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Bikes will be tested at the Tour de France and Olympics to try to find hidden motors and stop 'mechanical doping', cycling's governing body says.
The UCI says up to 12,000 bikes will be tested this year using a new scanning system introduced in January.
Belgium's Femke van den Driessche was banned for six years last month in the first proven case of mechanical doping.
"If you use this method of cheating, we will catch you," UCI president Brian Cookson said.
The UCI believes that its new system of magnetic resonance scanning, which detects motors, magnets and batteries, is more effective than using heat-seeking cameras.
UCI technical manager Mark Barfield says riders who switch bikes mid-race could be targeted.
Demonstrating its testing technology on Tuesday, the UCI says the one hidden motor found - in Van den Driessche's bike at the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Belgium in January - was at the first event where magnetic resonance scans were used.
Van den Driessche, the former European Under-23 champion, has denied suggestions she deliberately cheated, saying the bike was not hers.
UCI regulations, which were recently strengthened, state a rider is given a minimum suspension of six months and a fine of up to 200,000 Swiss francs (£141,000) for an offence of "technological fraud", while coaches, mechanics and other officials could also be sanctioned.
source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/36197568
Yorkshire drew with Nottinghamshire on a thrilling final day at Trent Bridge.
Set 320 to win off 53 overs, Yorkshire lost Adam Lyth early on but opener Alex Lees and Gary Ballance (43) set the platform for an exciting run chase.
Lees (107), Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow accelerated after tea but the visitors lost quick wickets and were left hanging on for a draw, ending 257-9.
Number 11 batsman Jack Brooks survived the last two balls of the match from England's Stuart Broad to avoid defeat.
Broad trapped Steven Patterson lbw in the final over, but Brooks edged his first delivery for four through gully and safely defended his second as Yorkshire clung on for a third draw in three Championship matches in 2016.
Earlier, Chris Read's 101 helped Notts from their overnight 151-5 to 348 all out in their second innings.
A game that looked set to peter out to a tame draw came to life when reigning champions Yorkshire, 64-1 at tea and requiring 256 further runs to win, attacked in search of an unlikely victory in the final session.
Root, who made a first-ball duck in the first innings, scored a quick-fire 27 and England team-mate Bairstow added 35 off 20 balls, while lower-order hitters Liam Plunkett and David Willey were pushed up the batting order.
But that intent almost proved Yorkshire's undoing as they were pegged back by Jake Ball (3-68) and Harry Gurney (4-53).
In the morning session, Yorkshire's wayward bowling was punished by Broad, who hit a 44-ball half-century and scored at more than five runs per over during a seventh-wicket partnership of 104 with Read.
Captain Read was 97 not out when Jackson Bird (23) became the ninth Notts wicket to fall, but Gurney saw off five balls from Patterson before Read reached his first Championship century of the season with a boundary off Adil Rashid.
Nottinghamshire are now top of Division One, while Yorkshire are four points behind in fifth.
source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/36199361
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has left the ring for the political fight in the Philippines. Already a congressman, he is running for a senate seat in next week's elections.
Heather Chen, the BBC's social media producer in Asia, is in the capital, Manila and reporting daily on Snapchat. She went to a boxing gym to see how fellow fighters and Filipino youth see his ambition.
As you travel around Manila, election candidates are everywhere. Manny Pacquiao's image is no exception. I saw a photo from his boxing days covering a traditional cycle trishaw and its rider told me "Pacman will save us", before climbing on and pedalling off.
Pacquiao can rely on his fame and success to ensure adulation, but at one gym where Filipino boxers hang out, their champion's political ambition was up for debate.
"Whenever a Manny Pacquiao fight is on, the streets empty out and crime rate is zero because the entire nation drops everything to cheer him on."
Those were the words of Richard Monterey, an IT worker from Quezon City, on the political ambitions of Manny Pacquiao.
The first person I met at the gym was Mary Ann, who works on reception. She said she believed in the Sarangani politician. "I like him very much. He's a champion and he can fight for the Philippines in any kind of ring."
She introduced me to boxing coach and former champion Edel, enthusiastically working out his punches on a leather bag.
