We are in the G8 of sport: Italian Olympic panel chief
August 14th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 14 (IANS) Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) president Gianni Petrucci has said "the Italian team has excelled in the London Olympics" and that the country has earned one more ... Read more...
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I thought I’d got away, says dope-tainted cyclist
August 4th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Disgraced Russian cyclist Victoria Baranova said here Friday that she had taken testosterone ahead of the Olympics, and she had thought she was in the ... Read more...
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Adebayor urges FA to be lenient with pal Kolo Toure
March 14th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has urged the Football Association to take pity on club pal Kolo Toure, who failed to pass a drugs test.Toure had claimed ... Read more...
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FIFA chief tells Toure: Can’t use ignorance as defence for positive drug test
March 9th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): FIFA chief Jerome Valcke has warned Manchester City defender Kolo Toure that he cannot use ignorance as a defence for his positive drug test.In the wake of failing ... Read more...
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Toure’s drug ban expected to be similar to rugby player Duckworth’s verdict
March 8th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8(ANI): Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been given a hint of his possible punishment for failing a drugs test after York City Knights rugby league player Matty Duckworth ended ... Read more...
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Man City star Toure admits to taking wife’s diet pill to fight flab
March 5th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 5 (ANI): In the wake of failing to pass a drugs test, Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has admitted that he took diet pills used by his wife to ... Read more...
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Kolo Toure could face two-year ban for failing drugs test
March 4th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Former Manchester City skipper Kolo Toure could face a ban of up to two years after failing a routine drugs test.He has been suspended by the club ... Read more...
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Lohan wants life back on track
March 2nd, 2011 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan, who recently came out of a rehab centre, says she is determined to get her life back on track and work her ... Read more...
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PETA offers to pay for Lindsay Lohan’s rehab
October 29th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 29 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have offered to pay off actress Lindsay Lohan's rehab bill if she turns vegetarian.Lohan is reportedly struggling to fund ... Read more...
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Five-minute test can tell parents if kids use cocaine
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Scientists have developed a low cost drugs test which takes five minutes to tell parents whether their kids are snorting cocaine or cannabis.
The disposable drugs test relies ... Read more...
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Now, test to analyse kids’ saliva for cannabis or cocaine use in 5mins
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): Brit scientists have developed a disposable drugs test that allows parents to check whether their wards have been taking cannabis or cocaine by analysing a droplet of saliva.The ... Read more...
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Mother in US under investigation for photo of her baby ’smoking’ bong pipe
June 26th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 26 (ANI): A mother in the US, who posted a picture of her 11-month-old son smoking a bong, has come under investigation.According to Sky News, the picture, which ... Read more...
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Jenna Jameson passes drug test
April 30th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): Former porn star Jenna Jameson has reportedly passed a drugs test she underwent to prove her boyfriend Tito Ortiz wrong after he claimed that she is hooked on ... Read more...
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Ferdinand yet to be officially told about England captaincy
February 6th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 6(ANI): England defender Rio Ferdinand has not been officially informed that he has been selected to succeed John Terry as the captain of the national squad.Terry was dramatically stripped of ... Read more...
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New England skipper too has his fair share of scandals
February 6th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 6 (ANI): Rio Ferdinand, who is succeeding John Terry as England captain, has a far from a squeaky clean image craved by fans, as he has been involved in ... Read more...
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Agassi drugs revelation: WADA asks ATP to explain alleged cover-up
October 29th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.29 (ANI): Pressure is growing on tennis officials to explain their non-action against former Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi following his shocking revelation of drug-taking, The Times reports.The World Anti-Doping Agency ... Read more...
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Andre Agassi talks about his drug usage in his memoir
October 29th, 2009 - 2:38 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Doha, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Eight-times grand slam winner Andre Agassi admitted using the recreational drug crystal meth and lying to men's governing body the ATP in order to escape a ... Read more...
