Doping

Doping

• 17 athletes face sanctions in IAAF doping cases

  Seventeen track and field athletes face possible bans after being charged with doping violations uncovered by the sport's blood-profiling program, an ... 

• Belarus player tests positive at Olympic qualifier

  Belarus ice hockey player Andrei Mikhalyov has been suspended after testing positive for a banned stimulant at an Olympic qualifying match. 

• Spanish government approves new anti-doping law

  Spain's government on Friday approved tougher anti-doping laws to come into line with World Anti-Doping Agency standards and bolster Madrid's bid for ... 

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  6 from 2005 worlds caught in doping retests

  Six athletes from Russia and Belarus, including three gold and two silver medalists, have been caught for doping in retests of their samples from the ... 

• Tennis adopts biological passport for anti-doping

  Tennis is adopting the biological passport program and increasing the number of blood tests as part of a new anti-doping drive that players themselves ... 

• Dutch ex-cyclist Michael Boogerd admits doping

  Former Dutch professional cyclist Michael Boogerd, a spring classic specialist who once edged Lance Armstrong to win the Amstel Gold Race, admitted ... 

• British fighter gets 2-year doping ban

  British boxer John Donnelly has been suspended for two years after a positive doping test. The UK Anti-Doping agency says Donnelly tested positive for ... 

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  Lance Armstrong could lose Legion of Honor medal

  Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials announced Monday that an inquiry will be opened ... 

• CAS upholds life ban for Jamaica sprinter Mullings

  Sport's highest appeals court has upheld the lifetime doping ban for Jamaican sprinter and former world relay champion Steve Mullings. The Court of ... 

• Soliman threatens legal action over doping report

  Australian boxer Sam Soliman has threatened legal action after a German newspaper reported that he failed a drug test taken before his win over former ... 

• Report: Soliman fails drug test for Sturm bout

  Australian boxer Sam Soliman has reportedly failed a drug test taken before his win over former WBA champion Felix Sturm in their IBF middleweight ... 

• Several athletes positive after 2005 re-testing

  The IAAF says several athletes who competed at the 2005 world championships have tested positive for doping following re-testing of their samples and ... 

• Turkish runner Bekele appeals 4-year doping ban

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport says former European 10,000-meter champion Alemitu Bekele has appealed her four-year ban for doping. CAS says ... 

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  Italian FA considers biological passport program

  The Italian football federation is considering introducing biological passports and surprise tests to combat doping. Anti-doping is listed as one of ... 

• FIFA bans Peru's Sanchez for 2 years for doping

  FIFA suspended Joel Sanchez for two years on Friday after the Peru midfielder tested positive for a banned substance at a 2014 World Cup qualifier. 

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  CAS upholds Italian cyclist Ricco's 12-year ban

  Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco lost his appeal on Friday against a 12-year ban imposed for attempting a blood transfusion at his home. The Court of ... 

• Norway ski federation blasts TV doping allegations

  Norway's ski federation has strongly criticized a Swedish TV report that cast doping suspicions against eight-time Olympic champion Bjoern Daehlie and ... 

• English cricketer hit by train had been on drugs

  The death of a promising English cricketer has highlighted concerns about the use of recreational drugs by athletes and whether testing in the sport ... 

• Justice Dept joins suit against Lance Armstrong

  The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion ... 

• 2 cyclists deny Fuentes helped them dope

  Two Spanish cyclists denied receiving blood transfusions to boost performance from Eufemiano Fuentes, the doctor at the center of the Operation Puerto ... 

• Top marathons to apply tougher doping penalties

  Tougher anti-doping penalties are to be applied to elite athletes competing in the world's leading marathons. Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago ... 

• Hamilton says he paid $40,000 a year for doping

  Disgraced former U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court Tuesday he paid tens of thousands of euros (dollars) a year to the doctor at the ... 

• Sunderland prospect fired after failing drugs test

  A Sunderland player tested positive for cocaine and cannabis and has been fired by the English Premier League club. Academy defender Lewis Gibbons ... 

• Belgian authorities open probe into cycling doctor

  Authorities have opened a judicial inquiry into cycling doctor Geert Leinders, who has worked for the Rabobank and Team Sky teams. The prosecutor's ... 

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  IOC to discuss role of World Anti-Doping Agency

  The IOC will hold a conference on the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency amid increasing tensions over how to deal with performance-enhancing drugs.