Greek federation suspends 2 weightlifters for doping, says a 3rd has tested positive

May 11th, 2009 Guardiola wins appeal against 2001 positive testROME — Pep Guardiola has won his appeal against a positive test for the steroid nandrolone when he played for Brescia in the Serie A in 2001. Guardiola, who now coaches Barcelona, tested positive not longer after joining Brescia in October 2001.

May 10th, 2009 Gasquet confirms positive test for cocainePARIS — French tennis player Richard Gasquet confirmed that he tested positive for cocaine at the Sony Ericsson Open in March, but maintained his innocence. Gasquet said in a statement Sunday that the "B'' sample from the tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., confirmed the result of the "A'' sample taken the same day.

May 8th, 2009 Austrian cycling seeks harsher doping penaltiesVIENNA — The Austrian cycling federation has called for doping to be classified as a criminal offense, leading to harsher punishment for riders who use banned substances. "It's totally clear that the current degree of penalty is not sufficient," federation president Otto Flum told national broadcaster ORF on Thursday.

April 30th, 2009 Rebellin requests test of backup 'B' sampleROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has requested that his backup "B'' sample be examined after testing positive for doping at the Beijing Games. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced Thursday that Rebellin's lawyer Federico Cecconi made the request.

April 29th, 2009 5 athletes identified in Beijing doping casesLONDON — Bahrain's first Olympic track and field gold medalist, an Italian cycling silver medalist and a prominent German cyclist are among the six athletes caught for blood doping in retests of their Beijing samples. National sports bodies in Bahrain, Italy and Germany confirmed Wednesday that 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi, road race medalist Davide Rebellin and rider Stephan Schumacher had tested positive for the new blood-boosting drug CERA.

April 29th, 2009 Cyclist Rebellin rejects Beijing doping accusationROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has rejected allegations that he tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games, saying the result was "a mistake." "I don't know what may have happened. It is certainly a mistake," Rebellin told La Stampa in an interview published Wednesday.

April 29th, 2009 German federation: cyclist Schumacher failed testSTUTTGART, Germany — The German cycling federation said Wednesday that Stefan Schumacher is one of the six athletes who tested positive for CERA at the Beijing Olympics. The federation said it has passed on the documents of a positive retest to Schumacher and that it was up to the rider to decide whether to demand the opening of the "B'' sample.

April 29th, 2009 Bahrain NOC: Ramzi tested positive for dopingMANAMA, Bahrain — The Bahrain Olympic Committee said Wednesday that 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Ramzi, who won the 800-1,500 double at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki, is originally from Morocco and still trains in his native country.

April 29th, 2009 CONI: Cyclist Rebellin tested positive for dopingROME — The Italian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. CONI said in a statement that it has suspended the athlete, and anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri has opened an investigation following the retesting of samples taken at the Olympics.

April 28th, 2009 IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes positive for CERALONDON — The IOC's pursuit of drug cheats from the Beijing Olympics paid off Tuesday with confirmation that six athletes turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from last year's games. The International Olympic Committee said a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for CERA, an advanced version of the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.

April 28th, 2009 6 positives in Olympic doping retests; 2 medalistsLONDON — The IOC is still uncovering drug cheats eight months after the Beijing Olympics ended. The International Olympic Committee, staying true to its pledge to fight doping, said Tuesday that six athletes have been nabbed by retesting their blood samples for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting hormone EPO.

April 28th, 2009 IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes test positiveLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC says six Olympic athletes have been found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples. The International Olympic Committee says a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.

April 28th, 2009 Source: 2 medalists among 6 new positivesLONDON — A person familiar with a new round of drug tests from the Beijing Olympics says two medalists were among six athletes who turned up positive when their blood samples were rechecked. The person tells The Associated Press the tests nabbed three track and field athletes, two cyclists and one weightlifter.

April 11th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has once again come under the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-doping scanner ahead of the forthcoming one-day international series against Australia in the UAE. Sources said Akhtar's mysterious and sudden increase in fitness levels just weeks after suffering a major knee injury could attract the ICC's attention.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The government has constituted an anti-doping disciplinary panel to check incidents of drug abuse by sportsmen. The nine-member panel will be headed by Dinesh Dayal, retired additional district judge of Delhi.