Russian athlete Olga Pyleva was banned for two years after she tested positive for drugs at the Turin Winter Olympics.
Lionel Messi created a goal and scored another as Barcelona came from behind to beat struggling Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home on Saturday and stay seven points clear at the top of La Liga.
The effort put him at 30th in the third heat among 40 competitors and 34th overall after three rounds. Since Keshavan finished outside the top 20 after three runs, he did not get to compete in the fourth and final run -- the medal round.
Olympic freestyle skiers will have to do their tricks on fake snow during the Winter Olympics in Turin.
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Alessandro Del Piero hit a hat-trick to become Juventus's all-time top scorer as the Turin side crushed Fiorentina 4-1 in the Italian Cup.
Holders Juventus swept aside old rivals Inter Milan 3-0 with some flowing attacking football and a brace from Alvaro Morata in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.
Italian automaker Fiat Auto SpA has an alliance with Ford Motor company to make small cars, a company official said on Friday.
The Brazilian midfielder signed from Serie A rivals AS Roma for 28 million euros.
The 22 year old luge athlete was India's sole representative in the previous two editions of the Games.
The Indian men suffered another humiliating defeat to a lowly ranked Canada by a 1.5-2.5 margin.
Vishwanathan Anand settled for a draw Indian men were held 2-2 by Cuba in the 10th round at the Chess Olympiad
in their final game of the season against Cagliari.
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Spain and Italy have undergone managerial changes since Antonio Conte handed Vicente del Bosque a tactical masterclass at Euro 2016, but Spain go into Thursday's World Cup qualifier in Turin in better shape than their Group G rivals.
Chris Witty is a five-time Olympian who will carry the American flag at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin.
Fabio Capello replaces Marcello Lippi who left the club at the end of the season.
France's Thierry Henry arrives at Euro 2004 next month as probably the best all-round striker in world football.
John Charles enjoyed the rare distinction of playing an entire career without being booked or sent off.
Juventus scraped a 2-2 draw with Swedish underdogs Djurgarden, while Liverpool strolled to a 2-0 win at Graz AK in the Champions League's third qualifying round.
The 41-year-old has made 640 appearances in Serie A, within striking distance of the 647-game record of AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini. Buffon began his career at Parma before moving to the Turin club in 2001.
Spanish striker Raul scored twice in an impressive 3-1 victory.
Juventus held off a remarkable Inter Milan comeback by winning their Italian Cup tie 5-3 on penalties on Wednesday after a 3-3 draw on aggregate to set up a final against AC Milan.
Fiat president Umberto Agnelli has died at the age of 69, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Friday.
Napoli ended Juventus's hopes of securing a record seventh Italian Super Cup after snatching a dramatic 6-5 shootout win.
Small gestures from Indira gave Sonia the confidence that she could be a daughter-in-law in the distinguished family.
Real Madrid will be looking to the Spanish striker to clinch them a place in the Champions League final.
The Argentinian forward scored a late goal at Turin in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Mandzukic signing adds to the Serie A champs' big haul of strikers as Paul Pogba is targetted by Barca and PSG among other clubs
Giovanni Agnelli, one of Italy's most powerful businessmen who turned the family car company Fiat into a global industrial powerhouse but recently saw it slump into crisis, has died aged 81, his family said on Friday.\n\n
Alberto Montanari is new Fiat India CMD
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