Stefan Matschiner

ROUNDUP: Austrian blood centrifuge discovered; Huetthaler banned

Austrian blood centrifuge discovered; Huetthaler banned Vienna  - A blood centrifuge that was allegedly used to dope Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl has been possibly found in Budapest, Austrian police said Monday.

Investigations were ongoing to confirm whether the machine found Saturday by Hungarian police in a private home was the one operated by Kohl's former manager Stefan Matschiner, according to a police spokesperson in Vienna.

Matschiner admits to supplying doping substances

Matschiner admits to supplying doping substances Vienna  - Sports manager Stefan Matschiner has told Austrian investigators that he supplied cyclist Bernhard Kohl and other athletes with doping substances, the Austrian Press Agency APA reported late Friday.

Matschiner, who was taken into custody in Monday, reportedly told the authorities that he supplied the blood booster EPO, testosterone and Human Growth Hormone.

APA said that Matschiner's lawyer did not dismiss this information as false.

3RD ROUNDUP: Kohl's former manager arrested on doping charge

Kohl's former manager arrested on doping chargeVienna  - Stefan Matschiner, the former manager of disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, was arrested Monday night following allegations by Kohl and an Austrian triathlete that he had supplied substances for doping.

Matschiner's lawyer denied that his client had supplied blood boosters to the two athletes, although he admitted another form of doping.