Greg Rusedski is free to continue playing tennis as he awaits the outcome of the hearing into his positive drugs test.

Greg Rusedski is due to arrive back in London today to await the outcome of the hearing into his positive drugs test.

Greg Rusedski left without comment tonight following an eight-hour drugs hearing in Montreal.

Greg Rusedski today revealed the tennis fraternity had rallied round in support as he fights to clear his name following a positive test for the steroid nandrolone.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was today banned for eight months, starting from Monday, January 12, for missing a drugs test.

THE FIRST day of Rio Ferdinand’s disciplinary hearing ended in a wall of silence at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium last night.

The first day of Rio Ferdinand’s disciplinary hearing ended in a wall of silence at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium tonight.

RIO FERDINAND heads to Bolton for the biggest battle of his career today — with chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association, Gordon Taylor, believing the verdict has already been delivered against Manchester United’s record signing.

England’s scheduled match against Zimbabwe in Harare next Thursday is still set to go ahead after the ICC’s Cricket World Cup technical committee declined a request for the game to be switched.