Washington, Feb 14 : Golden Olympian Michael Phelps has apologizes to his Chinese fans for the photos showing him smoking pot.
The swimmer, who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has released an Internet video seeking forgiveness from the Asian country.
"As many of you know, I recently engaged in behaviour which was regrettable and not what people have come to expect from me," Usmagazine. com quoted him as saying in the video.
New York, Feb 13 : Ace swimmer Michael Phelps is the most sought after TV celebrity these days, for producers of all chat shows trying to book interviews with the winner of 14 Olympic gold medals, who was recently involved in a cannabis smoking case.
"Everybody wants him on to explain why he was smoking marijuana," the New York Post quoted a source as saying.
Washington, Feb 11 : Eight people have been arrested in connection to Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps's pot puffing scandal.
According to WIS-TV, Richland County Sheriff''s Department has taken seven suspects in custody for possessing marijuana and the one for dealing in it.
One person is suspected to be the owner of the bong - who wasn''t present at the party, but was allegedly trying to sell the pipe on eBay for 100,000 dollars, reports Fox News.
New York, Feb 7 : Fans of Michael Phelps have come out in defence of the ace swimmer who's under fire for pot puffing.
The pics published in Britain''s News of the World, showing the eight times Olympic gold medallist using a bong, were taken in November at a University of South Carolina house party.
USA Swimming barred the 23-year-old star for three months, while Kellogg, the food company, announced that it would not renew its contract with swimming sensation when their deal expires at the end of February.
Washington, Feb 7: Aussie swimming champion Libby Trickett has said that Michael Phelps is lucky to escape with only a three-month ban from competition following marijuana scandal.
The 24-year-old swimmer who holds 5 world records said that the penalty is "too lenient".
"Personally I think he''s extremely lucky and if it had fallen under anti-doping laws, the penalty could have been double and that would have cost him a spot at the worlds," Fox News quoted Trickett as saying.
Washington, Feb 06: Kellogg, the food company, has announced that it would not renew its contract with swimming sensation Michael Phelps when their deal expires at the end of February - because of a photo that showed him apparently smoking a marijuana pipe.
"We originally built the relationship with Michael, as well as the other Olympic athletes, to support our association with the U. S. Olympic team," People quoted a company spokeswoman, as saying in a statement.
Washington, Feb 14 : Golden Olympian Michael Phelps has apologizes to his Chinese fans for the photos showing him smoking pot.
New York, Feb 13 : Ace swimmer Michael Phelps is the most sought after TV celebrity these days, for producers of all chat shows trying to book interviews with the winner of 14 Olympic gold medals, who was recently involved in a cannabis smoking case.
New York, Feb 7 : Fans of Michael Phelps have come out in defence of the ace swimmer who's under fire for pot puffing.
Washington, Feb 7: Aussie swimming champion Libby Trickett has said that Michael Phelps is lucky to escape with only a three-month ban from competition following marijuana scandal.
Washington, Feb 06: Kellogg, the food company, has announced that it would not renew its contract with swimming sensation Michael Phelps when their deal expires at the end of February - because of a photo that showed him apparently smoking a marijuana pipe.
