The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation, responsible for conducting
the 2014 Tour de France anti-doping testing program on behalf of the
Int'l Cycling Union (UCI), has announced that all anti-doping
test results have been delivered and that no adverse analytical findings
have been recorded. The CADF collected 719 blood and urine samples at
this year’s Tour (CADF). ... With a ruling on the lawfulness of the Australian Football League side Essendon doping probe pending,
an AFL commissioner -- and the AFL -- have "declined to confirm whether the
league fulfilled its pledge to formally review the conduct of its own
hierarchy through the ordeal." Former News Corp CEO Kim Williams, who joined the AFL
Commission in February, "was asked at a Melbourne Press Club lunch on
Wednesday for a progress report on the review" that was announced by
former AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 9/3). ... The Australian Rugby Union is "holding a nationwide talent search for
potential sevens players to represent the country when the sport makes
its Olympic Games debut in Rio de Janeiro." The ARU on Wednesday "unveiled plans to discover the next generation of
rugby sevens stars" when launching "Search for a Sevens Star" -- an
initiative where "talent identification days" will be held on Oct. 26
in New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, South
Australia and Victoria (STUFF, 9/3).