"Pacman is a world champion," he said, pointing to a wall of old victory photographs on the wall. "But I don't think that translates to politics in the Philippines, it's too complicated."
Some expressed concern about Mr Pacquiao's ability to make the transition towards the bigger stage: vice-president and one day, Philippine president - a position he has expressed interest in. Many wonder how he will juggle his political style with very serious and complex foreign policy issues, such as the Philippines' relationship with China.
"Boxing and politics just don't mix," said Louie, an accountant and a student. "Manny Pacquiao has to realise what he brings to the ring isn't the same as leading a country."
Martial arts student Patrick Malsi shared similar sentiments about the former world champion. "Boxing doesn't translate to politics and it shouldn't. Filipinos who support him have to think about his political abilities in the long run."
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36184790
Red Bull have demoted Daniil Kvyat after his calamitous Russian Grand Prix and replaced him with Toro Rosso's 18-year-old Max Verstappen.
Kvyat, who crashed into Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel twice within two corners at his home grand prix, has been dropped to junior team Toro Rosso.
The pair will be in their new positions until the end of the season.
Last year teenager Verstappen became the youngest driver in the history of F1 at the age of 17.
"The next step in my relatively short career so far is an amazing opportunity," he said, while thanking Red Bull for "the confidence they have me".
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner described the Dutch driver as "an outstanding young talent" and said he was "pleased to give him the opportunity to drive for Red Bull Racing".
It is a typically ruthless decision from Red Bull, who use Toro Rosso to test out young drivers and then either promote them within two years or dump them.
And it raises serious questions over the F1 future of 22-year-old Kvyat, who was described by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as "the real deal" when he was promoted to replace Vettel in 2015 after just one year at Toro Rosso.
Horner said: "Dany will be be able to continue his development at Toro Rosso, in a team that he is familiar with, giving him the chance to regain his form and show his potential."
The Russian, who has contested more grands prix for the senior team than the junior one, scored more points than team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in his first season at Red Bull but has been out-paced more often than not by the Australian.
Kvyat has lagged behind Ricciardo in qualifying at every race so far this season, although he scored the team's only podium finish of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix after Ricciardo suffered an early puncture while leading.
Kvyat has been involved in controversies with Vettel at the last two races.
In China, Vettel confronted him following the race after Kvyat made an aggressive overtaking move at the first corner that resulted in the German colliding with Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Most observers felt Kvyat had done nothing wrong in that incident, but the same could not be said of the collisions between the Red Bull driver and Vettel in Russia last Sunday, the second of which resulted in the Ferrari driver's retirement.
Kvyat crashed into the back of Vettel twice in the space of a few hundred yards, prompting the four-time world champion to launch a string of expletives over his team radio and then to speak to Horner about Kvyat's driving.
Verstappen's stellar debut season put him on the radar of the sport's two top teams, Mercedes and Ferrari, both of whom have considered him as a potential driver for 2017.
But he is under contract to Red Bull until the end of 2017 and the decision to promote him could be motivated at least in part by a desire to ensure they keep hold of arguably the hottest rising star in the sport.
source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36206848
Australian golfer Marc Leishman has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio over concerns about the Zika virus.
The mosquito-borne virus, centred in north-east Brazil, has been declared a global public health emergency as it spreads through South America.
It is being linked with thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
Leishman said he was concerned about the risks of transmitting the virus to his wife, who has a poor immune system.
The world number 35 said he "almost lost" his wife, Audrey, to toxic shock syndrome last year and that she was still recovering.
"It was a difficult yet easy decision not to participate," said Leishman, 32, who would have represented Australia in Rio this summer.
"We understand that family must always come first and we respect Marc's decision not to play in Rio," the Australian team chef de mission Kitty Chiller said.
Golf is returning to the Games after a 112-year absence, with the world's biggest names such as Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day.
Tournament entrants will be finalised on July 11 based on world rankings.
Leishman's compatriot and former Masters champion Adam Scott will not play, saying he wanted to focus on the PGA Tour.
South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel will also be absent, as will Fijian triple major-winner Vijay Singh.
source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/36210480
