Richard Mclaren

WADA to lift ban on Russia's anti-doping agency after recommendation from review committee

Russian officials had previously concluded that their doping system failed, but refused to acknowledge claims of institutional involvement.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russians will not take part in tournament's drug testing, says football governing body

Russians will not be involved in drug testing procedures at the World Cup as FIFA looks to reassure teams that samples cannot be tampered with, the governing body’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe has said.

WADA President Craig Reedie confident on Russia agreeing to international anti-doping standards despite apparent impasse

Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA has been suspended since 2015 after a WADA commissioned report revealed alleged widespread doping in the country.

Court of Arbitration for Sport lift bans on 28 Russian athletes accused of doping at 2014 Winter Olympics

CAS said, "In 28 cases, the evidence collected was found to be insufficient to establish that an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) was committed by the athletes concerned."

Russia deputy PM Vitaly Mutko quits from country's football union to contest his lifetime ban from Olympic Games

Mutko said that he will continue his duties in the government as well as preparing the World Cup which is being staged in Russia this summer

Russia could be banned from Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 after WADA refuses to lift suspension

The International Olympic Committee is expected to decide whether Russia can compete in Pyeongchang at an executive board meeting next month in Lausanne.

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018: Russia's denial of doping past could prevent their participation, says WADA

If Russia remains non-compliant with the WADA Anti-Doping Code it would be another obstacle standing in the way of the country being cleared to compete at next year’s Winter Olympics.

Russian cyclists sue WADA, investigator Richard McLaren over exclusion from Rio Olympics 2016

The cyclists - Kirill Sveshnikov, Dmitry Strakhov and Dmitry Sokolov - do not appear in the McLaren report, which said that 26 positive doping tests by Russian cyclists had been covered up.

Russia has made progress but still needs to admit its doping past, says WADA president Craig Reedie

It is one month since WADA lifted its suspension of RUSADA, Russia’s anti-doping agency, which was banned from testing in November 2015

Russian doping scandal: McLaren report author alleges widespread tampering in samples of footballers

The Mail on Sunday wrote that the Russian players are being probed by FIFA as part of a broader scandal over allegations of state-backed doping in the country.