Coe has stressed his determination to “rebuild and repair” athletics by leading the sport through the “dark days” of the crisis currently engulfing it.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Rusedski: Players have been sympathetic

Greg Rusedski today revealed the tennis fraternity had rallied round in support as he fights to clear his name following a positive test for the steroid nandrolone.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2004

Tennis: Rusedski protests innocence

GREG RUSEDSKI last night claimed he was being “singled out” by the ATP after testing positive for nandrolone.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2004

'I am being singled out', says Rusedski

Greg Rusedski tonight claimed he was being “singled out” by the ATP after testing positive for nandrolone.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2004