http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2048-doping.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2048-doping.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2156758-report-doping-was-widespread-dutch-cyclists.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent commission that investigated doping by Dutch cyclists and their teams recommended Monday that the responsibility for testing and sanctioning riders be taken away from the International Cycling Union to prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest. The commission's report concluded that doping was endemic am... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2156758-report-doping-was-widespread-dutch-cyclists.html 2013-06-17T14:00:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2156768-danish-swimmer-glaesner-stripped-2-medals.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish swimmer Mads Glaesner will be stripped of gold and bronze medals from last year's world short-course championships because of a positive drug test. The Danish swimming federation says Glaesner received a three-month suspension after testing positive for Levmetamfetamine, a product used in nasal decongestants, after winni... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:46:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2156768-danish-swimmer-glaesner-stripped-2-medals.html 2013-06-17T11:46:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2153964-cycling-ireland-votes-endorsing-mcquaid.html DUBLIN (AP) — Pat McQuaid's chances of winning a third term as president of the International Cycling Union were hit when he failed to secure the nomination of his own national body on Saturday. Cycling Ireland voted 91-74 against endorsing McQuaid at an hour-long extraordinary general meeting in Dublin, leaving the Irishman to rely on his much-criticized... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2153964-cycling-ireland-votes-endorsing-mcquaid.html 2013-06-15T17:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2151874-belarusian-shot-putter-life-ban-doping.html MOSCOW (AP) — Former world and European shot put champion Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus has been banned for life after a second doping violation. The Belarus Athletics Federation imposed the ban after the former Olympic bronze medalist tested positive in retests of his doping sample from the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. Mikhnevich had previously t... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:17:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2151874-belarusian-shot-putter-life-ban-doping.html 2013-06-14T12:17:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html MADRID (AP) — Spain passed a new anti-doping law on Thursday that it hopes will clean up the country's tarnished image after the Operation Puerto case and boost Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics. The new law approved by parliament includes the expansion of doping tests for athletes to night hours (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and costly fines for those who deal in... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html 2013-06-13T16:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2144520-french-anti-doping-agency-ready-tour-de-france.html PARIS (AP) — The French Anti-Doping Agency hopes it will have the support of cycling's governing body to store blood and urine samples from Tour de France riders for eight years. Bruno Genevois, the head of French agency AFLD, said Tuesday the budget for doping tests at the upcoming Tour is "at least as much as for last year." He said Tour organizers hav... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2144520-french-anti-doping-agency-ready-tour-de-france.html 2013-06-11T18:00:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2144104-european-indoor-champ-naimova-tests-positive.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Tezdzhan Naimova has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid after winning the women's 60-meter race at the European indoor championships in March. Bulgaria athletics federation chairman Dobri Karamarinov says on Tuesday that Naimova was positive for drostanolone, and has been suspended. The 26-year-old Naimova has the right t... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2144104-european-indoor-champ-naimova-tests-positive.html 2013-06-11T15:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2141696-90-finnish-police-officials-charged-with-snooping.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's top prosecutor has charged 90 police officers and other officials with snooping into files on a former Olympic cross-country skiing champion who died two years ago following a doping ban and a battle against alcoholism. The Office of the Prosecutor General says it has studied 150 suspected cases of breach of duty by people with a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:10:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2141696-90-finnish-police-officials-charged-with-snooping.html 2013-06-10T15:10:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to succeed Rogge as International Olympic Committee president were sitting around the same conference table. The two other contenders were down the hall in the same Russian convention center, mixing with the de... