IOC gives Russia path to Olympics

Russia could be back on the path to reinstatement for next year’s Olympic track and field competition after reaching an agreement with the IOC on anti-doping reforms.

A day after the IAAF voted to provisionally suspend Russia over its doping scandal, the International Olympic Committee produced a road map Saturday that it said should bring Russia’s track and field athletes back into the fold in time for the Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

“We are confident that the initiatives being proposed by the ROC, with the responsible international organizations, WADA and the IAAF, will ensure compliance as soon as possible in order to provide participation of the clean Russian athletes at the Olympic Games,” IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement.

Derek Fathauer played bogey-free on his way to another 6-under-par 66 that gave him a one-shot lead in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and a chance to extend an unusual streak on the PGA Tour.

Inbee Park made two late birdies and shot 5-under 67 to open a three-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico City.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over three players — including Sergio Garcia — into the final round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.