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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
A case of mistaken identity in China courtesy a newspaper that could not distinguish between images of Usain Bolt and Dwain Chambers - Barbadian blogger Jdid is not taking the mix-up lightly: “No distinct similarities except skin color you mean. The really sad thing about it is you know almost every black person can relate [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers was involved in an extreme case of mistaken identity.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
It was interesting to hear Sanya Richards, a quarter-miling queen who got engaged on national television, talk about redemption, as it is a word that has hovered over an ugly year for British athletics. Before Dwain Chambers tried to leave his drug-addled past behind him and catch a ride on the Beijing bandwagon, it was Christine Ohuruogu who was the focus of brickbats and caveats. “I feel she’s fortunate...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
* In a move as inevitable as drugs in sport (apparently), disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers is to write his autobiography for Libros International. The deal was done by his agent, sports memorabilia merchant Simon Dent, and sources expect Chambers to "name names", with serious ramifications for the world of sport. In a synopsis (with "My Way" as his epigraph), Chambers writes about being "victimised",...
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Spin and Spinners (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The Guardian quotes sports nutritionist Kerry Kayes as saying that boxer Frankie Gavin's failure to make the weight for his Olympic bid has cost Gavin a million pounds. You do have to feel sorry for Gavin but - as with Dwain Chambers' court case - it's a bit sad when people say that the main point of going to the Olympics is to make money afterwards.
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The Recusant Cricket Club (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
It was a typically British farce that there was a lot of bother over whether drugs cheat Dwain Chambers should represent Britain at the Beijing Olympics. We are going to a country that has a human rights record that the Nazis would have been proud of and we are worried about a fellow who took [...]
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Adam Lewis, of Blackstone Chambers, was part of the British Olympic Association’s legal team led by David Pannick, QC, that fought off an injunction application brought by the sprinter Dwain Chambers against a bylaw making him ineligible to run in the Beijing Olympics. The High Court ruled that the bylaw would apply until a full hearing on his lifetime ban next March, if he pursues the matter.
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The Sun (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
MARLON DEVONISH says Dwain Chambers did not need drugs in a bid to be a legend
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 27/07/2008
British sprint star Marlon Devonish feels no pity for Dwain Chambers even though his decision to use drugs has robbed the British team of a potential 'legend'.
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Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Harlequins have moved to deny all reports linking the Guinness Premiership club with sprinter Dwain Chambers."
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Harlequins have denied reports linking sprinter Dwain Chambers to the club. Reports have suggested that the former Great Britain athlete, who last week lost an appeal against his Olympic ban, would be working as a sprint coach. As a result the club have spoken out stating that the story is inaccurate and deliberately misleading. Harlequins chief executive Mark [...]
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Harlequins deny reports linking sprinter Dwain Chambers with a coaching role at the club.
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BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Harlequins deny reports linking sprinter Dwain Chambers with a coaching role at the club.
