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MOSCOW -- The International Olympic Committee says it is exploring the legal options for a possible ban of the entire Russian team from next months Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a result of the countrys repeated doping scandals. Russia finished fourth in the gold medal table at the 2012 Olympics in London and third in the overall medal table. Its absence in Rio would shake up both tables. Here are five Russian stars who could miss out:Aliya MustafinaShe led the Russian gymnastics team which narrowly failed to beat the U.S. to gold in the womens all-around in 2012 and also won individual gold in the uneven bars. While Mustafina has been plagued by injuries since, she bounced back with two European championship gold medals last month. Russia has arguably the worlds richest tradition of excellence in gymnastics, and if its athletes arent in Rio, the U.S. and China will benefit in the medal table.Yulia EfimovaOne of the worlds top breaststroke sprinters, Efimova spearheads the Russian swim team for Rio despite previous brushes with the anti-doping authorities. She bounced back from a drug ban to win 100-meter gold at last years world championships in a fiercely competitive race with her longtime rival, Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte, who would become the hot favorite for gold if Efimova is forced to miss Rio. Efimova missed four months this season after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium but was given a reprieve and won the 200 at her comeback meet in Los Angeles on Sunday.Yelena IsinbayevaThe world record holder in the pole vault and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Isinbayeva would compete at her fifth games in Rio, but she faces extra obstacles to get there. Russias track and field team is already banned from the games due to widespread doping, and Isinbayevas hopes rest on a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. She represented Russias athletes at a crucial CAS hearing on Tuesday in Switzerland and even posted a selfie online from inside the closed session. Her absence in Rio would help Brazilian, Greek and U.S. athletes, among others.Nataliya IshchenkoWith three Olympic and 19 world championship gold medals to her name, Ishchenko typifies Russias total domination of synchronized swimming -- its won every Olympic event this century. If no Russians compete in Rio, China and Spain would fight for the two gold medals on offer. 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Victorious Sydney FC will play the waiting game to learn which of Melbournes A-League powerhouses theyll face in the clubs historic FFA Cup final.The Sky Blues have booked a maiden berth in the tournament-decider after defeating valiant NPL side Canberra Olympic 3-0 in Wednesday nights semi-final at Viking Park.Still standing between them and the clubs first piece of silverware in seven seasons is the winner of next weeks second semi between Melbourne City and defending FFA Cup champions Melbourne Victory.They wont find out which until Tuesday night, nor will Graham Arnolds side know the venue of the match which is pencilled in for November 29 or November 30.However, Arnold said Sydneys excellent form bodes well for lifting some silverware for the first time since 2010.Thats six straight wins if you count the other FFA Cup games, Arnold said.Were yet to concede a goal this season and were scoring goals freely.Olympic were no walk in the park for the Sky Blues, who were made to work hard for their success despite missing some gilt-edged chances that could have inflated their winning margin.But ultimately the goals came from three players yet to start this A-League season.Defender Seb Ryall and midfielder Milos Dimitrijevic, neither a part of Arnolds first-choice XI, put Sydney up 2-0 before substitute Bernie Ibini netted thee third to mark his first competitive match in nearly 18 months following a broken leg.ddddddddddddI couldnt be happier for Bernie, Arnold said.Hes only about 30-40 per cent of where hell end up ... to see him score a goal makes it a special night for him.Captain Alex Brosque also came through 90 minutes for the first time since re-injuring his hamstring in February, in a positive sign he will avoid the issues that sidelined him for so much of last season.The immediate priority is recovering in time for Sundays A-League trip to Wellington, when Alex Wilkinson (ankle), Michael Zullo (illness) and Josh Brillante are expected to reclaim their starting spots.If theres one negative, Canberra pushed us hard and made us fight the whole way, Arnold said.It took a lot of energy.Proud Olympic coach Frank Cachia said nothing hed ever experienced had come close to his teams home semi-final, where 5000 people watch a determined display and several fine saves from captain and goalkeeper Angelo Konstantinou.We didnt want to just defend, we knew that would just lead to disaster, Cachia said.We put our best foot forward, but you can only play as well as the opposition allows you and theyre an outstanding outfit. 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