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Athletics
Bahrain bans Ramzi for two years after he loses Olympic gold medal
January 9 - Rashid Ramzi (pictured) has been officially banned for two years by the Bahrain Athletics Association after being stripped of his 1500 metres gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for doping, they announced today.Record entry set for Doha World Indoor Championships
January 9 - A record entry of nearly 150 countries is expected to compete at the World Indoor Championships in Doha in March, officials have said.
Rawlinson removes breast implants to help win Olympic gold in London
January 4 - Jana Rawlinson (pictured), Australia's double world 400 metres hurdles champion, has had her breast implants removed to give herself a better chance of lifting the Olympic title at London in 2012, she revealed today.
Ladies day at Birmingham
January 3 - Britain’s three leading ladies, including world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis (pictured), will compete at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 20, it was announced today.Dick warns Scottish athletes they need to improve
December 28 - Scottish athletes have been told that they have been under-performing and need to raise their game for next year's Commonwealth Games in in New Delhi by Britain's former chief coach Frank Dick (pictured). Semenya to sue IAAF and ASA in multi-million dollar lawsuits
December 26 - Caster Semenya (pictured), the world 800 metres champion, is set to launch multi-million dollar law suits against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics South Africa (ASA) over the gender row which she claims has wrecked her life.Pickering helping Somerset's cricketers with speedwork
December 26 - Craig Pickering (pictured), one of Europe's leading sprinters who is considered a contender for Britain's team for the London 2012 Olympics, has been taken on by Somerset County Cricket Club to help them with their preparations for the 2010 season.
Bekele to chase world record in Birmingham
December 25 - Kenenisa Bekele (pictured), the 2004 and 2008 Olympic 10,000 metres champion, has his sights set on a fourth world record at the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham next year.Baala to receive Olympic 1500m medal next month
December 22 - Mehdi Baala (pictured second right) will receive the Olympic 1500 metres bronze medal he is due from last year's Beijing Games following the disqualification of drugs cheat Rashid Ramzi at a special ceremony in Paris next month, the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) announced today.
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Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the only non-Asian badminton player ever to win an Olympic gold medal, giving him a unique place in the sport's history. He is now set to become the first European President of the Badminton World Federation for 20 years with the aim of uniting the two continents, as he tells James Crook in this exclusive interview
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