Moscow  - The sport of biathlon skiing in Russia suffered another
doping blow Thursday when the Allsport news agency reported that two
skiers tested positive at the national championships in the West
Siberian town of Uvat.

According to the reports, the A-samples of one male and one female
skier tested positive for the blood-booster EPO, the same drug that
biathlon Ekaterina Iourieva, Albina Akhatova and Dmitri Yaroshenko
tested positive for at the biathlon World Cup season-opener in
Ostersund, Sweden, last December.

London, Apr. 9 : Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic has said that Manchester United is guilty of complacency and warned his team mates that they must rediscover their focus if their season is not to end in failure.

In less than four weeks United have seen a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League cut to just one and face a battle to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 2-2 draw with Porto at Old Trafford.

New York, April 9 : Drunk Michael Phelps gave onlookers an eyeful after getting in to a steamy session with his girlfriend at a New York City club, according to reports.

The ace swimmer, who had remained at bay from the party scene since his controversial marijuana pics surfaced in January, purportedly returned to the floor with his wild antics.

Lahore, Apr. 9 : Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said the Australian Cricket team''s bench strength allows them to rest their top players for a series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Referring to Cricket Australia's (CA) decision to rest Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, and Mitchell Johnson, Alam said: "Even without three key players, I believe they are a very good side."

The Australian selectors have recalled Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Shane Watson as replacements.

Wellington, Apr 9 : New Zealand cricket coach Andy Moles has changed his mind and now wants to be a national selector.

Speaking as the New Zealand team disbanded at the end of the test series against India, Moles said his decision was not a reflection of the panel's work, but there was certainly an inference that he wants to be in a position to offer greater input into the team.

London, Apr 9 : AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has told Chelsea that he is ready to take over from stopgap boss Guus Hiddink.

Ancelotti has promised Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich that he is willing to join the club this summer, The Sun reported.

Ancelotti was the Blues owner's first choice to replace Phil Scolari, but was unwilling to leave Milan mid-season.

However, sources at the Italian club have indicated that an agreement has been reached with Chelsea, which will see Ancelotti named as the new coach.