AP Interview: EU sports chief WADA must change rules to take privacy concern into account

September 25th, 2009 Ousting SAfrica track chief not raised at meetingJOHANNESBURG — Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene received a vote of confidence from the national track authority's members, even as politicians, union leaders, newspaper editorials and other sports bodies have called for him to be fired. Chuene has been under pressure after he admitted on Sept.

September 7th, 2009 New rules for sports charters hits Blue JaysTORONTO — A rules change concerning charter airlines carrying sports teams in foreign countries is causing problems for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays begin a four-game series in Detroit on Friday and had intended to fly to Windsor, Ontario, before crossing the border by bus.

August 4th, 2009 Prosecutor: suicide rules will apply everywhereLONDON — Britain's chief prosecutor says the same legal rules must apply to assisted suicide whether it takes place in Britain or in countries where the practice is allowed. Helping someone die is a crime in Britain.

July 10th, 2009 Mayfield case puts spotlight on NASCAR drug policyCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Although NASCAR contends it has the best anti-doping procedures in sports, some experts see flaws in the policy and question whether drivers are getting a fair shake in the lab or a safe ride on the track.

June 5th, 2009 NJ gov says federal ban on sports betting unfairTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov.

May 14th, 2009 WADA to explain retro doping tests to EU officialsATHENS, Greece — The World Anti-Doping Agency will explain its methods of retrospective testing to European Union officials as part of an ongoing debate over privacy issues. WADA vice chairman Arne Ljungqvist said discussions would focus on the eight-year statute of limitation that allows testers to keep frozen samples of athletes' blood and urine for reanalysis when new detection methods become available.

May 14th, 2009 Del. sports betting legislation signed into lawNEWARK, Del. — Delaware becomes the only state east of the Mississippi River to allow betting on sports after the governor signed the legislation.

May 13th, 2009 USC coach accused of paying Mayo associateLOS ANGELES — A former associate of NBA star O.J. Mayo has told Yahoo! Sports that Southern California basketball coach Tim Floyd paid to help get Mayo to play for the Trojans.

April 22nd, 2009 Random doping tests begin in sumo wrestlingTOKYO — The Japan Sumo Association began random doping tests of wrestlers Wednesday following a series of drug-related scandals that have damaged the image of the ancient sport. Several top wrestlers, including grand champion Asashoryu of Mongolia, were given urine tests by Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corp., Japan's only institution certified by world anti-doping agency WADA.

April 21st, 2009 European Union, WADA poised for more confrontationBRUSSELS — The European Union will face increased calls this week to force the World Anti-Doping Agency into softening its out-of-competition drug-testing rules following a report criticizing them for alleged privacy violations. An independent EU advisory panel said that anti-doping controllers in the 27-nation EU must "disregard" the WADA code when its rules "contradict domestic law." The WADA system requires athletes to give three months' notice of their location for one hour each day — seven days a week — between 6 a.m.

March 4th, 2009 JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday called for separating sports from politics and asked Pakistan to see reason and 'correct the damage caused to it by the forces it had promoted and protected at one point in time'. 'Sports and politics have to be separated and I do not think any cause should allow sportspersons to be targeted,' Abdullah said, talking to media persons here, about the Lahore incident in which the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked.

February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has scratched Tamil Nadu team Happy Entertainment from the second division of the I-League that starts Saturday after rejecting its request for a name change. Happy Entertainment, which was in Group C of the second division I-League, at the last moment wanted its name changed to Happy Entertainment Netaji Sports Club.

February 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - India's tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi Friday blamed the players for the new stringent dope rules, saying they had brought it upon themselves by cheating repeatedly. 'Lot of players have been cheating.

February 3rd, 2009 AGARTALA - A colourful march-past, dances and cultural functions with traditional costumes Wednesday marked the beginning of the Northeast Games at the Umakanta Stadium here. In all 1,102 competitors, including 471 women contestants, from the eight northeastern states are participating in the 23rd Northeast Games.

December 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The global meltdown has impacted the Indian sports goods market with export orders going down by more than 30 percent in the last two months. According to a report by the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGEPC), there has already been a loss of Rs.450 million in the business and if the situation continues in the next two months, then more than 50,000 workers will lose their jobs.