Charlotte: Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said on Tuesday the World Anti-Doping Agency informed it that the spray contains only small amounts of a growth hormone factor that is banned under the anti-doping policy.
The tour had been set to sanction Singh until WADA clarified its position on deer antler spray. The 50-year-old Singh, a past champion at Quail Hollow, is among several players who have withdrawn this week. He declined to comment to a PGA Tour media official after the tour dropped his case on the anti-doping violation. Singh has not spoken to reporters since he released a statement in late January that said he was shocked to learn the deer antler spray he had been taking might contain IGF-1, which is on the banned list.
Singh admitted to taking the spray in a Sports Illustrated story, which also linked Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis to the product. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said on Tuesday that while admission is tantamount to a failed drug test, WADA informed the tour late last week that it no longer considers the use of deer antler spray to be prohibited except for a positive test result.
The tour said it tested the spray that Singh provided, and it showed a presence of IGF-1. WADA subsequently told
09:11 AM, May 02, 2013
Melbourne: An Indian-origin man, convicted of murdering his wife and two minor daughters, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an court in Fiji. 33-year-old Bimlesh Dayal was sentenced by the high court in Suva, the capital of the island nation of Fiji, for murdering his wife Ranjini Rekha Singh and two daughters, Amisha and Anisha, on October 28, 2011, at their family home in Vatuwaqa, the 'Fiji Times' reported....
03:49 PM, Apr 30, 2013
The goals helped Bangladesh record their third win from four games and, with a game against India to come. ...
07:35 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Hector Smith, the captain of the Fiji hockey team, tells about the ritualistic dance his team performs before the match. ...
03:12 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Russian women's team beat Fiji 9-0 on the second day of the Hockey World League Round 2 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. ...
07:06 PM, Feb 19, 2013
VR Raghunath and Danish Mujtaba scored hat-tricks as India expectedly scored heavily against the 70th-ranked Fiji team in their World League opener. ...
10:01 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Danish Mujtaba and VR Raghunath scored a hat-trick while Rupinderpal Singh and Malak Singh got a brace each in the 16-0 hammering. ...
07:34 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Indian teams got a 1st-round bye but the men need to win the round-robin format and the women should finish among top two to progress to the semi-finals. The league doubles as WC qualifier. ...
04:04 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Indian men's and women's team will play their opening matches against Fiji and Kazakhstan, respectively, in the Hero Hockey World League. ...
07:20 PM, Feb 13, 2013
New Delhi: 'Joker' may be a disaster of epic proportions everywhere, but it's breaking records in Fiji and is a bigger hit than even Shah Rukh Khan's 'Don 2' there, said film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The overseas Box Office report for Joker is far from promising according to the collection figures Adarsh tweeted. New Zealand: Thu NZ$ 1,480, Fri NZ$ 6,303, Sat NZ$ 6,772. Total: NZ$ 14,555 (Rs 6.49...
12:20 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Fiji islands are emerging as the latest hotspot for Indian films, with three movies, '3G', 'Warning' and 'Ammali Tumaali', being shot in the picturesque South Pacific island locales in less than a year. Neil Nitin Mukesh's new film '3G' began shooting in Fiji in mid-May. It has been followed by Anubhav Sinha's new venture titled 'Warning', which held its muhurat shot earlier this week in Nadi town....
02:44 PM, Jun 16, 2012
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes deep under sea floor in South Pacific but no tsunami warnings issued. ...
12:14 PM, Jan 09, 2007
India is "closely monitoring" the developments in Fiji in the wake of last month's military coup. ...
10:24 PM, Jan 07, 2007
Fijian military chief has cited PM Qarase's divisive policies as the main reason for his ouster. ...
09:37 PM, Dec 05, 2006
Military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama announces he has taken over control to fight corruption. ...
12:07 PM, Dec 05, 2006
Soldiers set up checkpoints in a late-night show of force in Fiji's Capital, hours after leader and military commander ended talks. ...
01:29 AM, Nov 30, 2006
