BRITAIN GOING ALL OUT TO NAB OLYMPIC CHEATS

A new doping lab will be used to catch athletes who use performance- enhancing drugs during the 2012 London Olympics, scientists and government officials said Thursday. The lab, which covers the size of seven tennis courts and is located outside London in the town of Harlow, will house a team of more than 150 scientists working 24 hours a day during the Games. More than 6,250 samples — or up to 400 a day — will be tested during the Olympics and the Paralympics. “With 50 per cent of the athletes being tested, anybody who does try to cheat will stand a good chance of detection,” said David Cowan, head of the doping team.