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Pound says farewell to WADA and passes anti-doping torch
(Reuters) - Tributes from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to IOC chief Thomas Bach poured in for retiring anti-doping crusader Dick Pound last week but there was understandably no applause from the likes of Lance Armstrong, Gary Bettman or Vladimir Putin.
Mexico's legendary masked wrestlers seek new ways to keep fighting
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's famed masked wrestlers are trying to get their coronavirus-hit sport off the canvas by taking their colorful fights to a small island nestled in the heart of Mexico City's popular Xochimilco canals.
WADA to look at new sanctions after U.S. threat to pull funding
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday it will consider amending rules to punish stakeholders who withdraw funding after the United States threatened to pull its contributions unless reforms it demands are met.
Exclusive: U.S. threat to pull WADA funding could leave Americans out of Olympics
TORONTO (Reuters) - America's top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), anti-doping leaders told Reuters.
Special treat for Summit delegates
THERE is a special treat in store for the delegates attending the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Gurugram, India from Nov 4 to 6. They will get to visit the Taj Mahal, considered one of the New Wonders of the World.
Trial of strength at 2,000 metres altitude - Celtic wrestling in Austria
MARIA ALM, Austria (Reuters) - Every year around St. Jacob's Day, men from Austria's Salzburg region grapple with each other in a natural arena at the top of the Hundstein mountain in a traditional martial arts contest - the Hundstoa, or Jakobi Ranggeln.
Five talking points from the Serie A weekend
MILAN (Reuters) - Relentless Juventus made it 15 wins and a draw in their 16 Serie A matches so far with a 1-0 win at Torino while Napoli won 1-0 at Cagliari to stay eight points behind.
Rio tops off rocky yet rousing Games with tropical tribute
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America's first Games.
Hamilton hoping for another first in Baku
BAKU (Reuters) - Formula One takes a step into the unknown this weekend with its first grand prix in Azerbaijan but triple world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes the race will take him back to familiar territory.
Heat of doping battle got WADA official through cold winters
MONTREAL (Reuters) - For 13 winters it has been a thick jacket and heat of the battle that have provided warmth for David Howman, the World Anti-Doping Agency's director general, who has been a right-hand man for every WADA president.
