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The promoter for Australian heavyweight contender Lucas Browne, who this week tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second time in eight months, came out in support of the fighter on Tuesday.Browne (24-0, 21 KOs), 37, was slated to face former two-time heavyweight world titleholder Shannon Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KOs), 44, by Dec. 31 for the WBAs vacant regular title.However, the fight and perhaps Brownes career are in jeopardy after ESPN reported on Monday that Browne failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association drug test. He tested positive for the banned substance ostarine (also called enobosarm) in a test conducted under the auspices of the WBCs Clean Boxing Program, the WBC confirmed.Hatton Promotions, the promotional company owned by former two-division world titleholder Ricky Hatton, said in a statement, Hatton Promotions has been made of aware press reports regarding Lucas Browne and issues relating to the VADA drug test, which took place as part of the WBC Clean Boxing Program. Firstly, we wish to make it absolutely clear that we support fully the WBC program and its efforts to rid the sport of performance-enhancing drugs. Clearly, the test results are hugely disappointing for the company and for Lucas himself.Ostarine, which is supposed to increase stamina and recovery ability, has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list since 2008.Browne enrolled in the WBC Clean Boxing Program in July, in part to rehabilitate his image after he tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol in a VADA-conducted test. The failed test came following a March 5 fight in which Browne rallied for a 10th-round knockout of Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Russia, to win the WBAs regular world title, making him the first Australian to win a heavyweight crown.Brownes A and B samples both tested positive for clenbuterol, and he was suspended for six months by the WBA and stripped of the belt, which was returned to Chagaev. The title became vacant in July, when Chagaev was stripped for his failure to pay delinquent sanctioning fees to the WBA.Browne maintained that he did not take clenbuterol. Instead, he and his team said they believed his food or water was spiked while he was in hostile territory for the fight against Chagaev. Browne appealed the positive test result to the WBA, which eventually ruled that he had not knowingly taken the banned substance and gave him the opportunity to fight for its secondary title again.For a man and a team who fought so hard to clear his name following what is now universally accepted to have been a deliberate contamination of products he ingested prior to his March fight with Ruslan Chagaev, this is a bitter blow, the Hatton Promotions statement said. Lucas was cleared of any deliberate wrongdoing a few months ago, and we feel it would be somewhat unfair and incorrect for anyone to suggest that the results of his latest test bring the outcome of his previous exoneration into question. With a mans livelihood and reputation at stake, we feel it is only right and proper to make thorough investigations before commenting on the circumstances of this latest test result.Hatton Promotions pointed out that Browne enrolled in the WBC program even though he is not in line to fight for that organizations title because of his mandatory status in the WBA.Even though he has no WBC ranking to protect and is in a position for a mandatory WBA world title fight, Lucas entered the WBC Clean Boxing Program voluntarily. We do not feel that is the action of a man who wishes to intentionally take performance-enhancing drugs, Hatton Promotions said. As such, we will be working closely with Lucas team and his lawyer, Leon Margules, to conduct a thorough investigation into the supplements Lucas has been advised to take on a day-to-day basis. We will also look into any prescribed medication he has been given in order to seek out the source of the alleged banned substance.Once that investigation has taken place and the circumstances of the test results have been understood, will we comment further. Given what is at stake, we feel it would be inappropriate to speculate and comment further at this stage.Swell Water Bottles Wholesale . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. Swell Bottle Brush Australia . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.swellbottleaustralia.com/ . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. Swell Bottle Stockists Australia . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. 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The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game.England have spoiled the party in the second leg of the World Sevens Series in Cape Town, after a thrilling 19-17 win over tournament hosts South Africa in the final.The Blitzboks had a chance to send the match into extra time but a missed conversion from the sideline after a late try from?Werner Kok saw England hold on for victory.It was a nervy finish for England with Dan Norton yellow carded for a high tackle, but earlier tries from Norton himself as well as Richard de Carpentier and?Ruaridh McConnochie as well as two conversions from Tom Mitchell proved to be enough.The result ends the Blitzboks three year run of Cup titles on home soil having won in Porth Elizabeth in 2013 and 2014, and in Cape Town last year.New Zealand were able to recover from their poor performance at Dubai with a bronze medal win over Scotland after an injury time try, while Australia had a tournament to forget losing their consolation semi-finals 21-17 to Argentina.New Zealand fell short to the Blitzboks in the semi-final after?an early Sherwin Stowers try had given them a 7-0 lead, but?they came unstuck losing 14-7.The All Black 7s were able to bounce back in a dramatic?24-19 win over the Scots with a Johnathan?Ruru late try.Australia, however, opened their day with a big 42-12 win over minnowss Uganda, but failed to?apply critical pressure against Argentina when they had the advantage, and allowed them back into their semi-final match.ddddddddddddAustralia coach Andy Friend said the side was left disappointed after their poor showing.We made too many simple errors in our game against Argentina. When we should be showing composure, were not. We are not working together as a unit at the moment which is disappointing.We said at the start of this year that we wanted to make the quarter finals of every tournament, he added.We didnt make this one, therefore it is unacceptable.Cape Town winners, England, took the tough route to the final having qualified second from their pool after a big loss to New Zealand on the opening day of the tournament.They were down by 12 points with two minutes to go in their quarter final against Fiji, before de Carpentier and McConnochie tries sent the game into extra time where Norton scored to seal Englands place in the semis.England went on to beat their neighbours Scotland 33-14 in their semi final before an unlikely win over the red hot Blitzboks to secure their first tournament win since Tokyo last year. ' ' '