Steroid Use

"Another top female shot putter has been hit with an anti-doping ban. American thrower Jillian Camarena-Williams has been served with a six-month suspension from the US Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for clomiphene."

"Asbel Kiprop has pledged to support the decision by the IAAF to impose doping bans of four years on doping cheats, starting in 2015."

"Viktor Troicki of Serbia who was banned for 18 months for missing a doping test expressed confidence that the ban will be turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on 9 October."

"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."

"According to an announcement by Team Sky, cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has withdrawn from racing after facing an investigation by the world governing body of cycling, the UCI, over unexplained discrepancies in his biological passport."

"In his first move as UCI president, Brian Cookson has urged Lance Armstrong to divulge all that he knows about past doping activities. "I hope that he is going to tell the complete truth," said Cookson, "I haven't spoken with him before but if he wants to help cycling, if he wants to be a witness, there is a place for him.""

"Campbell-Brown, one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's recent sprinting success, returned a positive test for a banned diuretic at the Jamaica International Invitational meet in May. She was suspended while the disciplinary committee reviewed the case and missed Jamaica's national championships and the chance to race at the 2013 world championships in Moscow."

"Pat McQuaid, who held the control of the world governing body of cycling for eight years, has lost the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI) to Brian Cookson, the head of British Cycling."

"Former Portuguese international and Spain's FC Barcelona ex-midfielder Deco has been suspended for one year by the Sports Court of Brazil."

"The doping ban on cyclist Michael Rasmussen has been reduced to two years from eight years, according to an announcement by Danish sport officials. This reduction was facilitated after the Danish cyclist offered "substantial assistance" to the anti-doping authority that has opened up many other cases."

"Croatian Marin Cilic's announcement during Wimbledon that he was pulling out of the tournament due to a knee injury was to avoid "adverse publicity" from the fact he had failed a drugs test, the full findings of the case have revealed."

"FIFA has lifted the suspension of a Bulgaria player within few hours after he tested positive for doping at a World Cup qualifying match."

"Cycling's world governing body has a new president after Britain's Brian Cookson defeated the incumbent, Pat McQuaid of Ireland. Cookson has pledged to clean up the sport, which has been tainted by doping scandals."

"National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), a U.K. government body that provides guidance on health services, has urged gyms to offer needles to people who inject anabolic androgenic steroids. It also urged gyms to provide needles to those injecting tanning drugs so that the risk of contracting blood-borne viruses can be reduced."

"Danish sports officials say cyclist Michael Rasmussen's doping ban has been reduced from eight to two years because of his "substantial assistance" to the anti-doping authority that has opened up several other cases. Lone Hansen, the head of Anti Doping Denmark, says Rasmussen's voluntary admission and information he provided earlier this year led to new investigations. She declined to give further details pending the outcome of the probes."

"The International Tennis Federation remarked on June 26 this year that Marin Cilic was withdrawing from the Wimbledon championship due to a knee injury when in fact Cilic was starting an anti-doping suspension."

"Sydney Roosters general manager Brian Canavan said on Wednesday that his players were tested for human growth hormone without the consent of club officials and staff. Confirming he had severed ties with the weight loss and nutritional company Nubodi earlier this year he said the Roosters had been disturbed to discover that his players were tested for the levels of HGH in their blood during the firm's brief association with the club."

"The Australian Racing Board recently announced a complete ban on the use of anabolic steroids in racehorses both in and out of training. This ban has puzzled Equine veterinarians and it seems like the board ignored a submission from Equine Veterinarians Australia on how the drug is used in racehorses."

"Bay Area investment banker Thom Weisel, who financed Lance Armstrong's cycling teams, knew of Armstrong's efforts to cover up his doping as early as 1999, according to a sworn affidavit submitted to a federal court in one of the lawsuits against the fallen cyclist."