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Hardly surprising

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Dwain Chambers has lost his case to be allowed to compete for the UK in the up-coming Olympics. He was seeking an injunction that would have allowed him to compete, ahead of a full hearing on the legality of the ban that is expected to be heard in March.
It’s not surprising that this is the [...]

Should he stay or should he go?

Monday, July 14th, 2008

After all the hoo-ha about whether he could compete in the World Indoor Championships a while ago, there’s now even more hoo-ha about whether Dwain Chambers should be able to compete in the Olympics.
It comes down to a British Olympic Committee (BOC) rule that anyone who has been banned from sport for taking drugs cannot [...]

Champions

Friday, March 28th, 2008

I’ve mentioned Eastbourne Borough FC a few times before on The New Wolfs Howl (mainly because Health Plus - my employer - started sponsoring them this season), and hopefully at least some of you have been following their progress as they battle at the top of the table with arch rivals Lewes to see who [...]

The state of UK Athletics

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Dwain Chambers was found guilty of using performance enhancing substances and was given a two year ban from athletic competition. Having now served his ban, he’s re-entered competition (his American football career having failed due to a change in the NFA) and has been selected for the World Indoor Championships.
There has been much said about [...]

Formula 1 2008: the season starts here

Friday, January 18th, 2008

And let’s hope its a better one that last year. While the racing was at least slightly better than in 2006, especially with Brit interest at a height with the amazing debut season of Lewis Hamilton, the whole sport became mired in what can only be called farce with the “Spygate” scandal involving McLaren and [...]

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