Sports Shorts: Dutch Olympic athlete jailed for drug trafficking

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday. IMAGE: Madiea Ghafoor was stopped at a border check in Elten in June where 50kg of ecstasy, 2kg of crystal meth and 11,950 euros in......

Sports Shorts: Nelson to end hurdling career; F1 live Twitter show

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday. IMAGE: Dawn Harper-Nelson of the United States celebrates winning silver in the 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics......

PHOTOS World Athletics: Pearson roars to world 100m hurdles gold

IMAGE: Sally Pearson competes in the women's 100 metres hurdles final. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Australia's Sally Pearson completed one of the great sporting comebacks when she......

Harper-Nelson banned after not checking medication properly

Beijing Olympics 100 metres hurdles champion Dawn Harper-Nelson has been banned for three months after she tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, the United States Anti-Doping......

Will Rio Olympics lift troubled sports world?

IMAGE: From left, Ben Saxton & Nicola Groves (Nacra 17) Nick Dempsey (RS: Charlotte Dobson & Sophie Ainsworth (49erFX) of Team GB pose. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images. American......