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"Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI), the largest needle exchange service in the state, has reported a "dramatic increase" in the count of people, mainly men, who are injecting anabolic steroids."

"Long distance runner Devis Licciardi has been summoned to a hearing by the Italian Olympic Committee after reports that he used a "fake penis" to beat a doping test."

"Despite speculation last night the club would receive the 400-page report today, Bombers officials insisted this morning they had not been given a copy by either ASADA or the AFL. Speaking before training at Windy Hill - attended by about 500 Bombers fans - Hird was reluctant to divulge any information on the investigation."

"Lance Armstrong is facing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded team sponsor US Postal Service out of millions of dollars. Armstrong's lawyers have fired back, claiming the government shouldn't collect because it should have seen all those media reports about Armstrong doping."

"On Thursday morning, representatives of the horse-racing industry told Congress that thoroughbred racing's drug problem was a myth. On Thursday afternoon, a report by the California Horse Racing Board revealed that Bob Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer, had been giving every horse in his barn a thyroid hormone without ever checking to see if any of them had thyroid problems."

"The UFC has suspended heavyweight Ben Rothwell for nine months due to an elevated testosterone level following a win against Brandon Vera at UFC 164. Officials confirmed the suspension with ESPN.com on Thursday, following an initial report by MMAjunkie.com."

"A World Anti-Doping Agency team will visit Jamaica, a country troubled by doping allegations and lack of drug testing, amid reports that athletes of the country may face an Olympic ban over the handling of recent drug scandals by Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO)."

"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"."

"STOCKHOLM (AP) The Norwegian Biathlon Association says the sport's international governing body has asked six-time Olympic gold medalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen for clarification after he failed to report his whereabouts to doping inspectors in Austria."

"All-time Olympic great Ole Einar Bjørndalen has been asked by the Norwegian anti-doping agency to apologize after six-time Olympic gold medalist failed to report his whereabouts to doping inspectors in Austria."

"Last season, five players at Premiership clubs tested positive for recreational drugs. The Rugby Football Union disclosed in its annual anti-doping report that the cases would be treated confidentially and punished with a "first-strike fine"."

"According to media reports from Turkey, at least 16 oil wrestlers have tested positive for banned performance enhancing substances in the latest doping scandal to hit the country."