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"Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been banned from cycling for life after a third doping offence, an Italian Olympic Committee tribunal ruled on Thursday."

"The Turkish Athletic Federation has announced that two-time European 100 meters hurdles champion Nevin Yanit has been banned from competing for two years for doping offences."

"A ban of two years has been imposed on Sam Chalmers, the son of former Scotland and British Lions fly-half Craig, for doping offences."

"A first major offence currently carries a two-year ban, with athletes banned for life if they test positive again. The new code, which comes into effect from 1 January 2015, means offenders will miss at least one Olympic Games."

"Irish trainer Gerard Butler has appealed against his five-year suspension over doping offences, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced on Wednesday."

"According to a new Korean study, taking medications containing caffeine was tied to a doubled or even tripled risk of having a stroke. The findings of this study may seem to contradict recent evidence suggesting coffee and tea exert protective effects."