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President Vladimir Putin says Russia is committed to wiping out doping in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a possible blanket ban from the Olympics over state-sponsored cheating. The official position of the Russian authorities - the government, the president and all of us - is that in sport there is not and can be no place for doping, Putin told government ministers.To do this, it is obligatory to cooperate as closely as possible with the disciplinary committee of the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the international sports federations, he said. Putin also ordered Russias Olympic committee to establish an anti-doping commission to include both Russian and international specialists in an attempt to clean up the countrys image.The IOCs executive board is to hold a conference call on Sunday to discuss barring Russia from the Games over the doping revelations.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected an appeal by Russias track and field team against a suspension from Rio in a decision seen as a key indicator as the IOC debates whether to kick out the entire Russian team.But a spokesman for the Kremlin insists a number of clean athletes would be hit by the blanket suspension and has urged the IOC to think again.All sportsmen who have not been convicted or are not under suspicion of doping should have the right to compete and that is the decision we are counting on, said Dmitry Peskov.The IOC is facing international pressure to act tough on Russia and ban the entire team over bombshell revelations of a state-run doping system. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected the appeal from Russia for the suspension given to them by the IAAF Fourteen national anti-doping agencies including the United States, Canada and Germany, sent a joint letter to IOC president Thomas Bach on Thursday urging him to ban Russia from Rio.Officials in Moscow have slammed the decision by CAS to reject its appeal against a ban from the world athletics body IAAF, calling it part of a broader political campaign by the West against Russia.The suspension of the track and field team already means that star athletes like pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and hurdler Sergey Shubenkov will not be in Rio. 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Rooney was pictured in the early hours of Sunday morning with hotel guests who had attended a wedding, with pictures of him emerging in a report in the Sun newspaper on Monday.The report quoted a source as saying Wayne was in the bar with members of the FA, drinking beer and red wine, although a spokesman for Rooney has since defended the England skippers actions. Sky Sports News HQ has been told that backroom staff members who were with Rooney included a coach and members of the medical and support staff, as well as team-mate Phil Jagielka. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price The presence of FA employees in the area of the hotel where Rooney was up late and drinking alcohol is understood to have incensed Mourinho.Sky sources have been told that, while the Manchester United manager has no issue with Rooney relaxing on a night off, he is unhappy that the England captain was allowed to behave in this manner while under the responsibility of the Football Association - and that it has since become public.The FA has also said it will review what players are allowed to do in their free time, with a spokesman saying: All England personnel have a responsibility to behave appropriately at all times. We will be reviewing our policy around free time whilst on international duty. Wayne Rooney was released before the draw with Spain with a knee complaint After beating Scotland at Wembley on Friday, the England squad were given Saturday night off and granted permission to leave the team hotel if they wished. Some of the squad opted to see their families while others went out in central London until the early hours of Sunday. Rooney, however, opted to stay at the GGrove Hotel with Jagielka and, according to reports, stayed up until the early hours of Sunday morning before then being pictured with other hotel guests who had attended a wedding.dddddddddddd Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says Wayne Rooney has entered a new phase of his career in which he will not play every week for Manchester United Rooney attempted to train on Sunday but reported the effects of a minor knee injury and was unable to complete the session due to discomfort in the joint. He then underwent a scan at the Aspire medical facility in Watford, accompanied by England medical staff, which confirmed the knee problem. England manager Gareth Southgate then took the decision to release Rooney back to Manchester United on Tuesday as he did not intend to name him in the starting line-up against Spain. Rooney was assessed by Manchester Uniteds medical staff at the clubs Carrington training complex on the same day, and it is understood they expect him to fit enough to be considered for selection against Arsenal on Saturday - a game live on Sky Sports 1HD.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: FA explains Mourinho fine Rooney expected to be fit Can Arsenal keep going? Key Battle: Cech v De Gea ' ' '