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IOC to strip medals amid Russia doping scandal
Russian officials are moving to distance themselves from allegations of wide-spread doping among the country's athletes.
The International Olympic Committee has convened an urgent meeting of its executive to consider what action to take in response to the corruption and doping crisis now engulfing track and field.
IOC President Thomas Bach says they are considering all their options, including stripping Russian athletes of their medals.
"I've made it clear that we will, once we get the relevant information from IAAF, withdraw and reallocate medals with regard to Russian athletes which may have been doped."
In response, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says its their belief the IOC is offering a knee-jerk reaction to the reports.
"These are not the first accusations against Russia and Russian sport. Generally I would not say that they accuse the ministry or myself personally. The report by the commission itself and the conclusions by the commission do not say that. This seems to be an emotional statement by the chairman of the commission, his way of understanding the situation, not more than that. And the conclusions by the commission did not reveal any unexpected facts for Russia."
The World Anti-Doping Agency is recommending track and field's governing body, the IAAF, suspend the Russian Federation from competition amid allegations Russian Sports Agencies routinely paid-off leading IAAF officials, including former President Lamine Diack, to cover-up positive drug tests among its athletes.
The IOC has decided to suspend Diack as an honorary IOC member after the 80-year old was charged with corruption by French authorities last week.
Diack retired as the President of the IAAF earlier this year after the World Championships in Beijing.
Basketball: Undefeated Xinjiang, Guangsha battle tonight in CBA
In basketball,
Two of the 4 undefeated teams in the CBA are going head-to-head tonight.
The Guangsha Lions are at home to Xinjiang.
Both clubs are coming into tonight's game with 3-0 records.
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There are 8 other games on the docket tonight in the CBA.
It's Beijing Beikong at home to Shandong.
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It's the 'battle of the dragons,' with Shanxi at home to Jiangsu.
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Jilin is on the road in Guangdong to take on the Southern Tigers.
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Jiangsu Tongxi is at home to Tianjin.
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Winless Bayi entertains Foshan.
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Sichuan is at home to Qingdao.
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Liaoning is on the road in Shanghai to battle the Sharks.
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And the Beijing Ducks are in Zhejiang tonight to take on Chouzhou.
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From the NBA earlier today,
After starting out the season 5-0, the Toronto Raptors are coming back to earth.
The New York Knicks handed the Raptors their 3rd-straight loss, edging Toronto at home 111-109.
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Elsewhere,
It was Oklahoma City hammering Washington 125-101.
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LeBron James had 31-points to help give Cleveland its 7th straight win, edging the Utah Jazz 118-114.
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Miami downed the LA Lakers 101-88.
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Boston has moved to .500 on the season with a 99-83 road victory in Milwaukee.
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New Orleans finally got into the win column with a 120-105 victory at home this morning over Dallas.
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And Jeremy Lin had 19-points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 104-95 win over Minnesota.
AFC Champions League Fans Face High Ticket Prices
In football,
The next round of the Asian 2018 World Cup qualifiers are set to get underway tomorrow.
China is set to take on Bhutan.
China hammered Bhutan 6-nil in their first meeting.
China currently sits third in Group C with 7 points, behind Qatar and Hong Kong.
In other action,
Singapore will meet Japan in a Group E qualifier.
Singapore head Coach Bernd Stange.
"For players, for fans, it's party time. And we are prepared and we are looking forward to see a great match tomorrow. It would be nice to have enthusiastic fans for the great challenge from Singapore in red and from Japan in blue. Hopefully, we have a balance from supporting our team and the Japanese team."
40 teams are competing in the qualifying round in 8 groups.
The top teams of each group will be assured a spot in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and will advance to the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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In off-pitch football news,
Tickets for the second leg of the AFC Champions League final are now available.
Prices are ranging from 600-yuan to 39-thousand for the November 21st match.
The 39-thousand kuai tickets, 10 in total, sold out within 10-minutes of going on-sale this morning.
It's expected Evergrande is going to reap ticket proceeds in excess of 120-million yuan for the match.
Evergrande is looking for its 2nd AFC Champions League title in 3-years two-Saturday's from now when they play host to UAE side Al Ahli in the 2nd leg of the home-and-home final.
Guangzhou held Al Ahli to a scoreless draw this past weekend in Dubai.
Hockey: Marleau reportedly set to drop no-trade clause
In the National Hockey League,
Reports out of San Jose are suggesting franchise stalwart Patrick Marleau is willing to waive his no-trade clause in his contract.
Media reports are suggesting the 36-year old, who has been with San Jose since being drafted 2nd overall in 1997 and is the team's all-time leading scorer, would be willing to allow himself to be traded to three different teams.
They include the New York Rangers, the Anaheim Ducks or the LA Kings.
Marleau, who has 4 goals and 5-helpers so far this season, is in the 2nd year of a 3-year, 19-million US dollar contract.
Marleau was held off the scoreboard this afternoon as his Sharks went down to the New York Islanders 4-2.
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In other action,
Norwegian Andreas Martinson has made his NHL debut, recording a couple of shots on goal and clocking a 2-minute minor for Roughing in Colorado's 4-0 shut-out over Philadelphia earlier today.
"I mean it's, obviously I was a little nervous coming into the game but I mean it's only, I'm just out there and I'm just trying to play my game and play simple and enjoy my time out there. It's awesome."
The 25-year old left winger was signed by Colorado in the off-season.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound forward had 18-goals and 23-assists while playing with Dusseldorf last season in the German League, and also played for Norway during the last World Cup.
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In other NHL action,
It was the New York Rangers blanking Carolina 3-0.
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Jake Allen earned his 2nd-straight shutout in leading St. Louis to a 2-0 victory over New Jersey.
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Vancouver snapped a 3-game losing skid with a 5-3 win over Columbus.
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It was Buffalo surprising Tampa Bay at home, 4-1.
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Florida managed to hold off the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3.
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Detroit blanked Washington at home 1-0.
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Nashville scored 3-unanswered goals in the 3rd to down the Ottawa Senators 7-5.
Craig Anderson allowing 7-goals on 38-shots.
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Minnesota beat Winnipeg 5-3.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs earned just their 3rd win of the year, on the road no-less, against the top team in the West, downing the Dallas Stars 3-2.
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And it was Arizona getting past the LA Kings at Staples Center 3-2.
NY Islanders marks 10th year in helping Chinese hockey
In off-ice hockey news,
A ceremony has been held in Heilongjiang's capital Harbin to commemorate 10-years of help the owner of the New York Islanders has provided to try to foster hockey development in China.
Charles Wang, the owner of the NHL franchise, set up his Ice Hockey Hope project in China in 2005.
Since then, the computer mogul has donated around 6-million U.S. dollars in cash and equipment to try to raise the level of hockey in China.
Over 30 hockey schools have been set up in 6 different provinces and municipalities.
The Ice Hockey Hope project has also sponsored around 600 Chinese players in their travel to the US, Canada and Russia to play hockey.
71-year-old Charles Wang Jialian, was born in Shanghai and moved to the US with his parents when he was 8-years old.
He co-founded Computer Associates International, what is now known as CA Technologies, and eventually purchased the New York Islanders in 2000.
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