Anti-doping under fire from MPs
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Britain's anti-doping chiefs hit back after an influential group of MPs said that an independent agency should take control of UK drugs testing.
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The British government faced anger from its legislators yesterday over a new bill to license a wave of casinos with unlimited jackpots, which critics charge could get thousands of Britons hooked on gambling.
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Protesters against a ban on fox hunting clashed with police outside the House of Commons as MPs debated the controversial blood sport, with several people injured.
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Private equity firms are to come under scrutiny from MPs following union criticism of the sector.
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World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound warned Friday that "more than a handful" of Olympic sports have failed to comply with anti-doping rules, endangering their place in future games.
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Health passports for athletes, a whistleblowing hotline and quicker sample testing could soon find a role in the fight against doping.
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AN influential MP yesterday demanded that food safety experts carry out further tests on a preservative used in some soft drinks.  The call by Lib Dem Norman Baker came after an academic raised fears over E211, known as sodium benzoate.
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Sport: Athletics: UK Sport's anti-doping policy means a lifetime funding ban for drug offenders
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound has claimed former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch tried to sweep doping under the carpet to protect IOC interests.
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ATHENS : Greek sprinters Kostadinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou are to be investigated by the world governing body of athletics and face being charged with a doping offence, it was announced.
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Baseball's drug problem grew thornier yesterday as Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate former American League MVP Miguel Tejada for possibly lying about steroid use and cited a sudden spike in the number of major leaguers who have received medical exemptions to use banned amphetamines.
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MPs gear up for a Commons fight over the amount of time they will have to debate the EU reform treaty.
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Tanni Grey Thompson, leading an anti-doping review for UK Athletics, wants eight-year bans for drugs cheats.
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Publishing more about MPs' expenses could people off standing for Parliament, Commons authorities say.
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There are angry exchanges as US baseball star Roger Clemens is grilled by Congress over doping claims.
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MPs face public scrutiny over the millions of pounds paid each year in expenses and allowances.