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JUST a few years ago, it would have been inconceivable to think of Dwain Chambers as a role model for young athletes, but the Great Britain sprinter, given a two-year ban for doping offences in 2003, is sharing his expertise in Glasgow this weekend ...

Key points - 1757: Jockey Ahern banned for 10 years - 1655: Giovanni Visconti wins Giro stage 17 - 1356: Martinez decision within 24 hours - 1328: Pellegrini to leave Malaga - 0911: Unitt ruled out of Women's Euros REPORT ...

Spearmon and Richards-Ross shine on the streets of Manchester Allyson Felix, the 2012 IAAF World Female Athlete of the Year, along with another eight past and present Olympic medallists will compete at the BT Great CityGames Manchester on Saturday ...

Double Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has pulled out of the BT Great CityGames Manchester on Saturday through injury, organisers have announced. The Jamaican aggravated a hamstring complaint at last Saturday's Diamond League ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a formula used to calculate a person's healthy weight. But is there any truth to it-Melanie Vella checks the facts. It all started when Adolphe Quetelet, an astromoner back in 1869, decided that an adult's ideal weight ...

The British Olympic Association have reluctantly conceded they will never be able to impose lifetime bans on drug cheats. The BOA was forced to drop its lifetime ban ahead of last year's Olympics following months of legal wrangling and courtroom ...

Great Britain's Amir Khan has defended his involvement with drugs cheat Victor Conte ahead of Saturday's fight with Mexico's Julio Diaz in Sheffield. Conte, who was was jailed in 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute banned ...

MO FARAH must cut off all contact with American sprint coach John Smith or he will risk damaging his golden status in British sport. Farah's 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic golden double last summer had the nation on its feet. Double Olympic champion ...

"We are excited to have the Walmart Neighborhood Market join our business community. This is a unique product and a great addition to Sixth Avenue and the city of Decatur," said John Seymour, president and CEO, Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of ...