11.   An international arbitration panel on Thursday upheld the two-year bans imposed on three Russian swimmers who tested positive for banned steroids.

12.   Bobsledder Dave Owens was suspended from Olympic competition for two years after testing positive for a banned steroid, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says.

13.   British athletes found guilty of taking banned steroids will be refused government funding for the rest of their careers, under a new anti-doping policy released Thursday.

14.   But pending the results, it is retaining its penalties for athletes testing positive for the banned steroid.

15.   Davids tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone in an Italian Serie A match in March, but denied knowingly taking any performance-enhancing substance.

16.   Doctors cited by Longo as his experts said presence of the banned steroid was found in two packages used by Longo and in two that were still sealed.

17.   Diack said two tests confirmed Nigerian sprinter Paul Egonye used the banned steroid Nortesterone, a performance enhancing drug.

18.   Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids and Portuguese defender Fernando Couto were among the six other Italian league players who tested positive for the banned steroid.

19.   Eleven Chinese swimmers have tested positive to banned steroids in the past two years, leading to widespread criticism of FINA for failing to take quick action against China.

20.   Foschi was cleared to compete here after an earlier two-year ban for testing positive for a banned steroid was replaced by a two-year probation.