Blood testing for erythropoietin (EPO), a stamina-boosting substance, will go ahead at the Commonwealth Games with officials especially targeting track and field, cycling, triathlon and some endurance swimming events.

TRACK AND FIELD: Pole vaulter Janine Whitlock was suspended from competition by UL Athletics while a disciplinary committee hearing investigates her positive test for the anabolic steroid Dianabol at the Commonwealth Games trials last month. Marlon Shirley broke a world record for amputees using a prosthetic leg, running the 100- meter dash in 11.08 seconds in Lille, France.

SOCCER: Eliseo Quintanilla, a 19-year-old forward with the El Salvador national team, signed with D.C. United of MLS. Leicester midfielder Dennis Wise was released by his English club, after allegedly attacking teammate Callum Davidson. Former Brazil international Zico took over the reins of Japan's national team, promising a departure from the collective play instilled by predecessor Philippe Troussier to one that relies on Brazilian- style individual flair.