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WADA stands firm on athletes' whereabouts rules
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Controversial anti-doping rules requiring athletes to state their location for an hour every day will need at least a year to "bed in," the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Tuesday. Full Article
Doping-WADA stands firm on athletes' whereabouts rules
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Controversial anti-doping rules requiring athletes to state their location for an hour every day will need at least a year to "bed in", the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday. Full Article
Injured Federer pulls out of Davis Cup and Dubai
BERNE (Reuters) - Swiss world number two Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month's Davis Cup first-round tie against the United States due to a back injury. Full Article
Soccer-Coe joins England's World Cup bid team
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sebastian Coe is joining England's World Cup bid team vying to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup after agreeing to step down from his role as chairman of FIFA's ethics committee. Full Article
Olympics-Swedish wrestler's disqualification upheld by CAS
BERNE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian has lost his appeal to win back the Olympic bronze medal he discarded in protest at last year's Beijing Games. Full Article
Doctors wake Albrecht from three week coma
BERNE (Reuters) - Switzerland's Daniel Albrecht has been woken from a three-week coma induced by doctors after he crashed in training for last month's Kitzbuehel World Cup races. Full Article
Twelve candidates bid to host World Cup finals
BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Up to 12 bids from across four continents are expected to compete to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as the deadline approaches for countries to put their names forward. Full Article
Motor racing-Credit Suisse opt not to renew BMW-Sauber deal
BERNE, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse have decided not to renew their sponsorship of Formula One racing team BMW-Sauber, the Swiss banking group announced on Monday. Full Article
Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player award
ZURICH (Reuters) - Manchester United and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Player of the Year at a ceremony on Monday. Full Article
Valuev outpoints Holyfield to retain WBA title
ZURICH (Reuters) - WBA champion Nikolai Valuev won a majority points decision against four-times world champion Evander Holyfield Saturday to end the American's hopes of becoming the oldest ever title-holder. Full Article
