European Tour starts drug scheme

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The European Tour's drug-testing programme has come into effect and could be enforced at the European Open at the London Club in Kent this week. However, director of Tour operations David Garland would not reveal exactly when testing would take place. "Testing can start any time. It may happen this week, next week or other weeks down the line," he said. Submitted by: th13rteen | Visited 7 times | Comments 0

♦ European Tour to begin drug tests

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The European Tour has confirmed that it will begin drug testing in July. Either the European Open at the London Club from 3-6 July or the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond a week later will see the first testing of players. Golf is one of the only sports not to test for performance-enhancing drugs but that will soon change. Last month the R&A... Submitted by: karl turnbull - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Kylie Kicks Off $20 Million European Tour.

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Kylie Kicks Off $20 Million European Tour.... Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has kicked off her long awaited Kyliex2008 tour in Paris, France. The Spinning Around hitmaker, who put her career on hold in 2005 to battle breast cancer, returned to the stage on Tuesday (06May08) to embark on what is reported to be "the biggest tour of her career". Submitted by: visionary02 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ VIDEO: George Michael Opens Up About His New Tour

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George Michael is set to kick off his highly-anticipated 25 LIVE tour Tuesday in San Diego – and the road trip is long overdue, the singer says in a video interview provided to PEOPLE exclusively. "I should have done it a long time ago," he says of the tour, which is his first in North America in 17 years. Calling the performance a "way better show" than anything he's done in the past... Submitted by: azis - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ McCain to tour Colombian anti-drug efforts

1 vote	Republican John McCain planned to tour a Colombian port by boat Wednesday to get a firsthand look at the country's drug interdiction programs, a day after he praised President Alvaro Uribe for Colombia's anti-drug efforts. Submitted by: RapidFire - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ British schools to join carbon trading scheme

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Hilary Benn, environment secretary, will say that pollution from state schools is to be included in a scheme that will force hotels, universities and other medium sized organisations to buy and sell carbon permits. The scheme, due to start in 2010, will run alongside the European Emissions Trading Scheme, which already includes the largest polluters such as cement makers. Submitted by: kapora - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ European challenge stats guide

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Check out the European challengers at Torrey Pines this year. Tony Jacklin in 1970 remains the only European to win the US Open. Paul Casey (Eng) Age 30. Played 5. Cuts: 2. Best: 10th (2007). Joint third after 54 holes last year but slipped to 10th on Sunday. Exempt: top 15 last year, top 15 European Tour 2007, world top 50. Luke Donald (Eng) Age 30. Played 4. Cuts: 3. Best: 12th (2006). Submitted by: Untitled - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ McCain To Tour Colombian Anti-Drug Efforts

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(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Republican John McCain planned to tour a Colombian port by boat Wednesday to get a firsthand look at the country's drug interdiction programs, a day after he praised President Alvaro Uribe for Colombia's anti-drug efforts but pressed him to improve the government's record on human rights. The Republican presidential hopeful was on a three-day visit to Colombia and Mexico... Submitted by: gorentals - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Euro Tour excites Rose

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Justin Rose has hinted he could be set to play more on the European Tour as it continues to go from strength-to-strength. Stay ahead of the game with our stats package for the European and PGA Tours. Ewen Murray on Richard Finch making a splash and how golf raised cash for Steve Webster's charity. The latest standings in the race to make the US and European teams for Valhalla in September. Submitted by: soul3 - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tour not a stranger in Moscow

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The European Tour has confirmed it will return to Moscow this summer for the £1million Inteco Russian Open at Le Meridien Country Club from July 24-27. With Deutsche Bank ending their sponsorship of the Players' Championship of Europe in Germany, the Russian event fills the gap the week after the Open at Royal Birkdale. Keith Waters, director of international policy for the European Tour... Submitted by: Malmsteen - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ European Open - Six to watch

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The build-up to this month's Open Championship starts in Kent on Thursday, with the first of three tournaments in either England or Scotland. European Tour stats package This week's European Open is being staged at the impressive London Club just outside the M25. Opened in the early 1990s, the venue is situated approximately 25 miles from central London... Submitted by: Chris Blood - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Euro Tour excites Rose

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Justin Rose has hinted he could be set to play more on the European Tour as it continues to go from strength-to-strength. Stay ahead of the game with our stats package for the European and PGA Tours. Ewen Murray on Richard Finch making a splash and how golf raised cash for Steve Webster's charity. The latest standings in the race to make the US and European teams for Valhalla in September. Submitted by: matt608@ - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tour not a stranger in Moscow

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The European Tour has confirmed it will return to Moscow this summer for the £1million Inteco Russian Open at Le Meridien Country Club from July 24-27. With Deutsche Bank ending their sponsorship of the Players' Championship of Europe in Germany, the Russian event fills the gap the week after the Open at Royal Birkdale. Keith Waters, director of international policy for the European Tour... Submitted by: kizza - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ European Open - Six to watch

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The build-up to this month's Open Championship starts in Kent on Thursday, with the first of three tournaments in either England or Scotland. European Tour stats package This week's European Open is being staged at the impressive London Club just outside the M25. Opened in the early 1990s, the venue is situated approximately 25 miles from central London... Submitted by: scorpionagency - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Open de Espana: Six to watch

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The European Tour returns to mainland Spain for the first of 12 straight weeks on its home continent. European Tour stats package This week's venue, the Real Club de Sevilla, last hosted a Tour event four years ago when Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez emerged triumphant. And later that same year it also staged the World Cup of Golf, won by the English pairing of Luke Donald and Paul Casey. Submitted by: nino2007 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China Open - Six to watch

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The European Tour returns to Asia for its second visit to China this season. This week's Volvo China Open in Beijing will be the 16th European Tour event staged in the world's most populated country. The first was in the spring of 2004 in Shanghai where the BMW Asian Open was won by Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez. This week's course, the Beijing CBD International... Submitted by: bestija - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Kerr at peace after finding success on LPGA tour

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EDINA, Minn. — From Arby's to Nobu New York. From mass transit to private jets. From 200 pounds to 130. From unapproachable, brash and abrupt to savvy, chic and courteous. For Cristie Kerr, her 30-year tour of life is marked by reflection, redemption and reinvention, a journey from humble means in a tough Miami-Dade neighborhood to self-earned riches affording her a millionaire's lifestyle. Submitted by: littlebobek - Visited 15 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Janet Jackson's First Tour In Seven Years.

1 vote	Janet Jackson's First Tour In Seven Years.... Janet Jackson has announced she will be hitting the road to tour the U.S. and Canada for the first time in seven years. The Control hitmaker will open her Rock Witchu tour in Vancouver, British Columbia on 7 September (08), followed by dates in New York and Washington, D.C. Submitted by: jswenson - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Roche arthritis drug works: FDA staff

1 vote	Roche Holding AG's drug Actemra, known generically as tocilizumab, appears to be effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis, U.S. drug reviewers said in a summary released on Friday. Food and Drug Administration staff said liver enzyme abnormalities were relatively common but most cases were mild to moderate. Submitted by: mtime88 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Retired Tina Turner to tour again

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Veteran singer Tina Turner has revealed plans to tour the US, despite announcing her retirement from performing on the road eight years ago. The 68-year-old pop legend told TV host Oprah Winfrey the tour would kick off in October in Kansas City. In 2000 the Grammy-winning singer played a farewell world tour that was supposed to mark the end of her career as a live performer. Submitted by: kool002 - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment