DISGRACED sprinter Dwain Chambers claims he has been made to "feel like a leper" on his return to the sport, having served a ban for failing a drugs test.

He has been named in the GB team at next month's World Indoor Championships in Valencia even though the UK Athletics selection committee were "unanimous in their desire not to select him". Double amputee Oscar Pistorius is today launching an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport against the International Association of Athletics Federation's ruling that he cannot compete against able-bodied athletes.

RUGBY: Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson, who played for and coached England, refused to comment on increased speculation that he could become Scotland's next coach.

The Scots have had a dismal start to the Six Nations under Frank Hadden, but Robbo said: "My focus is on coaching Edinburgh and Scotland A. I don't currently have designs to coach at international level."

SNOOKER: The Gambling Commission will investigate matches at snooker's Malta Cup after irregular betting patterns were spotted during the invitational tournament.

Meanwhile, world champion John Higgins produced a battling comeback from 1-3 to beat qualifier David Roe 5-3 in the Welsh Open last 32.

Veteran Steve Davis, 50, beat Mark King 5-3.

KARATE: Five West fighters are among 11 Scots flying to Italy for the European Cadet and Junior Championships.

Emma Boyle, who trains in Glasgow, Frankie Murphy (Carluke), Craig Moffat, Scott Wilson, and Michael Murray (Ayrshire) will take on the best in Europe at the three-day event which starts in Trieste on Friday.

GRIDIRON: Plans to permanently relocate the Buffalo Bills across the border to Toronto took a step closer this week when it was agreed the Bills will play three pre-season and five regular NFL games at the Rogers Centre in the Canadian city later this year.