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Ronaldo tested negative for coronavirus Alexander Zverev denies

A club statement says a swab accusations of domestic abuse
test provided a negative result
and Ronaldo “is no longer
subjected to home isolation.”
Ronaldo first tested posi-
tive during the international
break while with Portugal.
He missed Juventus’ draws
with Crotone and Hellas
Verona in Serie A as well as
a loss to Barcelona in the
Champions League.
He could return on Sunday
for Juve’s game at Spezia or
(AP) – Juventus says Cris- after 19 days and three on Wednesday at Ferencvaros
tiano Ronaldo has recov- missed matches for the in the Champions League in
ered from the coronavirus team. Budapest.
(AP) — Alexander Zverev denied accusations of do-
Russian Olympic flagbearer loses appeal in mestic abuse on Friday, saying they are "simply not
true."
Sochi doping case The 23-year-old German tennis player was responding to an

interview former girlfriend Olga Sharypova gave to Russian
(AP) — Russia's flagbear- a World Anti-Doping Agency sports website Championat on Thursday. Sharypova, a for-
er at the 2014 Sochi Olym- request to extend the two- mer Russian tennis player, said Zverev attempted to strangle
pics opening ceremony year bans because of aggra- her with a pillow and hit her head against a wall at a New York
lost his appeal on Friday vating circumstances. The hotel before the U.S. Open in 2019. She said she feared for
against being banned for bans expire in December. her life at the time.
doping in a state-backed All four were banned in Sharypova initially accused an unnamed ex-boyfriend of
program to win a gold January 2019 by the Inter- abuse on Instagram.
medal. national Bobsled and Skel- Zverev responded to the latest interview on Twitter, writing
eton Federation. It accepted that he has known Sharypova since they were children, but he
The Court of Arbitration an earlier CAS ruling that rejected the claims of abuse.
for Sport said its judges up- the four took part in Russia's "I very much regret that she makes such statements. Because
held two-year bans imposed orchestrated scheme to swap the accusations are simply not true," the U.S. Open finalist
by bobsled's governing body steroid-tainted samples for wrote. "We had a relationship, but it ended a long time ago.
on four athletes including clean urine. Why Olga is making these allegations now, I just don't know. I
Alexander Zubkov. He was Sochi. Zubkov was later elected to really hope that the two of us will find a way to deal with each
disqualified after piloting his CAS said it dismissed their lead Russia's bobsled federa- other again in a reasonable and respectful way."
four-man crew to victory at appeals, though also refused tion.
Tokyo Olympics to give refunds to ticket buyers in Japan

The ticket situation —- like Hanscom isn't connected sold in Japan, with 970,000
everything else surrounding with Olympic ticketing, but tickets for the Paralympics.
next year's postponed Olym- his company manages big- Organizers say a total of 7.8
pics — is up in the air. Con- event tickets for corporate million Olympic tickets had
ditions will depend on the clients. He's also organized a been available overall.
pandemic. popular Facebook page that's Hidenori Suzuki, the orga-
Organizers and the Interna- a go-to for Tokyo ticket in- nizing committee's deputy
tional Olympic Committee formation. executive director of mar-
say they intend to open the keting, though he had very
Olympics on July 23, 2021. The big question for Tokyo specific local numbers, said
But there are few details so is: How to let 15,400 Olym- he did not know how many
far about exactly how this can pic and Paralympic athletes tickets had been sold outside
happen — with or without a into Japan, along with thou- Japan.
vaccine, using quarantines, or sands of officials, judges, "We do not have an accurate
rapid testing. sponsors, media and broad- figure," he said. He suggested
The IOC and Tokyo orga- casters. Add to this the issue it was 10-20% of the overall
(AP) — Fans living in Ja- tickets next year can get their nizers are running several of fans. Will non-Japanese be total, which could mean any-
pan who bought tickets money back by applying on- task forces looking at ways to allowed to attend? Or will it thing between 780,000 and
for the postponed Tokyo line for refunds during the handle immigration and CO- be only Japanese? 1.56 million tickets.
Olympics have been guar- period Nov. 10-30. The Para- VID-19. Japan has been rela- A major concern for the IOC Tokyo says it is spending
anteed refunds, the local lympic period is Dec. 1-21. tively safe in the pandemic is getting the Games on tele- $12.6 billion to organize the
organizing committee Organizers also said that re- with about 1,750 deaths at- vision, since selling broadcast Olympics. But a government
said Friday. funds would be made if lim- tributed to the coronavirus. rights provides 73% of its in- audit last year said it was like-
ited seating were available at But conditions elsewhere come. Another 18% is from ly twice that much. All but
This does not apply to fans venues because of the CO- haven't been as good. 14 top sponsors. $5.6 billion is public money.
who have purchased tickets VID-19 pandemic. "You're going to have to be In addition, neither the or-
outside Japan through so- "As the host there is a possi- comfortable being uncom- Tokyo organizers have bud- ganizers nor the government
called Authorized Ticket Re- bility that we may not be able fortable for the next six to geted $800 million in income have said how much the
sellers appointed by national to provide spectating oppor- nine months because there is from ticket sales in Japan and one-year delay will cost, with
Olympic committees. Many tunities to a part of the ticket no certainty in terms of what aboard, their third largest most estimates at between $2
have already set terms for re- holders," Tokyo 2020 spokes- will happen," Ken Hanscom, source of income. Any short- billion or $3 billion.
funds, which vary by nation man Masa Takaya said, speak- the chief operating officer of fall could stress an already The University of Oxford
or territory. ing in Japanese during an on- the Los Angeles-based firm stretched budget. said in September that Tokyo
Fans in Japan who already line briefing. "In that case we TicketManager, told AP in an Organizers say 4.48 million was the most expensive Sum-
know they cannot use their will provide a refund." interview. Olympic tickets have been mer Olympics on record.