U.S. skater admits tampering with Canadian’s skate
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – A U.S. Olympic speedskater has admitted he sabotaged a Canadian rival’s skate at last year’s world team short-track championships but said he was following the orders of his...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy closes in on U.S. East Coast
, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday, where it threatens to hit the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power...
View ArticleMassive Hurricane Sandy bears down on U.S. East Coast
, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday as it threatened to hit the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power...
View ArticleMassive Hurricane Sandy takes aim at East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday as it threatened to smack the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds,...
View ArticleThreat of Hurricane Sandy grows as it targets US East Coast
, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy closed in on the United States on Saturday as coastal communities along the East Coast scrambled to prepare for torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy set to make history as it aims at U.S. coast
, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Weather forecasters worked to pinpoint the likely landfall of the monstrous Hurricane Sandy as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast Sunday with the potential to be the biggest storm...
View ArticleDoping-Four year bans proposed under new WADA Code
Nov 18 (Reuters) – Athletes guilty of serious doping offenses will be suspended for four years from 2015 under proposals being considered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but there are no plans...
View ArticleFour year bans proposed under new WADA Code
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – Athletes guilty of serious doping offenses will be suspended for four years from 2015 under proposals being considered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but there are...
View ArticleGritty Suhr happy to finally reach new heights
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – Nearly a half a decade after Jenn Suhr thought she was ready to challenge Russian great Yelena Isinbayeva for women’s pole vault supremacy, the gritty American’s dreams are...
View ArticleGay has triple medal haul in mind for worlds
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Former world sprint title holder Tyson Gay has a lofty goal in mind for August’s global championships – three trips to the podium just like six years ago. Completely...
View ArticleSprinter Gay fails dope test, pulls out of worlds
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Tearful former double sprint world champion Tyson Gay said on Sunday he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and was pulling out of next month’s...
View ArticleFormer record holder Powell tests positive
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – Jamaica’s former world 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell said on Sunday he had tested positive for a banned stimulant at last month’s national championships. “I will...
View ArticleSprinter Gay’s B sample positive, fails another test
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay’s ‘B’ sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping...
View ArticleSprinter Tyson Gay’s B sample positive, fails another test
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay’s ‘B’ sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping...
View ArticleDoping-WADA plans special visit to Jamaica
Oct 14 (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is planning a special visit to Jamaica next year following concerns over the Caribbean island’s anti-doping programmes. “WADA has accepted an...
View ArticleWADA plans special visit to Jamaica
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is planning a special visit to Jamaica next year following concerns over the Caribbean island’s anti-doping programs. “WADA has accepted...
View ArticleRecords could tumble at inaugural World Relays
By Gene Cherry By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – Olympic and world champions will gather in the Bahamas this weekend for a special global meeting that has no field events or individual competitions but the...
View ArticleAthletics-Records could tumble at inaugural World Relays
By Gene Cherry By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – Olympic and world champions will gather in the Bahamas this weekend for a special global meeting that has no field events or individual competitions but the...
View ArticleWADA will not appeal sprinter Gay’s one-year ban
By Gene Cherry By Gene Cherry (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will not appeal banned American sprinter Tyson Gay’s controversial one-year doping ban, it said on Tuesday. The global...
View ArticleAthletics-IAAF will not appeal Gay’s one-year doping ban
By Gene Cherry June 26 (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will not appeal the one-year ban handed down to Tyson Gay for doping which has put the United States’s...
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