London 2012 – Deighton dumps drugs cheat
London 2012′s CEO Paul Deighton has ordered the withdrawal of a high-profile job offer that had been made to a convicted drugs cheat.
Usain Bolt: Fast and loose | Athletics | Simon Hattenstone
He can run 100m in 9.58 seconds, but says he’s lazy. He’s the best sprinter on the planet, but fancies turning his hand to professional football. And as for settling down? Forget that. Usain Bolt is a freak of nature. There’s the size, for starters: 6ft 5in with size 13 feet (ideal sprinters are thought [...]
This week: Labour leadership, Craig Venter, Wenlock and Mandeville
Lucy Mangan on the people hitting the headlines in the past seven days Loss leaders Milibands, Balls, Burnham, Abbott, McDonnell and … It may sound like a re-imagining of the roll call for Trumpton but it is of course the full (at time of going to press) list of people who have indicated their willingness [...]
Record number of drugs tests to be carried out at London 2012 Olympics
A record numbers of drugs tests will be carried out at the London 2012 Olympics. Around 5,000 tests will be carried out – more than 10% more than the Beijing 2008 Games.
Record number of drug tests planned at London Games
LONDON (Reuters) – A record 5,000 drugs tests will be carried out at the 2012 London Olympics, Games organizers said on Wednesday.
Record tests at 2012 Games
A record number of drugs tests will be carried out at the 2012 London Olympics, it has been revealed by the London Organising Committee.
Record drugs tests at 2012 Games
A record number of drugs tests will be carried out at the 2012 London Olympics, it has been revealed.
Cycling 'leads anti-doping fight'
David Millar says cycling has gone from being one of the sports worst affected by doping to leading the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
New drugs laws ban 'legal highs'
Some anabolic steroids, growth promoters and herbal cannabis have been made illegal in Northern Ireland.
Glaxo to provide labs for 2012 Olympic doping tests (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline will provide laboratories and equipment to test athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics for banned drugs, the company said on Monday.
