WORLD OF SPORT

RUSSIA is set to appeal against the four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The case will now move to the Court of Arbitration for Sport next year. ‘Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will appeal against the WADA decision within 10 to 15 days,’ said Alexander Ivlev, chair of RUSADA’s supervisory board. The sanctions, for alleged manipulation of laboratory data, include a ban on Russian teams competing at Tokyo 2020.