Doping cases have long cast a shadow over track and field. However, even in a sport known for controversy, the repeated fall of a champion carries particular weight. And the latest update on a Kenyan athlete has shaken the entire athletic…
Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, national 400m hurdles champion Wiseman Were, and 25 other athletes have been provisionally suspended for doping violations.
Just a few days ago, we heard that Freddy Peralta was going to skip the WBC due to some personal problems. And we had players like Jose Ramirez and Elly De Le Cruz who pulled out due to injury concerns, meaning that the Dominican Republic…
Chelsea’s forgotten man Mykhailo Mudryk has made a surprise return to the training pitch, but far from the glamorous surroundings of Cobham. The Ukraine international, who joined the Blues in a massive deal worth £89 million in January…
The Ukrainian, who signed for the Blues in a deal worth £88million in January 2023, shared a video to his 1.8 million Instagram followers which showed him practising at the club's ground.
The shadow of the 2024 doping scandal still follows Ryan Garcia. His recent victory over Mario Barrios may have convinced some that, if he locks in mentally, he can climb back to the top. Yet, the scrutiny hasn’t eased. Despite calculated…
Three-time champions North Korea return from the sidelines at the Women’s Asian Cup on Tuesday hoping a win against Uzbekistan can propel the secretive nation’s previously scandal-hit set-up back towards the top of the regional and…
The UFC’s anti-doping numbers were quietly updated this week. And like always, there was neither a press conference nor an announcement. Just a database refresh and one name sitting right at the top. In a year when the organization is…
Although the subject is scientifically complex, legally sensitive, and reputationally explosive, the anti-doping body feels journalists have a key role to play.
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Tara Moore is suing the WTA for £14.7million in damages after she was handed a four-year ban for doping after testing positive for boldenone and nandrolone
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he and Saqlain Mushtaq used injections and painkillers to stay fit during Pakistan’s 1998-99 tour of India. Akhtar also said that pressure forced players to hide injuries through…
If Eddie Hearn was upset, it is fair to wonder what his father, Matchroom’s founder and president Barry Hearn, must be feeling. Conor Benn made the jump, leaving Matchroom Boxing for Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing in a $15 million deal – a ten…
The tennis world was stunned last year when British player Tara Moore received a four-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for nandrolone and boldenone at a Colombian event. Although authorities later…
A pro tennis player who was placed on a four-year ban over "doping" accusations after eating steroid-contaminated meat at a tournament blames the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ruining her career.