Cyclist who testified against Landis pleads guilty PITTSBURGH: n A cyclist who was a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency witness against Floyd Landis in 2007 pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to distribute human growth hormone and another performance-enhancing drug he imported from China. Joe Papp, 34, of... 18 Feb, 2010
Armstrong opens Tour de France bid Down Under ADELAIDE: Lance Armstrong will launch a second attempt at an age-defying Tour de France comeback win when he headlines next week's Tour Down Under, the curtain-raiser for the new cycling season. Armstrong is playing down his chances in the... 15 Jan, 2010
Nadal cruises into second round at US Open NEW YORK: Six-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal made an impressive start to his quest for a first US Open title on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The third-seeded Spaniard fired seven aces and made only 10... 03 Sep, 2009
Bolt shatters 100m world record again BERLIN: Jamaican Usain Bolt added the world crown to his Olympic title as he scorched to victory in a world record 9.58 seconds in the men’s 100m final at the World Athletics Championships here on Sunday. Billed as the first of three potential... 18 Aug, 2009
Bolt, Gay cruise into 100m semis as Borchin walks to gold BERLIN: Olympic champion Usain Bolt and reigning world champion Tyson Gay cruised into the semi-finals of the men's 100m on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday. In sultry conditions at the Olympic Stadium, it was... 16 Aug, 2009
Bolt, Gay set up dream world final BERLIN: The meeting every athletics fan wished for became reality on Sunday as both triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt and triple world champion Tyson Gay reached the 100 metres final here at the world championships. Bolt - also a triple world... 10 Aug, 2009
Gasquet cleared to resume playing tennis LONDON : Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban Wednesday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine. The 23-year-old Frenchman, who was cleared to resume playing after completing a 2{-month ban Wednesday,... 15 Jul, 2009
Bhandari wins Ktm marathon Kathmandu, November 1:Coming out of wilderness after two-years, Rajendra Bhandari won the third Kathmandu Open International Marathon organised by Kathmandu Athletics club here today.Running the long distance race for the first time after completing... 02 Nov, 2008
Asif ready for comeback Karachi, May 1:Pakistan’s dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif said he is fit and ready to make a comeback to international cricket after missing the recent World Cup in the Caribbean due to injury and doping-related problems.“I am fully focused on... 01 May, 2007
Murray defends SAP Open title San Jose, February 19Defending champion Andy Murray won his second career ATP title, neutralizing Ivo Karlovic’s big serve to win a thriling SAP Open final 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday.Despite Karlovic’s 26 aces, Murray did an outstanding job on... 19 Feb, 2007
Akhtar, Asif cleared Karachi: An appeals panel today overturned doping bans on Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif. A Pakistan Cricket Board tribunal on November 1 banned them after they tested positive for the banned steroid.Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, chairman of... 05 Dec, 2006
