Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have sent explanations to the governing body of world athletics as to why they missed doping tests at the Athens Olympics in August.
The Olympic silver medallist finished sixth in the men's double trap event at the World Cup at Kerrville in the United States.
Greece may have made a mistake in taking on this summer's Athens Olympics, Public Works Minister George Souflias said.
An Athletics Federation of India statement said of the 44 nations affiliated to the AAA, 36 unanimously supported his candidature.
The ace forward said he is fully fit and can withstand the rigours of international hockey.
Former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha suffered a rude shock during the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai on Sunday when socialite Suhel Seth questioned Rasquinha's presence on the sports panel of the lit festival.
The ace leg spinner said Pillay's exclusion from the Olympics probables' list should be sorted out for the benefit of the game and sports in general.
The former India captain slammed the Indian Hockey Federation for its "high-handedness".
The Indian School of Business has launched a global executive management programme in association with leading global business schools.
On a plea from the IOA, the ban on the three who tested positive at the Athens Games was cut to two years.
Switzerland's two greatest tennis players will join forces at next year's Rio Olympics when Roger Federer and Martina Hingis play together in the mixed doubles.
We embark on a big, fat Greek test drive of the new BMW X5.
Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with hockey star Sardar Singh, who has endured trying times off the field in the last one year.
The restoration work, held up for more than 200 years, took nine months to be completed.
Weightlifting coach Pal Singh Sandhu has also been banned for life, IOA President Suresh Kalmadi announced on Wednesday.
The Athens Games champion can do better than 12.91 seconds, says his coach.
Olympic champions Australia took top spot replacing Germany who slipped to second in the latest World Hockey Team Rankings.
The ace Indian marksman lost to his coach and had to settle for the silver medal in the double trap event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships.
IWF President H J Dora said any player, who tests positive for banned drugs even once in international events would be slapped a lifetime ban from the sport.
A rare headed goal from Rivaldo earned Olympiakos Piraeus a 1-0 win over Akratitos in the Greek first division.
Lance Armstrong and Roger Federer were nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
India finished their Olympic campaign with only one silver medal but Sports Minister Sunil Dutt is not disappointed.
Police found nutritional supplements containing banned stimulants and steroids in a raid on a used by the sprint coach at the centre of the Athens Olympics doping scandal.
Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic pole vault on Friday and her country's first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens Games.
Chief coach Pal Singh Sandhu refused to take responsibility for the Karnam Malleswari flop-show.
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