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National Geographic has the best wildlife photos

I've got into the habit of watching the BBC News when I eat dinner, recently whenever I have dinner and the time varies on whether I'm hungry, it's Sportsday & not news, as this mainly consists of football (soccer) I'm not the slightest bit interested, football used to be Saturdays but now it's every day of the week On the actual news this week a piece about football Sky TV & BT have paid £5.136 billion for rights to show football games live, Sky paid the bulk at £4.176 billion, that's for 126 matches a season for 3 years Now on Facebook today I saw this on my wall -



Out of me & 3 Sky Tv execs which is the one

Has the world gone mad, where a UK footballer can be paid half a million pounds a week to kick a ball around but the UK prime-minister is on £142,500 A YEAR, or am I the one

Winning definitely feels great.

I feel and believe we should truly engage in a sport that makes us feel good.

Good for the body, mind and soul. JMHO

While winning isn't everything, it does feel exhilarating to give your best and get the prize in the end.

Tom Brady, 4th Times into the championship beating Joe Montana. Both are my sports hero.

So the countdown is on. The Superbowl is this Sunday. I'm excited, as I am every year, because I love football. I'd be SUPER excited if my Steelers were going, but I am still going to be watching. The half-time show should be awesome, and the commercials are always the best. I have made the necessary preparations for my annual party, so I'm ready. I'm rooting for Seattle!

Not looking good from my world.

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I'm not quite enjoying it. But it is what it is...

Tom Brady, is still my sports hero.

Enhancing sporting prowess goes back to the ancient Greeks, who used special diets and concoctions to improve their athletic abilities. In the 19th century, cyclists and other endurance athletes dabbled in molecules like strychnine, caffeine and cocaine. But doping exploded in the 20th century with advances in molecular biology and pharmacology. The Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during competition at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games after taking amphetamines.

With the introduction of synthetic anabolic steroids for increasing muscle mass in the 1960s, sporting authorities knew they had to take action. Testing for stimulants began in 1967; in the 1970s, the International Olympics Committee started to test for anabolic steroids.

These days, testing for performance-enhancing substances and techniques is routine and has a unified front. The World Anti-Doping Agency, established in 1999, is an independent foundation of the IOC. It works with intergovernmental organizations, governments, public authorities and other public and private entities to stay at the forefront of the fight against sports doping. WADA has research programs to support investigations into ways molecular biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry and pharmacology can be applied to fight doping. It also maintains an extensive list of prohibited substances and methods for performance enhancement.

Medicines, designer drugs and biological molecules are popular in the doping world despite the fact that authorities have safeguards in place for most of them. A classic example is erythropoietin, known as EPO. The drug was designed to treat anemia in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and other illnesses that cause a drop in red blood cell count.
But cheating athletes immediately saw the drug’s potential to increase their blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity during competition. So many cyclists were caught doping with EPO and other drugs during the 1998 Tour de France that the media dubbed that year’s competition the “Tour de Shame.” 

Testosterone, an anabolic steroid, is another popular drug for abuse. . Tests for it snagged U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won gold medals in the 2004 Games, and 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis.

Blood doping is another matter: In a tricky manipulation, cheaters increase their red blood cell counts by taking drugs like EPO during the off-season. They withdraw the hemoglobin-rich blood and refrigerate it. When competition season starts, once the antidoping inspector leaves with blood samples from the athletes for testing, the cheaters transfuse the stored blood back into their bodies and head out to compete loaded with extra hemoglobin. After the competition, they quickly withdraw some blood to bring their red blood cell count back to normal and wait for the antidoping inspector to do the post-competition test.




What do you think of doping in sports?

Can it ever be eliminated?

List some doping sport cheats you are aware of and briefly describe their cheating activities.

Thanks for your participation.

How about my hometeam! THe SeaHawks!!!!ANd how about that comeback???BEst in what????

Hi I am a Proud manchester United Fan I was not Happy with our draw over stock but love the Battles Chris Smalling was doing and peter Crouch he must Be 6foot7 well not a Great start to 2015 for United any female united Fan's please send your Review on the Draw xoxoox Davie

Dear Australia Cricket
After the sad Passing of Phil Huges Australia should Dedicate the first Test to Phil my Bet is India 222/allout in 89.5 overs Michel Jhonson 6/56 Australia 550/7 Decleared Australia Lead by 328 runs India 240/allout Australia win By a Innings 88 runs xoox Dave go Australia

Hi I am Davie Pakaloloman well I was Happy with Manchester United 3-0 win over Hullcity this pass weekend well I am Hoping we can do well through December and January but we must not slip Up shame Chealsea Drop Points Draw this Pass weekend well I am a Proud Manchester United fan hope 2015 brings us the League Title Back I prey xoox Dave