-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- he 's kerpowed the joker and put the penguin on ice , but batman faces a new adversary -- the mayor of an oil-producing turkish town . the late heath ledger plays the joker in `` the dark knight , '' the most successful film of the year . huseyin kalkan , leader of the city of batman in southeastern turkey , plans to sue christopher nolan , director of the latest batman movie `` the dark knight , '' for taking its name without consultation , '' according to media reports . `` the royalty of the name ` batman ' belongs to us ... there is only one batman in the world , '' hurriyet daily news.com reported kalkan as telling the dogan news agency . `` the american producers used the name of our city without informing us . '' kalkan , who represents the pro-kurdish democratic society party , added that he decided to take action after someone suggested that the cash-strapped community needed more funds . `` we found this criticism right and started to look for legal possibilities of a case like that , '' hurriyet daily news.com reported . batman , which has a population of just under 250,000 , is the provincial capital of the oil-rich batman province and lies close to the batman river . in recent years it has been hit by a series of female suicides and features in the novel `` snow '' by nobel prize-winner orhan pamuk . team-mates neymar and dani alves proved their dedication to barcelona by supporting the club 's basketball side . neymar and alves headed to watch el clasico on thursday night alongside the brazilian 's sister rafaella . barca prevailed with a narrow 85-80 victory in the euro league contest . by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 05:05 est , 6 december 2012 . | . updated : . `` the dark knight '' movie is based on the batman comic-book character created in 1939 by bob kane . released by warner bros -- a sister company to turner broadcasting system , which owns cnn -- during the summer , `` the dark knight '' has now taken just under $ 1 billion worldwide , according to box-office web site boxofficemojo.com , including $ 528.7 million from domestic ticket sales and $ 469 million from international receipts . the film is also scheduled for re-release in january as part of an awards season push , with focus especially on supporting actor heath ledger , who played joker and who died earlier this year . local newspaper batman cagdas has reported that several former residents of batman living in germany have had problems registering their business -- but kalkan says he has no knowledge of the claims . lawyer vehbi kahveci , head of the intellectual and industrial property rights commission of the istanbul bar , told hurriyet daily news.com that the `` batman '' name was registered worldwide . he added that the town had missed the timeframe during which it could complain about any infringement of its name . warner bros said that it was only aware of the action through the media and had yet to be presented with any legal papers . brazil star neymar -lrb- centre -rrb- takes a selfie with friends and barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- right -rrb- . however real madrid remain top of their euro league division over their bitter rivals , just by points difference . neymar helped brazil beat chile 1-0 at the emirates stadium on sunday in a feisty contest and had to withstand several brutal challenges from the south american rivals . before the international break luis enrique 's barcelona had won their el clasico contest to move four points clear at the top of la liga . neymar and his barcelona team-mates return to la liga on sunday , taking on celta vigo as they continue to compete for a treble of trophies . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- left -rrb- headed to watch el clasico of basketball with the barcelona forward . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- right -rrb- attends a euro league basketball match between barcelona and real madrid . 06:48 est , 6 december 2012 . banned sports drug epo - allegedly used by lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . the banned sports drug allegedly used by cycling legend lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . and using the hormone erythropoietin , known as epo , may actually put the lives of unscrupulous sportsmen at risk , they have warned . the drug is banned from sports because it is believed to give users an edge over their competitors by improving oxygen delivery to their muscles . the usa 's anti-doping agency said epo was used by armstrong . but now researchers writing in the british journal of clinical pharmacology say there is no scientific evidence that it does enhance performance , but there is evidence that using it in sport could place a user 's health and life at risk . professor adam cohen , from the netherlands centre for human drug research , said : ` athletes and their medical staff may believe epo enhances performance , but there is no evidence that anyone performed good experiments to check if epo would actually improve performance in elite cyclists . ' neymar is distracted at the basketball as his sister rafaella -lrb- centre -rrb- watches on . neymar , brazil 's captain , led his national side to a 1-0 win over chile at the emirates last weekend . barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- front left -rrb- joined neymar and friends to watch some live basketball . gary medel walks off having appeared to stamp on neymar at the emirates on sunday . he added that the potential harm