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PANORAMA: WADA chief wants U.S. dues, but is fiscally stable without; Richardson, Coleman plead not guilty; Paris champ Khelif will box again?!

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: Doping violations in 2023 rose 20% over ’22 and up 46% over ’21, but WADA says this is a “positive sign”; India leads...

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PANORAMA: Weather forces Olympic Flame ceremony indoors; USADA chief says WADA won’t meet on differences; Quincy Wilson chooses Maryland!

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: U.S.’s Tygart rips WADA’s dropped defamation suit as an “effort to suppress the truth” and scaring others, repeats audit call

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: WADA says it dropped defamation suit vs. USADA, as the world “has shown a desire to move on” but U.S. intransigence continues

2028 Olympic Games

ANTI-DOPING: German report says 18 national anti-doping agencies upset with WADA over 2021 Chinese doping incident and USADA vendetta

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: U.S. Swim Trials gets WR, all-time attendance record; IOC creates “Olympic Esports Games” and approves 25 “neutrals” for Paris

5-Ring Circus

TSX REPORT: Lima edges Asuncion to land 2027 Pan Am Games; WADA celebrates 25 years, but still worried about Russia; volleyball wins social rankings

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Tahiti Olympic surfing tower agreed; WADA worried by Asian Games and Russia; Latvian track for Sweden 2030 moving ahead

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TSX REPORT: FIFA expanding 2026 World Cup to 104 matches! WADA asking for more sanctions power, unimpressed with Russian progress

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Qatar World Cup CEO asks for respect; FIFA says World Cup award has changed Qatar for the better; Val-de-Marne cleans the Seine...

1936 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Kipchoge sensational with 2:01:09 world record in Berlin; IBA retains Kremlev; Cornelius Johnson’s Olympic Oak now being cared for

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HEARD AT HALFTIME: U.S. women face Mexico in Tokyo qualifier; Duplantis opens at 19-8 1/4 to beat Kendricks

2012 Olympic Games

THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms 12 Russian track & field positives

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Football

FOOTBALL: Four games, four ties as Cape Verde “defeats” Spain, 0-0, at FIFA World Cup; Iran plays without incident in L.A.

Olympic Games

OLYMPIC GAMES: ASOIF Governance report offers intimate perspective on International Federations, where size does not always equal quality

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: LA28 opens Games volunteer registration on 14 July: U.S. drug policy head rips WADA reforms; five who saw Stones ‘76 AND Tharp ‘26!

Football

FOOTBALL: Germany crushes Curacao, 7-1, Ivory Coast and Sweden win and the Dutch and Japan tie, 2-2, in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Interest poll shows 64% for ‘28 Olympics vs. 50% for FIFA World Cup; ISU shows strong finances, but there are worries