Sunday play at Wimbledon being considered

LONDON (Reuters) - Play may take place at Wimbledon this Sunday, organizers said, after scheduling delays built up over the first five days of what has been a rain-ravaged tournament.

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Phelps, Lochte hog spotlight from Olympic qualifiers

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nathan Adrian, Cammile Adams and Josh Prenot all scored wins at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Thursday to book their tickets to the Rio Games but were pushed out of the spotlight by old foes Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.

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Cycling: Suspicious bikes could be checked during Tour stages - UCI

SAINT-LO, France, July 1 (Reuters) – Bikes could be checked for hidden motors during stages as part of plans to crack down on cheats in this year’s Tour de France, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson said on Friday.

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Motor racing: Rosberg faster than ever in Austria

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - World champions Mercedes dominated first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday with Formula One leader Nico Rosberg lapping faster than ever around the scenic Red Bull Ring.

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Athletics: Kenya's Tanui books Olympic spot as Kamworor burns out

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Paul Tanui won a tough 10,000 meter race to book his Olympic spot as world half-marathon title-holder Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and silver medalist Bedan Karoki joined the casualty list at the Kenyan Olympic trials on Friday.

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Stepanova eligible to compete as independent: IAAF

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova's application to compete as an individual athlete has been accepted, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Friday.

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Russian crew banned from Rio, New Zealand get their place

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's men's quadruple sculls crew have been banned from the Rio Olympics after one of their members failed a doping test in May, the world governing body FISA said on Friday.

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