arose from the fact epo thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots . these can obstruct blood flow to areas of tissue , meaning oxygen does n't get to the cells and they die , damaging the organ . erythropoietin -lrb- epo -rrb- is a naturally-occurring hormone , produced by the kidneys , that stimulates the production of red blood cells.this is said to improve endurance . however the hormone can also be manufactured and injected into the skin or directly into the blood stream . epo may be used in medical practice to bring patient 's red blood count into normal levels , such as in patients suffering from anaemia . a recent report by the us anti-doping agency alleges that armstrong and his team were able to avoid detection of epo use by injecting cyclists with saline just before tests to lower their blood cell count . if the organ is the heart or brain this can potentially result in heart attack or stroke . epo is normally used to treat anaemia , where its effect on each patient is carefully monitored . professor cohen points out that researchers work hard to prevent patients taking drugs that do n't work or have dangerous side-effects . he said : ` so why should the standards be different for the same drugs used in athletes ? ` although doping is forbidden , the pressure to win in sport is so great that some athletes seem to be willing to try any way of getting ahead of their competitors . ` when elite athletes and their coaches discover that there is no evidence of benefit and clear risk of harm , i hope many may reconsider trying to cheat . silent but deadly : epo may thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots -lrb- above -rrb- , leading to heart attack and stroke . ` education may work where attempts at enforcement have failed . `` i believe there is a clear need for high-quality research to investigate the effects of supposedly enhancing drugs in sport . ` if , as is expected , many substances in current use are found to be ineffective it will help keep our athletes safe and improve confidence in sporting results . '
dutch researchers found no evidence the drug , known as epo , improves performance . but did discover it may thicken the blood , increasing the risk of clots , stroke and heart attack . ` no evidence of good experiments to check if epo would improve performance in elite cyclists '
timeframe during which it could complain about any infringement of its name . warner bros said that it was only aware of the action through the media and had yet to be presented with any legal papers . brazil star neymar -lrb- centre -rrb- takes a selfie with friends and barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- right -rrb- . however real madrid remain top of their euro league division over their bitter rivals , just by points difference . neymar helped brazil beat chile 1-0 at the emirates stadium on sunday in a feisty contest and had to withstand several brutal challenges from the south american rivals . before the international break luis enrique 's barcelona had won their el clasico contest to move four points clear at the top of la liga . neymar and his barcelona team-mates return to la liga on sunday , taking on celta vigo as they continue to compete for a treble of trophies . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- left -rrb- headed to watch el clasico of basketball with the barcelona forward . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- right -rrb- attends a euro league basketball match between barcelona and real madrid . 06:48 est , 6 december 2012 . banned sports drug epo - allegedly used by lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . the banned sports drug allegedly used by cycling legend lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . and using the hormone erythropoietin , known as epo , may actually put the lives of unscrupulous sportsmen at risk , they have warned . the drug is banned from sports because it is believed to give users an edge over their competitors by improving oxygen delivery to their muscles . the usa 's anti-doping agency said epo was used by armstrong . but now researchers writing in the british journal of clinical pharmacology say there is no scientific evidence that it does enhance performance , but there is evidence that using it in sport could place a user 's health and life at risk . professor adam cohen , from the netherlands centre for human drug research , said : ` athletes and their medical staff may believe epo enhances performance , but there is no evidence that anyone performed good experiments to check if epo would actually improve performance in elite cyclists . ' neymar is distracted at the basketball as his sister rafaella -lrb- centre -rrb- watches on . neymar , brazil 's captain , led his national side to a 1-0 win over chile at the emirates last weekend . barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- front left -rrb- joined neymar and friends to watch some live basketball . gary medel walks off having appeared to stamp on neymar at the emirates on sunday . he added that the potential harm arose from the fact epo thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots . these can obstruct blood flow to areas of tissue , meaning oxygen does n't get to the cells and they die , damaging the organ . erythropoietin -lrb- epo -rrb- is a naturally-occurring hormone , produced by the kidneys , that stimulates the production of red blood cells.this is said to improve endurance . however the hormone can also be manufactured and injected into the skin or directly into the