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American sprinter Michelle Collins has been hit with an eight-year suspension for using a cocktail of banned drugs EPO, testosterone and the designer steroid THG.
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A British-born Muslim student, described at his trial as a "wannabe suicide bomber", was jailed for eight years Tuesday after being convicted of promoting Islamist extremism on the Internet.
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The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment meted out so far in the case.
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Bertie Ahern insists he broke no rules in accepting money Irish PM Bertie Ahern is facing renewed pressure after revealing that he accepted 8,000 for a speaking engagement in 1994.Comment
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Two men who fired on police after a controversial Orange parade was banned are jailed for a total of 27 years.
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Former world indoor 200 meters champion Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years after she was found her guilty of doping charges in connection with the
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Respect MP should be suspended for 18 days, standards watchdog says.
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Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has received a touchline ban and fine for his actions in a November loss to Fulham. Souness will serve a one-match ban on the Magpies&#39; first match in January, a league tie with West Bromwich Albion.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years Friday for a doping violation linked to the BALCO scandal and will forfeit results that include 2003 world and US titles in the 200 meters.
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The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing
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The highest-ranking soldier charged with abusing inmates in the Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad yesterday.
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Adrian Mutu, fired by Chelsea last week after failing a doping test for cocaine, was banned for seven months and fined 20,000 pounds ($36,800) by England&#39;s Football Association.
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LONDON : Bolton&#39;s El-Hadji Diouf was banned for three matches after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct for spitting.
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The Romanian striker was dismissed for gross misconduct last month after he admitted taking the drug following a target test. The 25-year-old was later suspended by the Football Association for seven months, a ban which was later made worldwide by FIFA.
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Four NBA players have been suspended for a total of eight games after a fight in a pre-season game. Washington Wizards centre Brendan Haywood and guard Larry Hughes were banned for three and one game apiece.
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Manchester City manager Kevin Keeganwas fined 8,500 pounds by the English Football Association on Friday for his comments on referee Steve Dunn.
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England fast-bowler Liam Plunkett is banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving.