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"Sherone Simpson, one of two Jamaican sprinters who tested positive for a banned substance last year, will appear on Tuesday before a disciplinary panel of her country's anti-doping commission at the start of a two-day hearing."

"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."

"The Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will now hand over to the country's anti-doping disciplinary panel to discuss when hearings for the athletes - which also includes Powell's team-mate Sherone Simpson - will take place."

"Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall became the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials in June following recent revelations by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson."

"The sporting world's latest doping bombshell landed last weekend, as sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson of Jamaica and American Tyson Gay all tested positive for banned drugs. It was a jarring blow to track and field, tarnishing two of the four fastest men ever to run the 100-metre dash and a woman with three Olympic medals."

"The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has remarked that the credibility of track and field's anti-doping program has been "enhanced, not diminished" after sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for banned substances. "I am not now - nor have I ever been - a cheat," Powell posted on Twitter. Olympic gold medalist Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for the same stimulant oxilofrine, said she "would not intentionally take an illegal substance of any form into my system.""

"The IOC and IAAF are looking at the bright side of the latest doping scandals to jolt track and field. The world bodies said though the positive tests that nabbed top-name sprinters Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson are disappointing but they have shown proof that global drug-testing efforts are working."

"After the recent positive tests of Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson, IOC vice president Thomas Bach has find a reason to look at the bright side of the latest doping scandals to jolt track and field. IOC vice president Thomas Bach, who leads the committee's investigations into Olympic doping cases, said the latest news is "disappointing and encouraging at the same time.""

"Colombian climbing sensation Nairo Quintana has remarked that fight against doping of cycling has helped him excel at the Tour de France by allowing his intense training to make a difference."