blood stream . epo may be used in medical practice to bring patient 's red blood count into normal levels , such as in patients suffering from anaemia . a recent report by the us anti-doping agency alleges that armstrong and his team were able to avoid detection of epo use by injecting cyclists with saline just before tests to lower their blood cell count . if the organ is the heart or brain this can potentially result in heart attack or stroke . epo is normally used to treat anaemia , where its effect on each patient is carefully monitored . professor cohen points out that researchers work hard to prevent patients taking drugs that do n't work or have dangerous side-effects . he said : ` so why should the standards be different for the same drugs used in athletes ? ` although doping is forbidden , the pressure to win in sport is so great that some athletes seem to be willing to try any way of getting ahead of their competitors . ` when elite athletes and their coaches discover that there is no evidence of benefit and clear risk of harm , i hope many may reconsider trying to cheat . silent but deadly : epo may thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots -lrb- above -rrb- , leading to heart attack and stroke . ` education may work where attempts at enforcement have failed . `` i believe there is a clear need for high-quality research to investigate the effects of supposedly enhancing drugs in sport . ` if , as is expected , many substances in current use are found to be ineffective it will help keep our athletes safe and improve confidence in sporting results . '
site boxofficemojo.com , including $ 528.7 million from domestic ticket sales and $ 469 million from international receipts . the film is also scheduled for re-release in january as part of an awards season push , with focus especially on supporting actor heath ledger , who played joker and who died earlier this year . local newspaper batman cagdas has reported that several former residents of batman living in germany have had problems registering their business -- but kalkan says he has no knowledge of the claims . lawyer vehbi kahveci , head of the intellectual and industrial property rights commission of the istanbul bar , told hurriyet daily news.com that the `` batman '' name was registered worldwide . he added that the town had missed the timeframe during which it could complain about any infringement of its name . warner bros said that it was only aware of the action through the media and had yet to be presented with any legal papers . brazil star neymar -lrb- centre -rrb- takes a selfie with friends and barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- right -rrb- . however real madrid remain top of their euro league division over their bitter rivals , just by points difference . neymar helped brazil beat chile 1-0 at the emirates stadium on sunday in a feisty contest and had to withstand several brutal challenges from the south american rivals . before the international break luis enrique 's barcelona had won their el clasico contest to move four points clear at the top of la liga . neymar and his barcelona team-mates return to la liga on sunday , taking on celta vigo as they continue to compete for a treble of trophies . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- left -rrb- headed to watch el clasico of basketball with the barcelona forward . neymar 's sister rafaella -lrb- right -rrb- attends a euro league basketball match between barcelona and real madrid . 06:48 est , 6 december 2012 . banned sports drug epo - allegedly used by lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . the banned sports drug allegedly used by cycling legend lance armstrong - may not enhance performance at all , experts say . and using the hormone erythropoietin , known as epo , may actually put the lives of unscrupulous sportsmen at risk , they have warned . the drug is banned from sports because it is believed to give users an edge over their competitors by improving oxygen delivery to their muscles . the usa 's anti-doping agency said epo was used by armstrong . but now researchers writing in the british journal of clinical pharmacology say there is no scientific evidence that it does enhance performance , but there is evidence that using it in sport could place a user 's health and life at risk . professor adam cohen , from the netherlands centre for human drug research , said : ` athletes and their medical staff may believe epo enhances performance , but there is no evidence that anyone performed good experiments to check if epo would actually improve performance in elite cyclists . ' neymar is distracted at the basketball as his sister rafaella -lrb- centre -rrb- watches on . neymar , brazil 's captain , led his national side to a 1-0 win over chile at the emirates last weekend . barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- front left -rrb- joined neymar and friends to watch some live basketball . gary medel walks off having appeared to stamp on neymar at the emirates on sunday . he added that the potential harm arose from the fact epo thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots . these can obstruct blood flow to areas of tissue , meaning oxygen does n't get to the cells and they die , damaging the organ . erythropoietin -lrb- epo -rrb- is a naturally-occurring hormone , produced by the kidneys , that stimulates the production of red blood cells.this is said to improve endurance . however the hormone can also be manufactured and injected into the skin or directly into the blood stream . epo may