Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In May, Dutee Chand is the first Indian sportswoman to reveal that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her......

PHOTOS: Taylor wins triple jump gold with second-longest ever leap

IMAGE: Christian Taylor of the United States competes in the men's triple jump final at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters American Christian......

Jamaica's Powell banned for 18 months

Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell was banned for 18 months by a Jamaican anti-doping disciplinary panel on Thursday after he tested positive for a banned substance last year. The......

Now, Powell says he 'forgot' supplement names

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel on Tuesday he did not list the supplements he was taking because he could not......

Bolt welcomes hair follicle testing to catch drug cheats

Jamaica's Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has "no problem" with plans by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to test the hair follicles of athletes in a bid to clamp down on drug cheats in......