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"Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has remarked that he has many times asked UEFA, the European governing body of football, to consider using blood tests for finding cheaters in football."

"The Prime Minister of Jamaica called for the sprinting powerhouse's athletes to be far more vigilant about any kind of supplement they take. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller made these comments after revelations that two of the island's marquee sprinters and three others tested positive for banned substances at a meet."

"Doping in sports is simply not acceptable, said Indian cricket team vice-captain Virat Kohli. He further called for the harshest possible punishment for those who bring disrepute to the game."

"Lord Coe, after a flurry of recent high-profile failed drug tests, has called on sporting authorities to 'get tough with physios, get tough with coaches, get tough with managers and agents' of doping athletes."

"Usain Bolt, world's most famous athlete, has called for an end to false allegations about the doping problems of Jamaica after he revealed that a would-be sponsor pulled plug on endorsement deal."

"Alex Rodriguez, who has sued Major League Baseball to reverse his historic ban of 211 games, has walked out of a grievance hearing calling the proceedings a farce."

"The President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has lashed out at the World Anti-Doping Agency for what he called a "ridiculous" campaign against Jamaica and Kenya."

"The world governing body of football, FIFA, has called for an overhaul in the approach to the fight against doping in sport."

"The entire board of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission and its chairman, Dr. Herb Elliot, has resigned, after World Anti-Doping Agency officials visited Jamaica to conduct what the nation's minister for sport called an "extraordinary audit." The board members will step down on December 31."

"Doped athletes should be banned for life as using steroids for even just a short time could have permanent performance-enhancing effects, according to a new study. Several high profile athletes and celebs - such as Arnold Schwarzenegger - have admitted to using anabolic steroids to boost performance in sports and improve physical appearance."

"According to a new study, more than $1 million worth of heart attacks, strokes, and hospitalizations for other reasons were avoided by 1,000 Scotsmen aged in their 40s through 60s who had taken cholesterol-lowering statins for five years."