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The World Anti-Doping Agency is "pleased" with a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that leaves Russia banned from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, says WADA director general Olivier Niggli. SOUNDBITE
A decision by sport's top court to lift life bans for doping of 28 Russian athletes was "extremely disappointing and surprising", IOC chief Thomas Bach says. SOUNDBITE
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
The Colosseum turns yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia. IMAGES
A Russian court on Friday sentenced jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 additional years behind bars on extremism charges. IMAGES