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Russia has signalled it will file an appeal against its four-year Olympic ban due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions that President Vladimir Putin on Thursday branded as “unfair.” CBC | Sports News
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FBI’s Russia probe made errors, but wasn’t biased, says U.S. justice watchdog
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, but that it was free of political bias. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian athletes say WADA sanctions against Russia ‘not enough’
The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don’t convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year’s Summer Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer’s Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia barred from 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2022 World Cup by WADA over doping
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years Monday after the WADA executive committee approved recommended sanctions as punishment for state tampering with a Moscow lab database. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia banned from 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup over doping scandal
Russia will not be allowed to compete at the 2020 Olympics or the World Cup two years later after being handed a four-year doping ban. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Russia faces next wave of punishment in endless doping saga
The never-ending Russia doping saga hits another dramatic peak Monday when its Tokyo Olympics status and prospects for hosting international sports events are on the line. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid, despite flaws
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia behind Labour’s leaked NHS documents Reddit reveals
LABOUR’S classified documents detailing plans for a post-Brexit US trade deal which Jeremy Corbyn claimed showed a Tory plot to “sell off the NHS” may have been posted online on the Reddit website by a Russian campaign, it has emerged. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Russia goes cold on bitcoin – again: Threatens to ban cryptocurrency
RUSSIA’S love-hate relationship with cryptocurrency took another twist today when the Central Bank of the Russian Federation announced it would now support proposals to ban payments in bitcoin. Following weeks of pro-cryptocurrency talk from Moscow’s technology leaders – and even nods of approval from within the Kremlin about digital assets – the unpredictable narrative has now switched back to one ...
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