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Sports Law latest headlines (Last update 1st March 2008)
FIFA in yet another corruption row;
"Draconian" drugs rules hit rugby player;
Astana Team banned from Tour de France;
Chambers threatens legal action to gain place;
Chambers return sparks row;
Latest Stories Top sports officials are alleged to have collected more than 18 million Swiss francs in bribes for TV and merchandising deals. The soccer association FIFA is involved, and the case in Switzerland will expose a system of bribes -- and perhaps those who accepted them.More from SpiegelOnline
SCOTT MacLeod's failure to understand stringent anti-doping rules almost cost him a year out of the game and a forever tarnished "drugs" image.
Legal experts believe Dwain Chambers has a 50-50 chance of overturning the rule that bars any British competitor found guilty of a serious drugs offence from ever taking part in the Olympic Games.
Though the Astana cycling team is under new leadership with Johan Bruyneel at the helm, it has been barred from the Tour de France and other events organized by Amaury Sports Organization (A.S.O.), the A.S.O.
Chief executive Niels de Vos has vowed to restructure UK Athletics' selection policy to prevent a repeat of the Dwain Chambers competition row.
WATERLOO head coach Chris O’Callaghan has labelled James Rothwell’s drug ban as “draconian”. The 22-year-old now faces a two year suspension after failing to show up for a routine drugs test back December.
They were the 6.7 seconds that plunged athletics into a moral quagmire and left Dwain Chambers talking of becoming an Olympic athlete and a totem for the anti-drugs crusade.
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