Justin Gatlin's coach accused that the masseur applied a mysterious cream to the sprinter on the day he failed a doping test.
Controversial sprinter Justin Gatlin does not understand why people insist on calling him a two-time drug cheat.
A judge will pass sentence on athlete Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday for killing his girlfriend after one of the most sensational murder trials in South Africa's history - and the decision could fuel controversy over the state of the country's justice system.
'I've just done everything I wanted to do in the sport'
IOC set up a disciplinary commission to investigate allegations made against US sprinter Marion Jones by BALCO chief Victor Conte.
The Indian ace cleared 6.61 metres in the women's long jump at the Seiko Super track and field meet.
The IOC, on it's part, would not be surprised if more violations of doping rules were found.
Virat Kohli is the quintessential 'teacher's delight' but it is injury-prone Mohammed Shami, in his current fit avatar, that India's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu considers his biggest achievement since joining the team.
The American sprinter was officially stripped of her World Championship gold medals from the 100 and 200 metres.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The decision over Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou is expected on Tuesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
China's Su Bingtian held off his opponents with a late burst of speed to win the event in 9.92 seconds.
Shot putter Manpreet Kaur smashed an 18-year-old national record to win gold and qualify for next year's Olympics as Railways dominated the show on the opening day of the 55th National Open Athletics Championships in Kolkata.
Five Jamaican athletes, including two Olympic medallists, tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs at last month's national championships, sources close to Jamaican athletics said.
Chris Froome remains in contention for a fourth Tour de France title after Team Sky put the pressure on their rivals with a perfectly executed plan in Friday's 13th stage, won on Bastille Day by France's Warren Barguil.
Dwain Chambers is to attend a UK Athletics independent drugs disciplinary hearing on Thursday, British newspapers reported.
Pleasantly surprised after Barack Obama mentioned her name in his speech on Indian achievers, Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom said she was happy to know that the US President acknowledged her performances.
Chris Froome got a brutal reminder of the unpredictable nature of the Tour de France when he crashed to the ground in Sunday's second stage, recovering to finish with torn shorts as German Marcel Kittel powered to victory at the end of a huge sprint.
The World record holder failed to make the US 100 metres team for next month's Olympics.
The World 100 metres record holder will press for arbitration of doping charges against the sprinter by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
The US sprinters finished together in 10.30 seconds yesterday, edging world champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis by .03 seconds.
Anti-doping officials believe world 100 metres record holder could have taken a cocktail of drugs including human growth hormone and EPO.
The IAAF will send a warning to the American sprinter for disrupting this year's World championships but will take no further action.
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