Ludhiana, Feb. 16 : Having contributed his bit as an Olympian, Hardeep Singh Grewal, who used to play as India''s center-half in the team, is helping a new crop of youngsters to rise in hockey.

Hardeep believes the success of Indian hockey at the international stage depends training a new crop of motivated youngsters.

Pyeongchang, South Korea - The result of Sunday's chaotic men's pursuit race at the biathlon world championships in Pyeongchang could be contested in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Russian media said on Monday.

The appeal jury of the sport's controlling body IBU on Sunday changed an earlier decision by race organizers to penalize the race winner Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and several other biathletes for leaving the track early in the race.

Sacremento (California, US), Feb. 16 : Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has revealed that someone stole his 10,000-dollar one-of-a-kind bicycle from his team''''''''s van, which had been parked in downtown Sacramento on Saturday night.

Sacramento authorities said Sunday afternoon that the theft of Armstrong''''''''s bike and three others in the truck had the Police Department''''''''s full attention.

London, Feb 16 : Female boxer and model Sarah Blewden has been banned from competing as an amateur boxer, as constant blows can act as a danger to her breast implants.

Boxing chiefs banned Blewden, 25, following warnings that repeated blows could damage her breast tissue.

Blewden, who hoped to compete in the 2012 Olympics, had a boob op in 2003 taking her from a 32B to 32C.

Blewden, who turned to boxing 2 years ago to keep fit, was dazed that despite her talent, she was banned by the Amateur Boxing Association.

"It is ridiculous. My surgeon said they make me no more vulnerable than any woman. They are not enormous and they are gel so won''t burst," the Mirror quoted Blewden as saying.

Dubai/Karachi, Feb. 16 : The ICC has briefed the Pakistan and Sri Lanka players, backroom staff and officials on the new ICC Anti-Doping Code (2009) which came into effect on January 1,2009.

The code has several changes from the ICC's previous anti-doping regulations, including the adoption of the International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP), made up of the leading players (according to the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings) from each of the top eight ranked ODI teams.

London, Feb. 16 : England football star Frank Lampard is locked in crisis talks with his former fiancée after it emerged they were splitting after seven years.

Friends said the Chelsea midfielder and Spanish ex-model Elen Rives discussed his visiting rights to their two daughters and her share of his 25-million-pound fortune.

Elen can expect up to half his riches, but is likely to have to sign a confidentiality agreement.

According to The Sun, Lampard remained tight-lipped as he emerged briefly from their three million pound townhouse in Chelsea, West London - a Valentine balloon still tied to the door.