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ZURICH, Switzerland -- The World Anti-Doping Agency expects the Russian laboratory assigned to test samples at the Sochi Olympics to meet Sundays deadline for improving its operations. Stephen Tulloch Lions Authentic Jersey . WADA director general David Howman said Friday he is awaiting the paperwork from the Moscow lab that faces potential suspension for the Feb. 7-23 Winter Games. "I have no reason to have any concern about it," Howman told The Associated Press on the sidelines of an anti-doping conference hosted by FIFA. WADA threatened the lab with a six-month suspension if it failed to fulfil a two-part demand: detail a new management program by Dec. 1 and implement it by April 1. "There is a genuine desire to make sure things are done properly," Howman said. "There is no anxiety, no concerns." WADA accredits testing labs worldwide, though the International Olympic Committee is responsible overall for testing at the games. Moscow is setting up a "satellite" lab in Sochi to test samples during the games. If the lab is suspended, the IOC would have to ship the samples out of the country to another lab for analysis, a costly procedure. On another issue, Howman said WADA is improving relations with Jamaica following recent revelations that the Caribbean islands testing program collapsed ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, where its sprinters dominated the track. Jamaica has followed through on promises made by sports minister Natalie Neita-Headley at a WADA conference in Johannesburg two weeks ago, Howman said. "So far, Jamaica has done everything the minister told me they would do," he said. Resignations of all 12 members of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission will take effect at the end of the year and four staff are set to be hired to bolster a revamped testing program. Howman said Jamaicas government had also promised funding for the national agency, which could build links with Canadian anti-doping officials as mentors. "We were never out to get Jamaica," Howman said. "We were always there to make sure they would get their program back on track." Ziggy Ansah Jersey . -- It wouldnt bother Zack Greinke if he didnt have to travel for the Los Angeles Dodgers opener against Arizona in Australia. Blue DeAndre Levy Mens Elite Jersey . Ortega played 42 games for Double-A Tulsa in the Texas League last season before sustaining a hairline fracture on his shin.The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenceman Matt Corrente to a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday. According to Capgeek.com, the contract is worth $550,000 at the NHL level. Corrente was property of the Carolina Hurricanes last season and spent the year with the AHL Charlotte Checkers. James Ihedigbo Jersey. In 72 games there he had two goals and nine assists with 136 penalty minutes. Originally a first-round pick (30th overall) of the New Jersey Devils in the 2006 Draft, Corrente has skated in 34 NHL games and has six assists. ' ' ' |
