U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart "has refused to rule out bringing drugs charges against Mo Farah as part of the ongoing investigation into allegations against his coach, Alberto Salazar." Tygart, "already credited with bringing down disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong," was asked on Wednesday if Farah was "in the clear, despite accusations that have been levelled against his American mentor." After a "brief pause" he said, "We're just at the ongoing stage at this point and will continue to evaluate all the evidence we receive and bring it to a conclusion when we're satisfied the evidence has been received or pursued" (London DAILY MAIL, 8/20). ... England & Wales Cricket Board President Giles Clarke "is facing the prospect of being summoned to give evidence to parliament" over the governance of int'l cricket. He is facing "mounting pressure over his role" in the restructuring of the Int'l Cricket Council last year that saw England, India and Australia "gain sweeping powers and the vast majority of income" (London TELEGRAPH, 8/20). ... Three-time London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe "has backed the anti-doping agencies in advising athletes not to make their blood data public." She said that the information "is complicated and can be misunderstood and misinterpreted." Radcliffe: "The key point is you can't prove you are clean. We don't have a foolproof, 100% testing program in place right now so we can't prove that" (BBC, 8/19).
