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Grainger looking to keep Watkins threat at bay

By Mike Rowbottom

Grainger_WatkinsApril 12 - Katherine Grainger's position as Britain's pre-eminent oarswoman will be put under pressure this weekend as she contests the senior international trials on the 2012 Olympic course against the competitor with whom she won last year's world double sculls title, Anna Watkins.

"No hiding place" for drug cheats, warns IPC

By Tom Degun

ParalympiansApril 12 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has issued a warning that improved intelligence and a greater number of smart tests mean any disability athletes taking performance enhancing drugs will have no place to hide in the future.

IAAF introduce new gender rules for female competitors

By Duncan Mackay

Caster Semenya crossing the line and pointing(1)April 12 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today reacted to the Caster Semenya affair by becoming the first international sports federation to approve the adoption of new rules and regulations governing the eligibility of females with hyperandrogenism to compete in women's competition.

Places running out fast for USOC Paralympic Conference

By Tom Degun

USA_OlympicsApril 12 - The fourth annual United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Paralympic Leadership Conference, which is being led by top professionals in the Paralympic Movement, has nearly sold out with organisers claiming that there are now very limited slots remaining.

Exclusive: Sainsbury's keen to continue School Games sponsorship

By Tom Degun

Yolanda_King_at_UK_School_GamesApril 12 - Justin King, the chief executive of supermarket giant Sainsbury's, has revealed that his organisation is looking to continue its affiliation with school sport by sponsoring the new School Games, which will be inaugurated at the Olympic Park in Stratford just two months ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.