Ireland’s 4x400m relay women were officially confirmed as London 2012 Olympians by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) yesterday.

Dwain Chambers was today named in the Great Britain athletics team for London 2012, 12 years on from his last appearance at an Olympic Games, but the stunning pick of Lynsey Sharp as the only athlete in the women’s 800 metres provided the headline selection.

Dwain Chambers admitted emotions had to be “put to one side” as he prepared to compete in his first relay for Great Britain for six years.

Steve Redgrave has warned there may be some protests against Dwain Chambers taking part in the Olympics from other members of the British team at London 2012 because of his drugs past.

Official confirmation will come today that sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar are to have their lifetime bans lifted to allow their selection for Team GB for the London 2012 Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee should create a “universal policy” which reinforces Britain’s tough stance on drugs cheats.

American Ashton Eaton set a new world record in winning the men’s heptathlon title at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, but the home nation celebrated the loudest with two medals today.

The banning of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador for a doping offence was a “good day for all the clean athletes of the world”, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey said.

The British Olympic Association will take the fight to keep their lifetime ban for drugs cheats to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, it was confirmed today.

The British Olympic Association’s lifetime ban for drugs cheats violates the global anti-doping code, the World Anti-Doping Agency declared yesterday.

Usain Bolt’s quest to become an athletics legend took a stunning blow today when the triple Olympic champion was disqualified from the 100 metres final at the World Championships for a false start.

Usain Bolt was today disqualified from the final of the 100 metres in the World Championships in Daegu for a false start.

Usain Bolt today issued an ominous warning to the challengers for his World Championship title with a commanding victory in the heats of the 100 metres in Daegu.

France’s Teddy Tamgho today improved his own world record in the triple jump on his way to victory in the European Indoor Championships in Paris.

Irish sprint sensation Jason Smyth was pleased with his efforts in Barcelona tonight, despite failing to qualify for the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships.

JASON SMYTH makes history today by becoming the first Paralympian to compete in the European Athletics Championships.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has again strenuously denied the latest doping allegations levelled against him by Floyd Landis, in a statement issued on his personal website.

Usain Bolt insists he is not offended by the cynics who will always question whether his amazing achievements are being achieved without the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

USAIN BOLT last night broke his own world record with another sensational performance to win the 100m at the World Championships in Berlin.

Usain Bolt tonight broke his own world record with another sensational performance to win the 100 metres at the World Championships in Berlin.

Usain Bolt will head to Berlin for the World Championships as a double world record holder and triple Olympic gold medal winner – but not as defending champion.

Paul Hession has failed to progress to the final of the 60 metres sprint after finishing in 12th in a time of 6.700secs, 0.170secs behind winner Dwain Chambers.

Dwain Chambers took a cocktail of 300 drugs in one year during which time he passed 10 tests, the disgraced sprinter has revealed.

Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers will start as favourite for 60metres gold at the European Indoor Championships in Turin after being confirmed in the Aviva Great Britain team today.

Sprinter Dwain Chambers is encouraged by comments from new UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee suggesting he would be welcomed back into the Great Britain team.

Dwain Chambers today lost his High Court bid to be allowed to compete at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing.

Dwain Chambers will not find out if his lifetime Olympics ban will be lifted until tomorrow, the High Court judge hearing his case confirmed today.

It is make or break for Britain’s top sprinter Dwain Chambers today in his bid to compete in next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing.

Dwain Chambers has been warned he cannot simply stroll on to Britain’s 4x100m relay team if he manages to overturn his Olympic ban.

Athlete Dwain Chambers begins a race against time today to try to clear the way for him to compete at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing.

Dwain Chambers’ legal team have filed papers against the British Olympic Association in London in a bid to pave the way for him to compete at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing.

Lawyers representing Dwain Chambers are to mount a legal challenge in the High Court to his lifetime suspension for using banned steroids to enable him to compete in the Beijing Olympics.

FORMER Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery has been sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for his role in a cheque-fraud scheme.

Dwain Chambers has taken what appears to be the first step in his bid to challenge the Olympic ban imposed upon him by the British Olympic Association (BOA).

Dwain Chambers is likely to decide in the next few days whether to challenge his lifetime Olympic suspension by taking legal action against the British Olympic Association's by-law.

Widnes Vikings have ruled out making an approach to Dwain Chambers, who will find out this week if he has a future in rugby league.

Olympic gold medalist Darren Campbell continues to maintain disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers cannot be held “solely accountable” for his drug abuse.

Dwain Chambers has a “good chance” of making his rugby league debut against St Helens on Sunday, according to Castleford coach Terry Matterson.

Drug cheat Dwain Chambers has been told to come clean over what he knows about the use of banned substances by athletes in order to help in the battle to eradicate it from the sport.

World indoor 60 metres silver medallist Dwain Chambers, who won his battle to race in Valencia, is almost certain to take legal action in a bid to run in this summer’s Olympic Games.

Dwain Chambers admits he can now sleep soundly after claiming a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships last night following the “nightmare” surrounding his controversial return to the sport.

Dwain Chambers failed to win the world indoor 60metres title by just 0.03seconds as Nigerian favourite Olusoji Fasuba took the title in Valencia.

Dwain Chambers moved smoothly into the 60metres semi finals on the opening day of the World Indoor Championships in Valencia.

EUROPEAN Indoor 60 metres champion Jason Gardener believes drug cheat Justin Gatlin is unlikely to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.