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David_Nilsson: Baseball star David Nilsson is not likely to miss any of the games at the Sydney Olympics in September over a positive drug test at last year's Intercontinental Cup competition, sources close to the Chunichi Dragons player said Wednesday. Nilsson tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine at last November's competition in Australia and was subsequently given a three-month suspension by the International Baseball Federation (IBF), which later reduced the ban to one month. Glen Partridge, a spokeman for Nilsson's Australia-based personal management firm, Dingo International, told Kyodo News that Nilsson has admitted to taking a dietary supplement, but added that he was unaware it contained ephedrine. Nilsson, known to Japanese baseball fans as ''Dingo,'' is Australia's highest profile baseball player and led the Olympic hosts to the championship in the Intercontinental Cup with a 4-3 win over Cuba last November. (April 19, 2000)

Tui joins Leitch in snubbing Japan's Super Rugby side

Tui joins Leitch in snubbing Japan's Super Rugby side

Photo taken Feb. 15, 2015, shows Hendrik Tui running with the ball for Suntory Sungoliath against Kobe Kobelco Steelers at the national rugby championships at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo. Suntory said on July 30 that Tui has decided to re-sign with the Queensland Rugby Union and play for the Reds next season. He is the second high-profile player to snub Japan's new Super Rugby team, following Michael Leitch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo