• Defender on the comeback trail after six-month absence• I feel as fit as I've ever been in my life, he says The Manchester City defender Kolo Touré has served a six-month drug ban and will now be available to Roberto Mancini. Kolo Touré says he is ready to challenge for an immediate return to the Manchester City side after completing a six-month drug ban. The defender...Full Story »

Above: The central defender's ban for failing a drugs test ends on Friday Kolo Toure will make his official return to Manchester City on Friday. The central defender’s ban for failing a drugs test ends that day, enabling him to take part in full training once again. Toure, 30 (below) has been training on his own during his ban and City already have a programme in place to bring him up ...Full Story »

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure was banned on Thursday for six months, backdated to March when he was provisionally suspended by the English Football Association for a positive doping test. Toure, also an Ivory Coast international, faced a ban of two years, but the FA commission said it took into account his admission of guilt for taking water tablets belonging to his wife. The FA believed ...Full Story »

KOLO TOURE has been warned by FIFA chief Jerome Valcke that he cannot use ignorance as a defence for his positive drug test. The Manchester City defender is facing a ban of up to two years for the doping offence. It is claimed Toure had taken his wife's diet pills - which could contain the banned substance. But Valcke insisted: "You are a professional. "At such a level you have a big enoug...Full Story »

TROUBLED ... Kolo Toure looks glum as he sits in the stands at Eastlands KOLO TOURE has received the backing of his boss Roberto Mancini as he battles his drugs hell. The Manchester City defender, who has been suspended after failing a drugs test, was in the Eastlands crowd to see his team beat Wigan 1-0 in the Premier League. But City boss Mancini revealed the Ivorian is struggling to co...Full Story »