Russia’s Olympic Membership Is Restored By IOC
Russia’s Olympic membership has been restored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following its suspension from Pyeongchang 2018. Russia was ...
Tag: Doping in sport
IOC Votes To Lift Russia Ban If No Further Doping Violations
IOC votes to lift Russia ban if no further doping violations Russia’s Olympic ban will be lifted if there are ...
Winter Olympics: Russian Athlete Fails Anti-Doping Test
An anti-doping case has been opened against Russian medal-winning curler Alexander Krushelnitsky, says the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). ...
Doping Ban Ends US Bobsled Brakeman Cruse’s Olympic Bid
J. C. Cruse, a bobsled brakeman hopeful for the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been issued a 16-month doping ban and ...
Fancy Bears Hack Prompts Response From Olympic Champion
Mo Farah stressed he has “never failed a blood test” following the release of hacked documents which appear to show ...
‘Indian Spiderman’ Escapes Drug Ban
India's anti-doping agency Wednesday revoked the suspension of veteran goalkeeper Subrata Paul after the footballer proved he had taken a ...
Fifa Looking Into Russia Football Doping Claims
Fifa says “it is still investigating allegations” that footballers were involved in a state-sponsored doping programme in Russia. At least ...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while focusing on ...
Roberto Carlos Strongly Denies Doping Allegations
Roberto Carlos has vehemently denied doping allegations that appeared in a documentary on German television network ARD. In an investigation ...
Drug Testing of Welfare Clients Found Only Tiny Number of Users In the U.S.
Drug testing for welfare clients in the United States has led to the disqualification of as few as 0.01 percent ...
Judge Says Singh Case Against PGA Should Go To Trial
A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit by former world number one Vijay Singh of ...
US Olympic Speed Skater Banned For Doping
US Olympic speed skater Chris Creveling has been banned for four years after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the ...
US Olympic Discus Thrower Young Gets Four-Year Doping Ban
Jason Young, a 2012 US Olympic discus thrower, was issued a four-year doping ban Friday by the US Anti-Doping Agency ...
Long Jump Great Powell Slams Record Rewrite Plans
Long jump world record-holder Mike Powell said plans to rewrite world records set before 2005 are "a slap in the ...
Other Sports Have ‘bullies’ Too, Says World Cycling Boss
World cycling chief Brian Cookson said he didn't recognise dark accounts of a "culture of fear" in the British team ...
2016 Olympic Marathon Champion Fails Drugs Test
Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has failed an out-of-competition drugs test. The 32-year-old tested positive for the banned substance EPO ...
WADA Records 14% Rise In Doping Sanctions
More than 1,900 athletes were sanctioned for doping in 2015, new World Anti-Doping Agency figures show. The 1,929 punishments for ...
Dan Carter Definitively Cleared In Rugby Doping Probe
French club Racing 92 on Monday announced that their New Zealand star Dan Carter and two of his teammates have ...
Local Players Use Drugs To Play – J.E. Sarpon
Former head coach of Ebusua Dwarfs, Joseph E. Sarpong, has alleged that some Ghanaian footballers use drugs to enhance their ...
Some Local Players Use Drugs To Play Football – Coach Sarpong
Former head coach of Ebusua Dwarfs, Joseph E Sarpong, has alleged that some Ghanaian footballers use drugs to enhance their ...