Summer Sports

Gay lights up Palace on cold, grey day

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom at Crystal Palace

August 13 - Just a week after earning his first victory over Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay followed up tonight by running the world’s fastest 100 metres time this year of 9.78sec - despite cold, damp and grey conditions which were the last thing any sprinter would want.

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Powell pulls out of London Diamond League meeting

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom in London

August 12 - Asafa Powell has dropped out of the Aviva London Samsung Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace this weekend.

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Exclusive: There will be no exception for FIFA over whereabouts claim WADA

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 11 - Football must adhere to the controversial "whereabouts" rule and top players must provide details of their location for one hour every day of the year, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President John Fahey warned today.

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International Hockey Federation recruits new chief executive from WADA

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 11 - South African Kelly Fairweather (pictured left) is to succeed the retiring Christophe Troendle as the new chief executive of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), it has been announced.

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Drugs cheat Antonio Pettigrew found dead in car

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 10 - Antonio Pettigrew (pictured), an American who was at the centre of one of the biggest doping scandals in Olympic history, was found dead today.

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Simmonds wins Battle of Britain at European Championships

By Duncan Mackay

August 10 - Britain claimed a superb one-two in the 200 metres backstroke tonight, after Lizzie Simmonds won her battle with compatriot Gemma Spofforth at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.

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Cyclist positive test proves intelligence system works claims UKAD

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 9 - Britain's recently launched independent anti-doping agency are hailing the two-year suspension of cyclist Dan Staite (pictured) as evidence that their new method of targetting athletes they suspect of cheating based on intelligence received from outside sources is working.

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NBA to stage regular season matches in London as part of 2012 Olympic build-up

By Duncan Mackay

August 9 - Regular season NBA matches are to be staged in London next year as the sport tries to maximise the development opportunities offered by the capital hosting the 2012 Olympics.

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Singapore is audition for my role in sister act in London says Ohuruogu

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun at Heathrow

August 9 - Victoria Ohuruogu (pictured), the younger sister of women’s 400 metres Olympic champion Christine, claimed that she is aiming to take on her elder sibling at London 2012.

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Ireland set to unveil new equestrian anti-doping scheme

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 8 - Ireland's Olympic Council and the country's governing body for horse sport are tomorrow due to announce details of a new scheme designed to help stamp out the doping scandals which have overshadowed the team's appearances at the last two Olympics.

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Australia end England dreams in Champions Trophy final

By Duncan Mackay

August 8 - England suffered a 4-0 defeat to Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy at the HockeyPark in Moengladbach as the winners lifted the trophy for the third consecutive year.

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Athletes prize money will not be cut, promises IAAF President Lamine Diack

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 7 - Prize money at major International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) events will not be cut to save $20 million (£14 million) in costs, the sport's President Lamine Diack has pledged today.

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England reach final of Champions Trophy

By Duncan Mackay

August 7 - England's hockey team reached their first Champions Trophy final today thanks to a last-gasp 4-3 win over New Zealand in Moengladbach and will tackle title-holders Australia for the gold medal tomorrow.

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Sir Chris Hoy writes off £80,000 car

By Duncan Mackay

August 7 - Four-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has wrecked his £80,000 ($128,000) Jaguar in a crash, it has emerged.

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Katie Taylor lifts another title

By Duncan Mackay

August 7 - Ireland's Katie Taylor (pictured right) has won a gold medal at the Women's European Union Championships in Hungary.

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