LONDON, Sept 23, 2008 (AFP) - Dope cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers will be welcomed back into the British team, the new national head coach said Tuesday.

Chambers has a lifetime ban from the Olympic Games after testing postive for designer steroid THG and in July saw London's High Court reject an appeal which would have allowed him to compete in Beijing.

LONDON, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers has revealed he will coach a group of England's top rugby stars.

Chambers lost a High Court appeal against his lifetime ban from the Olympic Games last week, but he is already putting that blow behind him as he resumes his love affair with rugby.

MONTREAL, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - World anti-doping body WADA on Friday applauded the London High Court's decision not to lift the ban preventing disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers from taking part in the Beijing Olympics.

LONDON, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - British sprinter Dwain Chambers lost his bid to compete in the Beijing Olympics after failing to get a temporary High Court injunction on Friday against his lifetime Olympic ban.

Chambers, 30, had gone to court hoping to overturn the British Olympic Association (BOA) bylaw which perevented him from competing in China.

LONDON, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Britain's Olympic chiefs have vowed to review their policy of handing out lifetime bans to drugs cheats after next month's Beijing Games.

LONDON, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - British sprinter Dwain Chambers lost his bid to compete in the Beijing Olympics after failing to get a temporary High Court injunction on Friday against his lifetime Olympic ban.

Chambers, 30, had gone to court hoping to overturn the British Olympic Association (BOA) bylaw which precluded him from competing in China next month.

LONDON, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - British sprinter Dwain Chambers will have to wait to discover if he can compete in next month's Beijing Olympics after being told there would be no High Court ruling on Thursday over his bid to get a temporary injunction against his lifetime Olympic ban.

LONDON, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Controverisal British sprinter Dwain Chambers has been told to drop his bid to run in the Beijing Olympics by one of the sport's leading coaches.

Frank Dick believes Chambers will cause significant damage to Britain's anti-doping policy if he wins his appeal against a lifetime Olympic ban in the High Court on Thursday.

BIRMINGHAM, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers won the 100m at the British Olympic trials on Saturday, but now faces an anxious wait for a High Court decision over whether or not he can run at the Beijing Games.

BIRMINGHAM, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - Disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers, battling a lifetime Olympic ban for doping, qualified for the 100m final at the British Olympic trials on Saturday.

Chambers, who clocked the best time of 10.14sec in the heats on Friday won his semi-final in 10.21, ahead of promising youngster Tyrone Edgar (10.27).

LONDON, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers can underline his Olympic credentials when he takes part in the British team's Beijing trials in Birmingham from Friday.

Chambers hopes to secure a temporary High Court injunction next Wednesday to lift a lifetime Olympic ban imposed following his suspension for drug offences.

LONDON, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - British sprinter Dwain Chambers will discover next Wednesday if his bid to compete in the Beijing Olympics has been successful.

Chambers, 30, has appealed against the British Olympic Association's ban on him competing in any future Games following his two-year suspension for taking the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG).

LONDON, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers has started court proceedings against the British Olympic Association (BOA) in a bid to enable him to compete at next month's Beijing Olympics.

LONDON, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft of Sweden said on Monday British sprinter Dwain Chambers and other such drugs cheats should not be allowed to compete in Olympic Games.

LONDON, June 29, 2008 (AFP) - British sporting icons Steve Redgrave and Kelly Holmes have signed a British Athletes' Commission petition opposing 'drug cheat' Dwain Chambers' High Court attempt to run in Beijing, the Daily Telegraph's website reported on Sunday.

BERLIN, June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Disgraced British sprinter Dwain Chambers set an Olympic Games 100 metres qualifying time of 10.06sec on Saturday to give him extra ammunition in his battle to race in Beijing in August.

Chambers raced in a low-key meeting at Biberach, in southern Germany, and comfortably beat the qualifying time of 10.21sec.

LONDON, June 6, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers is set to make his first outdoor UK appearance for nearly two years on Sunday when he takes part in a British League meeting in Birmingham.

The 30-year-old is expected to represent his club Belgrave Harriers in the 4x100metres relay and is then scheduled to run as a guest in the 100m.

LONDON, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers, who clocked 10.25sec on Wednesday night in his first 100m for nearly two years, could see the High Court appeal on his life-time Olympic ban heard before the end of next week.

LONDON, May 16, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers was taking a cocktail of seven banned drugs when he was caught doping, the disgraced British sprinter told UK Sport on Friday as he moved closer to a court action aimed at securing a place in the Beijing Olympics.

Chambers received a two-year ban as a result of a positive test for the designer steriod THG in 2003.

LONDON, May 16, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers was taking a cocktail of seven banned drugs when he was caught doping in 2003, the disgraced British sprinter has revealed as part of his bid to be allowed to run in the Olympics.

Chambers received a two-year ban as a result of a positive test for the designer steriod THG.

LONDON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers will not be offered a contract with Super League club Castleford.

Chambers, 30, was told that his recent one month trial with the Tigers would not lead to a permanent spell at the club because of the amount of time required to turn him into a top-class player.

LONDON, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers insisted Saturday that he intends to continue his fight to get his Olympic ban overturned in time for the 2012 Games.

LONDON, April 27, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers experienced a painful rugby league baptism as the controversial British sprinter's debut in the sport was brought to an abrupt end.

LONDON, April 24, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers is set to make his long-awaited debut in rugby league this weekend.

The controversial British sprinter is due to play for Castleford in a specially arranged reserve match against York on Sunday, a fixture that'll mark the completion of his month-long trial with the Super League's basement club.

LONDON, April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers insisted Sunday that he is raring to get his first taste of rugby league.

Chambers' trial at Super League's bottom club Castleford comes to an end next week and the Tigers have arranged a one-off reserve friendly against York at the Jungle next Sunday to test his form.

LONDON, April 18, 2008 (AFP) - British dope cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers is set to get his first taste of rugby league on Sunday week after Castleford were given permission to play a friendly reserve game against York.

LONDON, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Castleford insisted Wednesday that British dope cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers was not about to make his rugby league debut just days after joining the Super League club on a month's trial.

LONDON, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Dwain Chambers is to meet with Britain's anti-doping boss in a move that officials hope will provide them with more detailed knowledge of drugs offences.

LONDON, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Rugby League great Martin Offiah has said he is ready to help Dwain Chambers adapt to the 13-man code provided the dope cheat sprinter really is serious about learning the game.

LONDON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British dope cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers said Monday he remained 'optimistic' regarding his chances of competing in this August's Beijing Olympics even though he is currently banned from competing in the Games.

LONDON, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British dope cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers said Monday he remained 'optimistic' regarding his chances of competing in this August's Beijing Olympics even though he is currently banned from competing in the Games.

LONDON, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - Castleford coach Terry Matterson saw his team crushed 50-4 by Bradford but refused to get dragged into the furore surrounding Dwain Chambers' imminent arrival at the Super League no-hopers.

LONDON, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers insisted Sunday he is determined to make a success of his surprise switch to rugby league after being offered trials by Castleford.

The 29-year-old is set to be unveiled by the engage Super League's bottom club at a press conference on Monday.

LONDON, March 28, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers has been linked with another change of career by trying his hand in the rough and tumble world of rugby league.

Super League Castleford have called a press conference for Monday to make a major announcement amid speculation that they have persuaded Chambers to try his hand at the sport.

VALENCIA, Spain, March 6, 2008 (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers intends to shrug off his dope-tainted past and clinch a medal at the world indoor championships here.

Chambers, who served a two-year suspension for testing positive from 2004-2006, believes he has a good chance of medalling in Friday's 60m final.