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"Anabolic steroids should be banned from horseracing and this ban is fundamental to growth of the sport, says Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club."

"UCI president, Pat McQuaid, believes it was because of him that the world of cycling is a doping-free world. The embattled president of the world cycling body recently remarked that he is part of the "new guard" in the sport."

"Travis Tygart, the chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, has remarked there is tremendous pressure on athletes and business leaders to do whatever it takes to win, including cheating."

"The booming fitness supplement industry is a minefield for New Zealand youngsters looking at a career in sport, experts say. Auckland College Sport chief executive Manoj Daji says better education about performance enhancing drugs is needed at the grassroots level."

"Two men have been arrested for allegedly sending death threats to United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart last year."

"However, those years of unparalleled success on the road and manipulation of the legal system could cost the man who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles a large proportion of his estate. It is a year since the US ­Anti-Doping Agency published its 202-page report into what its chief executive, Travis Tygart, described as the "most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping program that sport has ever seen"."

"FIFA's chief medical officer has remarked that Brazil, the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014, has to foot part of the bill to fly blood and urine samples of footballers to Switzerland for doping tests."

"The sanctions, which have been mooted for weeks, were delivered by NRL chief executive Dave Smith at a press conference today. They stem from a period in 2011 when sports scientist Steve Dank was at the club, during which time Flanagan was the Sharks' head coach."