Lawyers

• WADA needs two years to implement IOC proposal, more funds, Reedie says

  The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it will take at least two years to implement the IOC proposals to change the method of drug testing. He also seeks more funding for the doping watchdog to do its job.

• IAAF allegedly hiding Russian doping scandal before 2012 London Olympics

  The internal document leaks suggested that Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) covered up the Russian athletes doping scandal in 2009, six years before it banned the country from international competition. The IAAF denied the covering up.

• Putin says Russia needs own investigation into doping allegations

  President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia needed to conduct its own investigation into allegations its athletes had systematically taken performance-enhancing substances and that someone needed to take personal responsibility for the problem.

• Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

  Russia could be banned from international athletics, including the 2016 Olympic Games, after an anti-doping commission report on Monday alleged widespread corruption and collusion that added up to a state-sponsored drugs culture in a sporting superpower.

• Lance Armstrong disgrace revisited as crime movie in 'The Program'

  The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong, from cancer-beating Tour de France champion to admitted drug cheat, made for an epic heist flick, said the director of "The Program," which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on the weekend.

• IAAF criticized by London Marathon for anti-doping failure

  Organizers of the London Marathon criticized athletics' governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), on Sunday for its "failure to take effective action" in the war on doping.

• Acacia rigidula supplements still containing stimulant found on market

  More than two years after U.S. health regulators discovered an amphetamine-like stimulant in dietary supplements containing Acacia rigidula, products containing the substance remain on the market, a study has found.