Collins hit with eight-year ban for BALCO links
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SALVO, United States  - American sprinter Michelle Collins has been handed an eight-year ban for doping offences despite never having tested positive for banned substances.
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Eight weeks' grace on braodband pricing allegations
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MICHELLE COLLINS, of the United States, the former world indoor 200 metres champion, was suspended for eight years yesterday for drug abuse in a landmark ruling in the fight against doping.
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The fate of American sprinter Michelle Collins, who has been charged with doping violations, will be decided next week. Collins, last year&#39;s world indoor 400metres champion, has been implicated in the BALCO
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Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was fined 8,500 pounds ($18,900 Cdn) Friday by the Football Association for verbally abusing a referee.
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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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Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has received a one-match touchline ban for improper conduct, the Football Association (FA) says.
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ROME -- Former Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso received a maximum two-year doping penalty Friday from the Italian cycling federation.
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Michelle Collins has been suspended for eight years and must also forfeit her 2003, 200-meter World Indoor and USA Indoor Championship titles, for a doping violation related to the BALCO conspiracy.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Romanian striker Adrian Mutu, formerly of London-based club Chelsea, received a seven-month ban on Thursday after testing positive for a recreational drug.
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Sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years for a doping violation linked to the BALCO scandal and will forfeit results that include 2003 indoor world and U.S. titles in the 200 meters.
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Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo was given a seven-match European ban by UEFA for misconduct in a Champions League soccer game last week, while his club received a 26,000-euro ($34,500) fine.
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Former secretary sentenced to eight years over plot to sell secret formula.
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Rangers manager Alex McLeish has criticised the punishment handed out to Nacho Novo by the Scottish Football Association. Novo and Celtic striker Henri Camara were both given one-match bans
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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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Bolton&#39;s El-Hadji Diouf has been banned for three matches with immediate effect by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct.
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The Belgian cycling federation for doping has banned Johan Museeuw, Chris Peers and Jo Planckaert for four years. None of the three failed a test but all have been implicated in the trafficking ring run by vet Jose Landuyt.