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Germany's Claudia Pechstein pauses at the Speed Skating ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:46:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Claudia Pechstein pauses at the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin in this November 9, 2008 file picture. The International Skating Union said on July 4, 2009 that five-time Olympic gold medallist Pechstein of Germany has been banned for two years until 2011 because of blood doping. REUTERS/Stringer/File (GERMANY SPORT SPEED SKATING)

Germany's Claudia Pechstein waves after the women's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Claudia Pechstein waves after the women's 3000 meter race at the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin in this November 8, 2008 file picture. The International Skating Union said on July 4, 2009 that five-time Olympic gold medallist Pechstein of Germany has been banned for two years until 2011 because of blood doping. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File (GERMANY SPORT SPEED SKATING)

Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes during the women's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes during the women's 3000 meter race at the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin in this November 8, 2008 file picture. The International Skating Union said July 4, 2009 that five-time Olympic gold medallist Pechstein of Germany has been banned for two years until 2011 because of blood doping. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File (GERMANY SPORT SPEED SKATING)

Former rider Laurent Fignon of France is pictured ahead of the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:07:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Former rider Laurent Fignon of France is pictured ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco July 3, 2009. The two-time Tour de France winner said June 12, 2009 that he has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and does not rule out that his illness could be the result of doping during his years as a top cyclist. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (MONACO SPORT CYCLING HEADSHOT)

Lance Armstrong looks up as he prepares to leave for a training ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:24:19 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Lance Armstrong looks up as he prepares to leave for a training ride in Monaco Friday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena)

Team Saxo Bank sport director Bjarne Riis of Denmark adjusts ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Team Saxo Bank sport director Bjarne Riis of Denmark adjusts his helmet as he prepares to start a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (left) and seven-time winner ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:43 GMT

(AFP) - Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (left) and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong participate in a training session in Monaco, two days ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France. Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis has thrown the gauntlet down to his team's rivals for the race's yellow jersey, declaring that his Saxo Bank outfit will be hard to beat.(AFP/Patrick Hertzog)

Saxo Bank cycling team director Bjarne Riis of Denmark reacts ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:53 GMT

(AP) - Saxo Bank cycling team director Bjarne Riis of Denmark reacts during press conference in Monaco Thursday July 2, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

Saxo Bank cycling team director Bjarne Riis of Denmark reacts ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:12 GMT

Team Saxo Bank sport director Bjarne Riis of Denmark prepares ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Team Saxo Bank sport director Bjarne Riis of Denmark prepares to start a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (MONACO SPORT CYCLING)

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials have examined the ...

(WADA) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:11:21 GMT

(WADA) - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials have examined the PGA Tour doping test program.(WADA)

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President and IOC ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:41:51 GMT

(AP) - International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President and IOC member Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein who is the wife of ruler of Dubai and UAE Prime Minister, General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum poses for photos with FEI Secretary General Alex McLin, right and Lord Stevens who is chairing an FEI Ethics Panel after a meeting in London to discuss FEI's efforts in the fight against doping to ensure clean and fair sporting in London on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP photo/Simon Dawson)

| International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President and IOC ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:39:12 GMT

(AP) - | International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President and IOC member Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein who is the wife of ruler of Dubai and UAE Prime Minister, General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum poses for photos after a meeting of the FEI Ethics Panel in London to discuss FEI's efforts in the fight against doping to ensure clean and fair sport Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP photo/Simon Dawson)

FILE - In this March 6, 2009 file photo, French anti-doping ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:02:59 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 6, 2009 file photo, French anti-doping agency (AFLD) president Pierre Bordry is seen at a press conference with UCI (International Cycling Union) President Pat Mc Quaid, unseen, in Paris. 'We know there are some particular substances and methods, and we are going to try to detect them, sooner or later,' said Pierre Bordry, head of the anti-doping agency AFLD, which helped nab six cheats at last year's Tour. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd watches the action from the dugout ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:33:31 GMT

(AP) - Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd watches the action from the dugout in the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Arlington, Texas, Friday June 26, 2009. Byrd says he has nothing to hide and no problem with people knowing he takes supplements provided by Victor Conte. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:04:59 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters men race competition at the athletics' European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, on Sunday, June 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Britain's Dwain Chambers runs to win the 200 meters men race ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:54:50 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers runs to win the 200 meters men race competition at the athletics' European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, on Sunday, June 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:52:29 GMT

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:41:03 GMT

(AP) - Great Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters race of the athletics European Team Championships Sunday, June 21 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:40:44 GMT

Britain's Dwain Chambers competes in the 200 meters at the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:24:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Dwain Chambers competes in the 200 meters at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS)

Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS)

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers races ahead of Sweden's Johan ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:22:58 GMT

(AP) - Great Britain's Dwain Chambers races ahead of Sweden's Johan Wissman to win the 200 meters race of the athletics European Team Championships Sunday, June 21 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers crosses the finish line to win ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:22:28 GMT

(AP) - Great Britain's Dwain Chambers crosses the finish line to win the 200 meters race of the athletics European Team Championships Sunday, June 21 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts after winning the 200 meters ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:20:50 GMT

Manny Ramirez (pictured in April), banned 50 games for violating ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:20:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Manny Ramirez (pictured in April), banned 50 games for violating baseball's anti-doping policy, will prepare for his comeback with a spell in the minor leagues starting Tuesday, according to Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Christian Petersen)

Britain's Dwain Chambers, left, runs to win the 100m second ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:47:34 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers, left, runs to win the 100m second heat followed by Italy's Emanuele di Gregorio, right, at European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, on Saturday, June 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Britain's Dwain Chambers, center, on his way to win the men's ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:37:55 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers, center, on his way to win the men's 100 meters race of theEuropean Team Championship athletics event Saturday, June 20 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Britain's Dwain Chambers wins ahead of Italy's Emanuele ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:35:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Dwain Chambers wins ahead of Italy's Emanuele di Gregorio (C) and Russia's Roman Smirnov in the 100 meters event at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Britain's Dwain Chambers salutes the public after winning ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:33:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Dwain Chambers salutes the public after winning the 100 meters at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS)