be used in medical practice to bring patient 's red blood count into normal levels , such as in patients suffering from anaemia . a recent report by the us anti-doping agency alleges that armstrong and his team were able to avoid detection of epo use by injecting cyclists with saline just before tests to lower their blood cell count . if the organ is the heart or brain this can potentially result in heart attack or stroke . epo is normally used to treat anaemia , where its effect on each patient is carefully monitored . professor cohen points out that researchers work hard to prevent patients taking drugs that do n't work or have dangerous side-effects . he said : ` so why should the standards be different for the same drugs used in athletes ? ` although doping is forbidden , the pressure to win in sport is so great that some athletes seem to be willing to try any way of getting ahead of their competitors . ` when elite athletes and their coaches discover that there is no evidence of benefit and clear risk of harm , i hope many may reconsider trying to cheat . silent but deadly : epo may thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots -lrb- above -rrb- , leading to heart attack and stroke . ` education may work where attempts at enforcement have failed . `` i believe there is a clear need for high-quality research to investigate the effects of supposedly enhancing drugs in sport . ` if , as is expected , many substances in current use are found to be ineffective it will help keep our athletes safe and improve confidence in sporting results . '
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epo , may actually put the lives of unscrupulous sportsmen at risk , they have warned . the drug is banned from sports because it is believed to give users an edge over their competitors by improving oxygen delivery to their muscles . the usa 's anti-doping agency said epo was used by armstrong . but now researchers writing in the british journal of clinical pharmacology say there is no scientific evidence that it does enhance performance , but there is evidence that using it in sport could place a user 's health and life at risk . professor adam cohen , from the netherlands centre for human drug research , said : ` athletes and their medical staff may believe epo enhances performance , but there is no evidence that anyone performed good experiments to check if epo would actually improve performance in elite cyclists . ' neymar is distracted at the basketball as his sister rafaella -lrb- centre -rrb- watches on . neymar , brazil 's captain , led his national side to a 1-0 win over chile at the emirates last weekend . barcelona team-mate dani alves -lrb- front left -rrb- joined neymar and friends to watch some live basketball . gary medel walks off having appeared to stamp on neymar at the emirates on sunday . he added that the potential harm arose from the fact epo thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots . these can obstruct blood flow to areas of tissue , meaning oxygen does n't get to the cells and they die , damaging the organ . erythropoietin -lrb- epo -rrb- is a naturally-occurring hormone , produced by the kidneys , that stimulates the production of red blood cells.this is said to improve endurance . however the hormone can also be manufactured and injected into the skin or directly into the blood stream . epo may be used in medical practice to bring patient 's red blood count into normal levels , such as in patients suffering from anaemia . a recent report by the us anti-doping agency alleges that armstrong and his team were able to avoid detection of epo use by injecting cyclists with saline just before tests to lower their blood cell count . if the organ is the heart or brain this can potentially result in heart attack or stroke . epo is normally used to treat anaemia , where its effect on each patient is carefully monitored . professor cohen points out that researchers work hard to prevent patients taking drugs that do n't work or have dangerous side-effects . he said : ` so why should the standards be different for the same drugs used in athletes ? ` although doping is forbidden , the pressure to win in sport is so great that some athletes seem to be willing to try any way of getting ahead of their competitors . ` when elite athletes and their coaches discover that there is no evidence of benefit and clear risk of harm , i hope many may reconsider trying to cheat . silent but deadly : epo may thickens the blood , adding to the risk of clots -lrb- above -rrb- , leading to heart attack and stroke . ` education may work where attempts at enforcement have failed . `` i believe there is a clear need for high-quality research to investigate the effects of supposedly enhancing drugs in sport . ` if , as is expected , many substances in current use are found to be ineffective it will help keep our athletes safe and improve confidence in sporting results . '
 The article discusses how athletes may be putting their lives at risk by using performance-enhancing drugs, which are banned in sports. Research suggests that these drugs can cause harm to users' health, including heart problems and blood clots. Despite this, many athletes continue to use them, often with devastating consequences. The article highlights the case of a cyclist who died after taking a banned substance, and notes that there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that these drugs improve athletic performance. It also mentions that anti-doping agencies are working to prevent the use of such substances in sports.