The International Olympic Committee is expected to rule on Russia’s participation in the 2016 Rio Games at a landmark meeting in Switzerland. The move comes after Russian track-and-field athletes were banned from the games following a doping scandal. The IOC summit is taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday. The agenda includes discussion on whether the entire Russian team should be barred... 

A top FIFA official says the 2022 World Cup won’t be held in Qatar because of dangers faced by players and fans in scorching temperatures. The Gulf State, which has faced repeated allegations of corruption, says they want to move the event to winter. The claims were made by Theo Zwanziger, who is a FIFA Executive Committee member. He is adamant that the present plan to stage world football’s biggest...