CAS declines Russia's plea to compete at the Rio Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has declined the plea of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics.

 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has called for a complete ban on all Russian athletes from the Games, adding that Russian government officials should be denied access to international competitions. Russia's track-and-field athletes have already been banned by the IAAF.Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says he is ready to cancel plans to travel to Rio for the Games, although he again denied any state involvement in doping.