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Powell drugs ban reprieve offers route to Glasgow 2014

By Duncan Mackay

Asafa Powell could compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport temporarily lifted his drugs ban ©Getty ImagesFormer 100 world metres record holder and Olympic gold medallist Asafa Powell has had his drugs ban lifted, temporarily at least, by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), allowing him to compete in the Jamaican Championships next weekend where he could qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.








WADA welcomes FIFA anti-doping initiative

By David Owen

The first phase of drug testing at this year's World Cup in Brazil have proved negative ©etty ImagesThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has urged other sports bodies to take a leaf out of FIFA's book, after world football's governing body completed the first phase of a groundbreaking World Cup drug testing programme with no positive cases reported.