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Agassi admits drug use, lying to tennis authorities
October 28th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (DPA) Eight-time grand slam winner Andre Agassi has admitted he failed a drugs test but escaped a ban by lying to tennis authorities.
The American has revealed in his new ... Read more...
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Fiorentina ace Mutu says beating Liverpool is no big deal
September 29th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.29 (ANI): Fiorentina football star Adrian Mutu says beating Liverpool in the Stadio Artemio Franchi tonight will be no big deal.The Fiorentina ace says he can fire the Italians ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s ‘druggie ex hubby back in rehab’
July 29th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's former husband Blake Fielder-Civil has reportedly landed back in rehab after failing a drugs test.Fielder-Civil was sentenced to 27 months in prison last July for ... Read more...
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Armstrong refutes misbehaving charge
April 8th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) The seven times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has strongly denied the reports that he "misbehaved" during a random drugs test by the French anti-doping authority last ... Read more...
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Asif seeks government’s nod to appear for IPL tribunal
January 9th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan's dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif refused to appear before an Indian Premier League (IPL) drugs tribunal hearing in India without government's permission.Asif was scheduled to appear before ... Read more...
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Winehouses mum relieved to see junkie Fielder-Civil back in jail
December 10th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Troubled popstar Amy Winehouses mother is relieved that her daughters junkie husband Blake Fielder-Civil is back in jail.Blake, who had recently been set free after completing 27-month ... Read more...
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Blake Fielder-Civil going back to jail after failing drugs test
December 3rd, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): Amy Winehouses husband Blake Fielder-Civil is reportedly being sent back to jail after failing a drugs test.Fielder-Civil was under curfew at a drugs rehab as part ... Read more...
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Asif serious about lucrative ICL offer
November 19th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan's suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif has received a lucrative offer to play for the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), sources close to the player said Wednesday.The ICL ... Read more...
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Man Us Rio backs drugs test crackdown
November 14th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.14 (ANI): Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has backed the Football Associations crackdown on drug cheats.
Ferdinand, who was banned for eight months in 2003 for missing a dope test, ... Read more...
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Had he not been addicted to coke, Oz goalie could have been a Chelsea star
November 12th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.12 (ANI): The story of Mark Bosnich is one of triumph and tragedy.
Chelsea goalie Bosnich was one of the first players to have his career ruined by cocaine.
In 1999, the ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs Asif to beat India, says new coach Intikhab Alam (Interview)
October 25th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 25 (IANS) Pakistan's newly-appointed coach Intikhab Alam believes his team needs to attain full strength to be able to beat 'vastly-improved' India on home soil in what is an ... Read more...
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Windies batsman fails drug test
September 19th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.19 (ANI): West Indies batsman Xavier Marshall has been dumped from the megabucks Stanford Twenty20 match after failing a drugs test.
Tonito Willett, another member of the Stanford SuperStars, was ... Read more...
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Asif’’s ”B” sample test to take place in Geneva on Monday
August 17th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug 17 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif will be submitting himself for a "B" sample drugs test in Geneva on Monday.
Asif, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug during ... Read more...
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Adrian Mutu to appeal against record damages
August 15th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Rome, Aug 15 (DPA) Romania striker Adrian Mutu is to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he was ordered by FIFA to pay 17.2 million euros ($25.3 million) to ... Read more...
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Dutch steeplechaser fails second drugs test
July 18th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Brussels, July 18 (Xinhua) The second drugs test carried out on Dutch steeplechaser Simon Vroemen confirmed last week's positive test for drug use, Dutch media reported. This means that the European 3,000 ... Read more...
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Doherty cheated on drug test by using pal’s urine
May 14th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Troubled singer Pete Doherty has admitted that he once cheated a drugs test by using someone else's urine.The 29-year-old singer was released from prison last week after ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouses jailed hubby begging her to pay for drugs
March 22nd, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 22 (ANI): Amy Winehouses husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is in jail for assault and trial-fixing charges, has been begging the singer to secretly fund his drug habit behind bars, ... Read more...
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