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European swimming Bronze Medalist SEBASTIAN SZCZEPANSKI was "linked to a failed drugs test by Poland's anti-doping commission." The commission's MICHAL RYNKOWSKI said, "We discovered anabolic steroids, androgens and hormone modulators, but for the moment I'm remaining cautious about judging this case" (AFP, 1/26). ... An appeals court has "overturned a suspended prison sentence" against SHEIKH AHMAD AL-FAHAD AL-SABAH, a senior member of the ruling family and a power broker in int'l sport. A court last month convicted Sheikh Ahmad of "disrespect to the public prosecutor and attributing a remark to the country's ruler without a special permission from the emir's court." It "gave him a six-month suspended prison sentence" and a fine of 1,000 dinars ($3,300). The Court of Appeals on Monday "cancelled the ruling by the court of first instance and cleared him (Sheikh Ahmad) of the charges attributed to him" (REUTERS, 1/26). ... While working at the Australian Open, American TV producer TED BROWN "died of a heart attack in his hotel room." Brown, 36, traveled "to Australia as a producer for ESPN." He was married and leaves behind his wife ERINN and young son HENRY (THE AGE, 1/26). ... Australia cricket head coach DARREN LEHMANN will not travel to New Zealand for the one-day series against the Black Caps next week and "is still to receive medical clearance to fly for the Test matches there after being hospitalised with deep vein thrombosis." Lehmann was released from Sydney's Royal Prince Albert Hospital on Sunday "after being diagnosed with DVT" during Australia's fifth One-Day-Int'l against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday night. However, Cricket Australia's medical staff "are taking a cautious approach before he is permitted to resume his running of the team" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 1/26). ... Two-time Wimbledon champion PETRA KVITOVA said that she is "terminating her cooperation with coach DAVID KOTYZA." The Czech has "given no reason for the move" (AP, 1/25).

CANCER ON WORLD FOOTBALL: The Qatar FA is suing former German FA President THEO ZWANZIGER for calling the Gulf nation a "cancer on world football" following its successful World Cup bid. A Düsseldorf regional court statement said that Zwanziger told the public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk a review was "possible and necessary" and added, "I have always said that Qatar was a cancer on world football. It all started with that decision." The Qatar FA said that the remark by Zwanziger "showed collective disrespect and was slanderous" (REUTERS, 1/26).

RUSSIAN IN WAITING: Russian Sports Minister VITALY MUTKO on Tuesday said that the country was "contemplating granting citizenship to German midfielder ROMAN NEUSTADTER to add depth to the national team." Mutko said, "We are working on this and we will see later on. Don't think that this procedure is simple." The 27-year-old midfielder with FC Shalke 04 -- who was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine -- earlier this month said that he "had met with Russian football officials over the winter break" (TEN PLAY, 1/27).

A SET-UP: World marathon record holder PAULA RADCLIFFE said that "her reputation was damaged by MPs who embroiled her in doping allegations." The athletics champion told the BBC's VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE show that a parliamentary hearing into doping was "a set-up." Radcliffe was "among those whose blood data was leaked to a German broadcaster" in '14. Three of her scores were flagged as "suspicious." Although she was never identified, "she was forced to endure months of rumour and speculation" (London TELEGRAPH, 1/26).

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