Steroid Use

"The International Wrestling Federation has announced that Iran's world champion Amir Aziz Ali Akbari, who won the 120 kg-weight class title in September in Hungary, has been banned for life after a second doping offense."

"Buenos Aires, Dec 26.- The Argentine government passed today a law against doping in sport, designed to promote fair play and protecting the health of those involved in the competitions. The Legal Regime for the Prevention and Control of Doping in Sport was sanctioned by both houses of the National Congress in November and published Thursday by the Gazette, which comes into force."

"Mary Akor of Gardena, an athlete in the sport of track & field, has accepted a ban of two years for a doping offense, according to an announcement by the United States Anti-Doping Agency."

"AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong is still fighting a Texas company that wants to recoup about $12 million in bonuses he was paid for winning the Tour de France while secretly using performance-enhancing drugs."

"With a decision imminent about who will be charged in the Qui Tam whistleblower case launched by Floyd Landis and joined by the US government, Lance Armstrong has moved to ensure that he will not be the only person to face blame for the widespread doping on the US Postal Service team."

"IOC Vice-President Sir Craig Reedie has taken over as the new President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with effect from 1 January 2014."

"RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Raleigh-area based cyclist has been banned from competition for two years following a positive doping test at this year's national championships."

"Sir Craig Reedie has replaced the departing John Fahey as the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) president."

"Wide receiver Mac Morrison of Acton, a second-year member of the Guelph Gryphons' OUA football squad, has received a suspension of two years for an anti-doping rule violation."

"Testing positive for three separate banned products at the US masters' road national championships on September 6th, the 62 year old amateur David LeDuc has been handed a two year suspension by the US Anti Doping Agency. "

"The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has reviewed and amended its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Policy after being prompted by steroid scandals in Great Britain earlier this year."

"When Lance Armstrong chose Oprah Winfrey to hear his confession in January, he - and we - knew what to expect: a hug not the scalpel; understanding not evisceration; a bleeding heart not a bloody dissection"

"Australia's three-time world time-trial champion Michael Rogers and Belgian Jonathan Breyne have been provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) over doping offenses, according to an announcement by the world governing body of cycling."

"Hein Verbruggen, the former UCI President who is accused of covering up Lance Armstrong's positive drug test, has revealed the "misery" he has suffered since the allegations emerged and said he had written to Armstrong seeking an apology."

"Young Ecuadorian rider Daniela Moreno has received a formal warning after the horse she was assigned to ride in an FEI-sanctioned event tested positive for phenylbutazone and flunixin."

"Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has hit back at doping cover-up claims made by Lance Armstrong and said his own reputation is being destroyed."

"MOSCOW - Six Russian male weightlifters and two female cyclists have been banned for breaking anti-doping regulations."

"Former Portugal playmaker Deco has made an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his ban of one year for a failed drug test."

"BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong eventually confessed to his long time use of banned drugs while more high-profile doping scandals hit the headlines from time to time. Armstrong, stripped of seven Tour de France titles and banned for life last year, had denied any wrong-doping until January this year when he confessed to use of EPO, human growth hormone and steroids in the Oprah talk show."

"Dr Paul Wright, the most senior drug tester of Jamaica, has revealed that the recent rash of failed tests for athletes of the country might be the "tip of an iceberg"."