Wickmayer, Malisse gain hope after court overturns bans
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 09:24.
Brussels, Dec 15 - US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer and her Belgian compatriot Xavier Malisse will be aiming for possible Australian Open wild cards next month after a court overturned one-year bans for missing anti-doping tests. Read more »
Rogge: up to 40 doping cases possible at Beijing Olympics
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 10:59.
Brussels - Up to 40 athletes could fail doping tests at the Beijing Olympics next month, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said in an interview published on Saturday.
"You can expect 30-40 positive cases based on the number of doping tests," Rogge told the De Standaard daily from his native Belgium. Read more »
European Parliament opposes FIFA plans to limit foreign players
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 18:16.
Brussels - The European Parliament on Thursday called on governments and sports associations to bloc FIFA plans aimed at promoting the use of home-grown players by football clubs.
In a report approved by the assembly, MEPs said FIFA's so-called 6+5 rule would discriminate players on the basis of their nationality.
Instead, lawmakers said they preferred measures designed to favour the use of a minimum number of locally-trained players. Read more »
Justine Henin to rest knee until Berlin in May
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 09:42.
Brussels - The injury worries continues for fragile world number one Justine Henin, who has withdrawn from next week's WTA green clay event in Charleston with more knee problems.
The Belgian limped out in a 6-2, 6-0 quarter-final loss to Serena Williams last week in Miami and has been saying that the knee which has bothered her for weeks is still not at 100 per cent. Read more »
London, Feb 9 : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and the board at Ashburton Grove are reportedly ready to go to war with Spanish giants Barcelona to ensure that skipper Cesc Fabregas does not leave. 
London, Feb 9 : Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims the Premier League title is back in their hands following Chelsea’s slip-up against Hull City on Saturday. 
Nagpur, Feb 9 : Shell-shocked by the massive loss to South Africa in the first cricket Test, the Indian selectors dropped two young seamers and brought in Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina to 
London, Feb 9 : England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire.
London, Feb 6 : Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button has been advised by his friend David Coulthard that he should not panic if he has to spend half of the season behind teammate Lewis Hamilton. 
London, Feb 6 : Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has said that he is having fun and “sleeping like a baby”, as he prepares for his F1 return.