Mark Ledsom

Position: Journalist

Articles

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WADA stands firm on athletes' whereabouts rules February 24, 07:24pm EST 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Controversial anti-doping rules requiring athletes to state their location for an hour every day will need at least a year to "bed in," the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Tuesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Party over at Euro 2008?

To lose one tournament co-host seems unfortunate, but to lose two? Well, it seems it probably wouldn't matter at all. Switzerland have already bowed out and Austria are only just clinging on after a stoppage ...  Full Article | Comments [5] 

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Whatever next? UEFA brings out football dictionary

Bizarre as it sounds, UEFA announced last week it was publishing a dictionary. Teaming up with German reference book publishers Langenscheidt, European soccer's governing body has produced a dictionary ...  Full Article 

Euro 2008 crackdown could spark penalties and cards galore

Flying elbows, mass punch-ups, mouthy players, shirt-tuggers and divers will be the main focus for referees when Euro 2008 kicks off in June. UEFA handed a six-point list of instructions on Thursday to ...  Full Article | Comments [2]