"Finally it would appear that those who have claimed in the past that the GPA is elitist and only representative of a greedy minority may very well have been proven right today."

- Jarlath Burns, chairman of the GAA Players' Committee.

"The GAA's approach to the emerging issue of player appeal is unfair, punitive and wholly questionable."

- Donal O'Neill chief administrator of the Gaelic Players' Association.

"Almost all the riders concerned provided medical justification." - French Cycling Federation president Daniel Baal reacting to the finding that 45 per cent of tests on Tour de France riders came back positive.