WASHINGTON
A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods and many other pro athletes is under a joint U.S.-Canadian investigation for possibly providing performance-enhancing drugs, a U.S. official said.
The official familiar with the investigation said that Canadian authorities have been investigating Dr. Anthony Galea, who was arrested Oct. 15 in Toronto, and the FBI has been brought into the case.
The official said yesterday that the investigation was being conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The New York Times first reported on the investigation. Galea's attorney denied any wrongdoing at a news conference in Toronto yesterday.
Attorney Brian H. Greenspan said he expects that Galea will face three charges in Canadian court Friday, but said he was unaware of the FBI's involvement.
The Times reported that Galea visited Woods' home in Florida at least four times in February and March to provide platelet-rich plasma therapy after his agents at International Management Group were concerned about Woods' slow recovery from June 2008 knee surgery.
Soccer
■ England's World Cup training base will be at the Royal Bafokeng sports campus in Rustenburg as the Three Lions prepare for their tournament opener against the United States on June 12.
Coach Fabio Capello confirmed his decision yesterday. He had expressed concern about the condition of the fields during a visit this month.
Rustenburg, at an altitude of 3,783 feet, is the site of the US-England match, the first official game between the nations since the Americans' 1-0 upset victory at the 1950 World Cup.
■ Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, University of Miami president Donna Shalala and comedian Drew Carey attended the first board meeting of the U.S. bid committee trying to land host duties for the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
Former women's team star Mia Hamm and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati also were at the three-hour session yesterday in Major League Soccer's offices.
FIFA's executive committee is to choose the 2018 and 2022 hosts next December. England, Netherlands-Belgium, Russia, Spain-Portugal, Australia and Japan also are bidding to be hosts of both World Cups. Indonesia, Qatar and South Korea are bidding for 2022 only.
Basketball
■ The United States will face Iran, and Greece will take on Turkey in two group games at the world-basketball championship.
The Americans and Iranians were drawn into Group B yesterday along with Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia and Slovenia. The tournament will be played Aug. 28-Sept. 12 in Turkey.
The 24 teams at the men's tournament were drawn into four groups of six, with the top four from each advancing to the knockout round.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski has led the U.S. to two third-place finishes in the worlds.
■ Junior guard Taylor Booze of LSU will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior-cruciate ligament in her right knee during a win over New Orleans.
Coach Van Chancellor said yesterday that Dr. Brent Bankston, the team's physician, will perform the surgery to repair the injury sometime after the Christmas break.
■ The Arkansas program has reported an NCAA secondary violation concerning images of its athletes in a magazine.
The athletics department said yesterday that it reported the violation to the SEC. The school said that no player's eligibility has been affected.
The school said that its self-report was over "tag lines used to accompany photos of student-athletes, referencing local businesses," and that nobody in the athletics department had prior knowledge of non-editorial use of the players' images.
Swimming
■ Five swimmers from STAR Aquatics, which practices in Winston Salem, High Point and Greensboro, qualified to compete at the 2009 Short Course Junior National swim at Ohio State University on Dec. 10-12.
Kathleen Baker, Harrison Brogden, Faith Johnson, Alexandra Marshall and Alistair Stephens-Pickeral all made the finals; Baker finished 25th in the 100 back (56.58), Brogden finished 30th in the 100 back (51.96) and Johnson finished 14th in the 50 free (23.50) and 14th in the 100 free (50.95). Baker also broke the state 800 meter free record with a time of 8:27.47 at the Long Course Invitational.
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