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:51:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html 2013-06-07T17:51:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2136506-british-trainer-charged-doping-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — A trainer was charged Friday with administering anabolic steroids to nine of his horses in the second doping scandal to rock British racing in recent months. The British Horseracing Authority summoned Gerard Butler, who is based in Newmarket, to attend a disciplinary hearing that will consider seven breaches of racing rules. Butler admitted ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:49:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2136506-british-trainer-charged-doping-scandal.html 2013-06-07T14:49:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2136040-russian-cyclist-novikov-tests-positive-doping.html AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian rider Nikita Novikov was provisionally suspended on Friday by the International Cycling Union after testing positive for doping. Novikov tested positive for ostarine in an out-of-competition test on May 17. Ostarine potentially helps increase muscle mass and is classed among substances known as Selective Androgen Receptor... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:24:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2136040-russian-cyclist-novikov-tests-positive-doping.html 2013-06-07T09:24:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2131548-bach-proposes-changes-to-olympic-sports-process.html LONDON (AP) — IOC presidential candidate Thomas Bach is calling for "flexibility" in determining which sports are in the Olympics and proposing a review of the host city bidding process. Bach sent his manifesto to IOC members on Wednesday, pushing for creation of an Olympic television network, stronger anti-doping efforts and measures to prevent the Olymp... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:54:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2131548-bach-proposes-changes-to-olympic-sports-process.html 2013-06-05T17:54:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2127958-british-cycling-boss-to-stand-uci-presidency.html LONDON (AP) — The head of British Cycling will challenge Pat McQuaid for the presidency of world governing body UCI, saying the current leadership has failed to restore the sport's reputation after a series of doping scandals. Brian Cookson had previously backed McQuaid's re-election bid, but told reporters he changed his mind after being offered strong s... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:14:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2127958-british-cycling-boss-to-stand-uci-presidency.html 2013-06-04T18:14:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2127956-us-firm-drops-cycling-team-doping-cases.html ROME (AP) — American cycling apparel firm DeFeet says it has severed ties with Italian team Vini Fantini after two Giro d'Italia riders tested positive for doping. DeFeet says on its Twitter account that "we have concluded our sponsorship of the Vini Fantini professional cycling team." Chief executive Shane Cooper wrote that "DeFeet will not support teams... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2127956-us-firm-drops-cycling-team-doping-cases.html 2013-06-04T09:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2125996-giro-stage-winner-santambrogio-fails-doping-test.html AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Giro d'Italia stage winner Mauro Santambrogio tested positive for EPO in a sample given on the opening day of the race last month, the UCI announced Monday. Santambrogio joined his Vini Fantini teammate and fellow Italian Danilo Di Luca in failing doping tests involving the banned blood-boosting hormone in connection with the cou... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:10:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2125996-giro-stage-winner-santambrogio-fails-doping-test.html 2013-06-03T17:10:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2125616-ioc-candidate-oswald-wants-olympic-sports.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — New sports could be added to the Summer Olympics by cutting less competitive events within existing sports, IOC presidential candidate Denis Oswald said Monday. Oswald said a "more creative approach" is needed to establish the sports program in the wake of the IOC's handling of wrestling's Olympic status. "If you streamline so... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2125616-ioc-candidate-oswald-wants-olympic-sports.html 2013-06-03T11:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2120990-leave-mario-balotelli-alone-italy-coach.html BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Leave Mario Balotelli alone. That's the message from Italy coach Cesare Prandelli a day after the striker was accused of drug dealing by a confessed member of the Neopolitan Camorra crime group. "It's intolerable to keep coming after him and dragging him into every situation," Prandelli told Italian state TV on Friday ahead of a frie... Fri, 31 May 2013 11:59:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2120990-leave-mario-balotelli-alone-italy-coach.html 2013-05-31T11:59:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2118784-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist. The American shot putter was officially elevated on Thursday to champion in the shot put from the 2004 Athens Games, taking the gold that was stripped from a Ukrainian rival for doping. The International Olympic Committee reallocated the medals f... Thu, 30 May 2013 16:36:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2118784-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html 2013-05-30T16:36:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2116460-belarus-ice-hockey-player-2-year-ban.html ZURICH (AP) — Belarus ice hockey player Andrei Mikhalyov has been banned for two years after testing positive for a stimulant at an Olympic qualifying game. The International Ice Hockey Federation says its disciplinary committee barred Mikhalyov from "national-domestic league play in any league which is affiliated with the IIHF." Mikhalyov, who last playe... Wed, 29 May 2013 16:18:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2116460-belarus-ice-hockey-player-2-year-ban.html 2013-05-29T16:18:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2116066-al-zarooni-withdraws-appeal-8-year-ban.html LONDON (AP) — Former Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni has withdrawn an appeal against his eight-year worldwide ban for doping race horses at his stables in Newmarket. Al-Zarooni launched an appeal this month. But the British Horseracing Authority said on Wednesday it received notice from his solicitors that he will no longer be appealing. Al-Zarooni, ... Wed, 29 May 2013 12:49:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2116066-al-zarooni-withdraws-appeal-8-year-ban.html 2013-05-29T12:49:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2115806-mcquaid-calls-armstrong-to-tell-to-uci.