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CAS orders two-year ban for doping Russian gymnast Krylov

By Emily Goddard

Andrey Krylov at Trampoline World Championships 2009June 12 - Russian gymnast Andrey Krylov has been suspended for two years for a doping offence after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) calling for the original 12-month sanction from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to be extended.






Chinese and European rivals to pair up at China table tennis Open

By James Crook

Ma Long with Timo BollJune 11 - The world's top table tennis players are due to team up at the China Open this week after a successful trial at the Korea Open earlier this year, and the much anticipated link-up between European number one Timo Boll and world number two Ma Long is the talk of Changchun on the eve of the tournament.