Future Davis Cup and Fed Cup finals are set to be staged at a neutral venue under proposals laid out by the International Tennis Federation.The bidding process for national associations and cities interested in hosting finals will begin in December, with a decision expected to be made next summer.The ITF is also proposing a final four event for the Fed Cup, which would involve the semi-finals and final being played in quick succession.The Fed Cup World Group, meanwhile, would be doubled in size from eight teams to 16, in line with the Davis Cup.Other proposals include reviewing the best-of-five-sets format currently used in Davis Cup, with all changes needing to be approved at the ITFs AGM in August 2017.The proposed changes, particularly a neutral venue for finals, will be controversial, with the home and away element a central part of both competitions appeal.But the current format of Davis Cup makes it very difficult for a lot of national associations to find a suitable venue for the final at only two months notice and make the event profitable.ITF president David Haggerty said: This is an exciting moment in the storied histories of these two much-loved competitions.We have enjoyed significant fan interest in both competitions over recent years and remain determined to further grow that passion and support globally.The potential changes outlined today will help these unique international team tennis competitions to grow and prosper. 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BUDAPEST, Hungary -- All of Russias weightlifters were banned from the Rio Olympics on Friday for doping for what the international federation called extremely shocking results that brought the sport into disrepute.The eight competition spots have been offered to other countries.The International Weightlifting Federation said the integrity of the weightlifting sport has been seriously damaged on multiple times and levels by the Russians. It said the punishment was an appropriate sanction to preserve the status of the sport.The IWF described the doping results as extremely shocking and disappointing.Weightlifting became the second sport after track and field to issue blanket bans on Russian athletes. Other sports -- including rowing, wrestling, modern pentathlon and sailing -- have banned one or more Russians from competing in Rio de Janeiro, but not all of the countrys eligible athletes.To replace the eight Russian lifters in Rio, five countries were offered places in the mens competition -- Belarus, Croatia, El Salvador, Mongolia and Serbia. For the women, Albania, Georgia and Moldova became eligible. Because of the lateness of the decision, the IWF said it was not clear whether all the spots would be filledIn justifying its actions against Russia, the IWF said retests of samples from seven Russian weightlifters who took part in tthe 2008 Beijing Olympics or 2012 London Olympics resulted in positive tests, and more were expected.dddddddddddd.Two female weightlifters -- Tatiana Kashirina and Anastasiia Romanova -- were withdrawn by the Russian federation for earlier doping offenses. The names of the other banned lifters were not announced.Four additional weightlifters were mentioned in World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLarens report -- which alleged a massive cover-up of failed drug tests -- as having benefited from the disappearing positive methodology system used by Russia to mask doping results.The IWF said the ban also applied to Russias technical official for the Rio Games, whose appointment was withdrawn.The IWF ruling took time because on Tuesday it asked the International Olympic Committee and WADA for further clarification on the recent IOC ruling giving individual sports federations the responsibility of deciding which Russian athletes can compete in Rio.Weightlifting has long had problems with doping, though the federation has gradually toughened testing and sanctions. Tellingly, 31 of the 98 positives confirmed so far in the retests of samples taken at the 2008 or 2012 Olympics have been by weightlifters. ' ' '