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid is waiting for a visit and an apology from Lance Armstrong. McQuaid said Armstrong should travel to UCI headquarters in Switzerland to tell all about his doping history and offer to help clean up the sport. "He should jump on his private plane, come to Switzerland and say, 'What should... Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2115806-mcquaid-calls-armstrong-to-tell-to-uci.html 2013-05-29T11:44:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2115266-contentious-year-golf.html DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Ernie Els flashed that easy smile when he saw a reporter walking toward the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass earlier this month. "This must be great for you guys," he said through his laughter. "Come out to the PGA Tour and every week they hand you another story." And he wasn't talking about Adam Scott winning the Masters. The debate over... Tue, 28 May 2013 23:54:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2115266-contentious-year-golf.html 2013-05-28T23:54:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2113908-uzbek-gymnast-2-year-ban-olympics-doping.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed an increased two-year ban on an Uzbekistani gymnast who tested positive for doping at the London Olympics. The International Gymnastics Federation says the court ruled in favor of a World Anti-Doping Agency appeal for Luiza Galiulina to serve a longer ban than the six-month sancti... Tue, 28 May 2013 13:25:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2113908-uzbek-gymnast-2-year-ban-olympics-doping.html 2013-05-28T13:25:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2112816-nadal-favors-transparency-drug-testing.html PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal favors more transparency in tennis drug testing even though he says the sport is clean. Speaking after a first-round victory Monday at the French Open, Nadal bristled when asked about the frequency of testing. He favors revealing who is being tested and how often. He says if such procedures were in place, such questions about dru... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:28:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2112816-nadal-favors-transparency-drug-testing.html 2013-05-27T17:28:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html ROME (AP) — Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise check at his home before this year's race, organizers said. If confirmed in a backup "B'' sample, Di Luca risks a lifetime ban sin... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html 2013-05-24T16:18:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105202-expert-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion.html GENEVA (AP) — An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday. Senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel, McQuaid told The Associated Press. Lo... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105202-expert-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion.html 2013-05-23T17:16:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105798-2500-doping-tests-planned-sochi-olympics.html MOSCOW (AP) — Sochi's anti-doping director says 2,500 drug tests will be conducted at next year's Winter Olympics, about 350 more than at the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Alexei Slautin, head of Sochi's anti-doping section, said in a statement Thursday on the Russian Sports Ministry's web site that another 600 tests are planned for the Paralympics. The World ... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105798-2500-doping-tests-planned-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-23T17:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2105104-uefa-introduces-minimum-ban-racist-abuse.html LONDON (AP) — The UEFA executive committee on Thursday ratified a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials. The changes were first announced last month by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and will now be included in the disciplinary regulations. While UEFA can only enforce the punishments in its competitions, its 53 members wil... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2105104-uefa-introduces-minimum-ban-racist-abuse.html 2013-05-23T14:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2102692-woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move.html Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring. What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the worl... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2102692-woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move.html 2013-05-23T13:15:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2102470-ap-interview-rogge-cites-targeted-tests.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the net, IOC President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday. Rogge told The Associated Press that sports leaders who attended a summit at IOC headquarters in Switzerland concluded that better testing — rat... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2102470-ap-interview-rogge-cites-targeted-tests.html 2013-05-22T12:06:42Z