• Swiss supreme court clears Peru captain to play in Russia • Court of arbitration for sport says it will not objectThe captain of Peru has been cleared by a Swiss supreme court judge to play at the World Cup despite a doping ban. Paolo Guerrero tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine at a World Cup qualifier against Argentina in October. Mikel John Obi: If Nigeria were organised we’d have won World Cup | David Hytner Read morePeru, who are making their first World Cup appearance since 1982, are in a group with France, Denmark and Australia. He will miss Sunday’s friendly with Spain, but is not a doubt for the World Cup. He could be back for Swizerland’s second warm-up match against Japan, with their World Cup campaign starting against five-time champions Brazil on 17 June.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2018 12:34 UTC