Names In The News

British boxer TYSON FURY is suing UK Anti-Doping "over allegations he used a performance-enhancing drug." The Sunday Mirror reported on June 26 that "traces of banned substance nandrolone were found in a urine sample taken from Fury" in Feb. '15. He denied the claim and his legal team said that the result of tests from March and May '15 "were contradictory" (BBC, 8/2). ... Australia's oldest Olympian FORBES CARLILE died aged 95. Carlile became the youngest Olympic coach "when he led the Australian swimming team at the 1948 London Games at the age of 27." He was the first person to represent Australia at modern pentathlon at Helsinki 1952 "before again coaching the swimmers at the 1956 Melbourne Games" (BBC, 8/2). ... Barcelona now has a new announcer for the Camp Nou. ALEIX SANTACANA will replace MANEL VICH, who died in April. The club will have Vich's son CARLES fill his father's role during two games this season (AS, 8/2).