The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted the provisional suspension imposed on bobsledder NADEZHDA SERGEEVA, one of two Russian athletes to fail doping tests at the PyeongChang Olympics. Sergeeva tested positive for banned heart condition product trimetazidine two days before her race in PyeongChang but CAS said in a statement that the anti-doping violation "likely resulted from a contaminated product" (REUTERS, 10/8). ... The All Blacks jersey JONAH LOMU gifted to the late ROBIN WILLIAMS was sold at auction for almost NZ$6,000 ($3,870). The framed jersey, signed by the 1998 All Blacks team, was part of an auction called "Creating A Stage: The Collection of Marsha And Robin Williams" (STUFF, 10/8). ... Australian Football League side Geelong coach CHRIS SCOTT is "being chased" for almost A$830,000 ($587,337) in a "bitter dispute over rent for a pub in Western Australia." Scott, 42, was named as one of two defendants in a case over the running of bistro bar The Admiral (HERALD SUN, 10/8). ... Promoter EDDIE HEARN "shocked the boxing world" after announcing Britain's ROCKY FIELDING will challenge CANELO ÁLVAREZ in N.Y. on Dec. 15. There was speculation about whether Álvarez would return this year after his majority decision win over GENNADY GOLOVKIN in Las Vegas on Sept. 16, but he will now move up to the 168lb weight division "to challenge Fielding for his WBA Regular title" (London INDEPENDENT, 10/6).
