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Rio Olympics 2016: Russia not given blanket ban by IOC
Russia will not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal, an Olympic source has told the BBC. Instead, the International Olympic Committee will leave it up to individual sport's governing bodies to decide if Russian competitors are clean and should be allowed to take...
Rio Olympics 2016: Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month’s Games
A decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country's alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Russia's athletics federation was suspended by the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, after an independent report found evidence of...
Russian doping: Olympic chiefs to decide on sanctions after McLaren report
Russia should be banned from this summer's Olympics and Paralympics after evidence was found of a four-year, state-sponsored doping programme, says the World Anti-Doping Agency. A Wada-commissioned report found urine samples of Russian competitors were manipulated across the "vast majority" of summer and winter...
Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV
Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka. The government's decision comes amid fears that hardline views on the channel could radicalise youth. A preacher on the channel, Zakir Naik, denied allegations his words could...
Russia to Remain Banned From Olympics After Doping Scandal
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today upheld a ban barring all Russian track-and-field athletes from competing at this summer’s Olympics in Brazil, potentially excluding a country from an Olympics for the first time in history over doping among its athletes IAAF president Seb Coe said the...
PC GONE MAD: Universities ‘would BAN JESUS from speaking on campus today’, says Oxford don
BRITAIN’S attitude to free speech is so feeble that even Jesus would be banned from preaching on university campuses, according a top Oxford academic. Leading professor Timothy Garton Ash said a combination of barmy Home Office legislation and trigger-happy student activists had led to our right to freedom of expression...
Euro 2016: England and Wales fans given alcohol ban in Lens
England and Wales fans will not be allowed to drink alcohol on the streets of Lens before and after their Euro 2016 game because of a 24-hour ban. The Group B tie takes place in the French city at 14:00 BST on Thursday, 16 June and will be live on the BBC. The ban will run from 06:00 local time on Thursday until 06:00 on...
LEGAL HIGH WARNING: Ban on substances could force dealers onto DARK WEB, top cop says
A BLANKET ban on legal highs could force dealers onto the "dark web", a top police officer warned night. The mind-altering substances – including 'hippy crack' and 'spice' – are being outlawed this week after being linked to several deaths. But Commander Simon Bray said those determined to...
Eurovision officials BAN Welsh and ISIS flags — but EU and LGBT are allowed
EUROVISION officials have BANNED the Welsh flag from the upcoming song contest to stop the competition becoming "political". Welsh singer Joe Woolford is due to represent Britain in next week's Eurovision Song Contest, but flags from his home country will fail to make the arena. Other banned flags on the list...
Now fussy European officials BAN tourists from drinking WATER on the streets
BRITONS holidaying in one of Europe’s busiest hotspots have been banned from drinking anything on the streets, even bottles of water. Officials in the town of San Antonio in Ibiza , which regularly reaches summer temperatures close to 100F, have warned tourists against drinks of any kind. Anyone found breaking the...