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"Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has vehemently denied any wrongdoing after the International Cycling Union opened disciplinary proceedings over alleged doping by the British Team Sky rider."

"According to an announcement by Team Sky, cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has withdrawn from racing after facing an investigation by the world governing body of cycling, the UCI, over unexplained discrepancies in his biological passport."

"Team Sky has released his performance data from six races, including this Tour. The team of Tour de France leader Chris Froome did this to dispel suspicions of doping."

"Tour de France 2013 winner Chris Froome has remarked that drug cheats in cycling should be given life bans. The Team Sky rider believes harsher sanctions still need to be handed down to anyone testing positive for drugs and remarked the sport has now moved on from past scandals."

"MILAN (VN) - Franco Pellizotti will not race in Astana's sky-blue colors next season as originally planned. The Kazakh team today announced its decision based on the Movement for a Credible Cycling (MPCC)."

"St Kilda forward Ahmed Saad is under investigation for breaching the AFL's anti-doping code, the club has confirmed. Saad, 23, has returned a positive sample to a substance alleged to be on the prohibited list. Twenty-three year-old Saad has not played for the seniors since early July when he was in the Saints' team which lost to Fremantle."

"The frontline in the battle against doping lies a long way from the floodlit stadiums in which athletes ply their trade. This is the world of dawn knocks waking reluctant athletes who start their day by weeing into a bottle in front of a stranger wearing plastic gloves and flourishing an anti-doping ID card."