Britain's Dwain Chambers salutes the public after winning ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:33:43 GMT

Britain's Dwain Chambers, left, runs to win the 100m second ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:33:37 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers, left, runs to win the 100m second heat followed by Italy's Emanuele di Gregorio, right, at European Team Championships athletics event in Leiria, Portugal, on Saturday, June 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Britain's Dwain Chambers, left , crosses the finish line to ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:32:47 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers, left , crosses the finish line to win the 100 meters race of the European Team Championships athletics event Saturday, June 20 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

British Dwain Chambers, left , crosses the finish line to win ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:32:36 GMT

(AP) - British Dwain Chambers, left , crosses the finish line to win the 100 meters race of the European Team Championships athletics event Saturday, June 20 2009, at the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium in Leiria, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers wins ahead of Italy's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:31:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Great Britain's Dwain Chambers wins ahead of Italy's Emanuele di Gregorio in the men's 100 meters at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS)

Britain's Dwain Chambers, center, runs to win the 100m second ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:29:53 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Dwain Chambers, center, runs to win the 100m second heat followed by Italy's Emanuele di Gregorio, right, and France's Martial Mbandjock, left, the at the European Team Championships athletics event in Leiria, Portugal, on Saturday, June 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, seen here in March 2009, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:51:53 GMT

(AFP) - Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, seen here in March 2009, has appealed against a doping ban imposed by Italian authorities last month, world sport's top court said on Friday.(AFP/Jaime Reina)

Manny Ramirez (seen here in April), banned for 50 games for ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:36:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Manny Ramirez (seen here in April), banned for 50 games for violating baseball's anti-doping policy, will soon start a minor league assignment as he prepares for his return to action for the Los Angeles Dodgers.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Christian Petersen)

World cycling's anti-doping chief Anne Gripper (right; seen ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:50:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - World cycling's anti-doping chief Anne Gripper (right; seen here in 2008) said the vast majority of the elite peloton appear to be riding clean after months-long analysis of tell-tale blood parameters. Gripper was speaking at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday where it was announced the pioneering 'biological passport' scheme launched by the UCI had snared five riders.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

A doping laboratory assistant is seen displaying an example ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:50:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - A doping laboratory assistant is seen displaying an example of biological passport results near Lausanne, earlier this year. World cycling's anti-doping chief Anne Gripper has said the vast majority of the elite peloton appear to be riding clean after months-long analysis of tell-tale blood parameters.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

FILE - In this May 28, 1999, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Sammy ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:49:46 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this May 28, 1999, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, right, and St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire (25) chat at first base after Sosa singled in the second inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport's steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, File)

FILE - In this March 17, 2005, file photo, former baseball player ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:49:40 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 17, 2005, file photo, former baseball player Jose Canseco, top left, Sammy Sosa, front, and his lawyer Jim Sharp, top right, listen to Curt Schilling testify at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport's steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. (AP Photo/Ron Edmunds, File)

FILE - In this March 17, 2005, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:49:39 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 17, 2005, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' Sammy Sosa, right, and his lawyer Jim Sharp are sworen in at the Governmant Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the use of steroids in baseball in Washington .At left is former baseball player Jose Canseco. Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport's steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

One-time Olympic gold medallist Tyler Hamilton, pictured in ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:06:11 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - One-time Olympic gold medallist Tyler Hamilton, pictured in February 2009, has accepted an eight-year doping ban, marking the end of a career tarnished by drugs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Pensinger)

International sport's top court confirmed that disgraced ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:13:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - International sport's top court confirmed that disgraced Kazakh cyclist Alexander Vinokourov, seen here in 2007, must serve out a two-year doping ban until late July.(AFP/File/Jaime Reina)

British sprinter Dwain Chambers, seen here, has been selected ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - British sprinter Dwain Chambers, seen here, has been selected in Britain's squad for the inaugural European Team Championships in Portugal next weekend.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2008 file picture, Spanish rider Alejandro ...

(AP) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:48:44 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2008 file picture, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d' Epargne team competes during the13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race in Angliru, Spain. French Sports Minister Bernard Laporte said Thursday June 11, 2009 he was against Alejandro Valverde and Tom Boonen taking part in this year's Tour de France cycling race. Due to their doping affairs, they would not be welcome at the Tour that starts July 4, 2009, he said. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Serrano Arce, file)

FILE - In this Sunday April 12, 2009, file photo Belgium's ...

(AP) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:08:49 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sunday April 12, 2009, file photo Belgium's Tom Boonen of the Quick Step cycle team races to the finish line to win the UCI Pro Tour classic Paris-Roubaix cycling race in Roubaix, northern France. French Sports Minister Bernard Laporte said Thursday June 11, 2009, he was against Alejandro Valverde and Tom Boonen taking part in this year's Tour de France cycling race. Due to their doping affairs, they would not be welcome at the Tour that starts July 4, 2009, he said. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

Pat McQuaid, President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:02:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Pat McQuaid, President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) attends a news conference to present the anti-doping program for the 2009 Tour de France in Paris June 10, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Pierre Bordry (L), President of the French anti-doping agency ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:33:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Pierre Bordry (L), President of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), and Pat McQuaid (R), President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), attend a news conference to present the anti-doping program for the 2009 Tour de France in Paris June 10, 2009. The International Cycling Union (UCI) will open disciplinary proceedings against "a number" of riders after discovering suspicious data in their biological passports. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE SPORT CYCLING SOCIETY)