The world's fastest man was officially charged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of committing a doping offence.
The controversy over Tim Montgomery's dope charges when he set the record of 9.78 was made irrelevant by Powell's record-breaking run.
A rising number of Greeks in rural areas are swapping goods and services in cashless transactions.
'We are trying passionately to protect those clean athletes who are going to Rio 2016'
Double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes was voted Britain's sports personality of the year.
Bekele broke Haile Gebrselassie's 10,000m mark while Dragila reclaimed the women's world pole vault at a meeting in the Czech Republic.
The Indian women's team finished eighth in team standings in the World Weightlifting Championships.
The former national champion won a berth following the withdrawal of players in the qualification list.
The Olympic flame returned to Australia for the first leg of a six-week global relay leading up to the Athens Games.
The Archery Association of India was forced to sack the American psychologist Allison Rodius as she has not been able to provide "quality support" to Athens-bound medal hopefuls.
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore could battle it out with his coach, Australian Russel Mark, at next year's Commonwealth Shooting Championships.
Triple Olympic gold medal winner Kenenisa Bekele said he was bitterly disappointed to be left out of Ethiopia's team for the Rio Olympics and blamed members of the country's athletics federation he said knew nothing of the sport.
India's hockey coach said five or six players from the team are good enough to make it to the Olympic side.
South Africa's participation as the 12th nation in the men's Olympic hockey tournament is confirmed.
With a score of 135/150, the Athens Olympics silver medallist failed to finish among the top-six, who moved into the final.
The FIH said the changed interpretation of the execution of a penalty-corner is designed to maintain the spirit of fair play.
The 36-year-old Jhajharia, who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committee.
Ian Thorpe may miss next year's world championship to stay focused on the Beijing Olympics, his coach informed.
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