LONDON -- British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead won an appeal against an anti-doping violation, clearing the world road race champion to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.Armitstead missed three doping tests in a 12-month period, triggering a charge by U.K. Anti-Doping, a provisional suspension and the possibility of a two-year ban.She appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and a statement released on Armitsteads behalf on Monday said the first missed test -- from August 2015 -- was declared void by CAS because UKADs doping control officer had failed to follow procedure.On Tuesday, UKAD confirmed the ruling by CAS.We respect the outcome of the CAS hearing, said UKAD chief executive Nicole Sapstead, who added that the organization was awaiting the written decision on why the violation was not upheld.Armitstead said she has always been and will always be a clean athlete and have been vocal in my anti-doping stance throughout my career.I am pleased that CAS has accepted my position, having provided detailed information demonstrating the situation around my strikes, she said in her statement.The 27-year-old Armitstead won a silver medal in the road race at the London Games in 2012 and is one of the favorites in Rio. She won gold at the road world championships in the United States in September.Armitsteads first missed test came at a World Cup event in Sweden. The second was an administrative failure on Oct. 5 and the third was a missed test on June 9 following an emergency change of plans due to a serious illness within her family.She was charged by UKAD with three whereabouts failures on July 11.Sapstead said Armitstead chose not to challenge the first and second Whereabouts Failures at the time they were asserted against her.At the CAS hearing, Ms. Armitstead raised a defense in relation to the first Whereabouts Failure, which was accepted by the Panel, Sapstead said.Armitstead did not dispute the last two faults at CAS.UKAD has a policy of not publicly disclosing provisional suspensions, or details of cases, until an anti-doping rule violation has deemed to have been committed.Black Friday Shoes . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Cyber Monday Shoes . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. https://www.fakeshoeswholesale.com/ . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Wholesale Shoes . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. Shoes Sale .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park.Star Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt had back surgery Thursday and is not expected to return this season, a league source told ESPNs Adam Schefter.?The Texans had placed Watt on injured reserve Wednesday, meaning hed be out a minimum of eight weeks.?Coach Bill OBrien said Watt had reinjured his back and putting him on IR was the best thing for his long-term health.The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year missed training camp and Houstons four preseason games after surgery in July to repair a herniated disk in his back. He started each of the teams three regular-season games and got hurt again last Thursday against the New England Patriots.?Watt vowed to retturn in a statement posted to social media Wednesday.ddddddddddddWatt, who led the NFL with 17.5 sacks last season, has 1.5 sacks this season to give him 76 for his career.The 27-year-old had not missed an NFL game in his career, playing in 83 consecutive regular-season games.Houston did sign veteran defensive end Antonio Smith to fill Watts roster spot. Smith played for the Texans from 2009 to 2013, registering 27 of his 47 career sacks with the team.Information from ESPN.coms Sarah Barshop and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '