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Sunday, May 31

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Ntlabakanye set to serve doping ban

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Asenathi Ntlabakanye is unlikely to appeal his 18-month doping suspension.

Saturday, May 30

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Gold Medal Under Contention as Doping Suspicions Raised 16 Years Later

Andrus Veerpalu won gold at 38, an age when most skiers have already retired. Now, 16 years after that win in Liberec, new documents and a confession to Austrian authorities have put that result under serious question. As per the Estonian…

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Merab Dvalishvili Forced To Stop Consuming Larry Wheels’ Product Over UFC Doping Fears

Merab Dvalishvili nearly found himself in an awkward anti-doping conversation before even stepping onto the mat at RAF 09. During a recent Kick livestream, Larry Wheels convinced the former UFC bantamweight champion to try his White Rabbit…

Friday, May 29

12

‎FG Approves VAR, Anti-Doping Lab For MKO Abiola Stadium

‎ ‎The Federal Government has approved the installation of Video Assistant Referee technology and an anti-doping laboratory at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja as part of a sweeping overhaul of sports infrastructure across…

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Fear and self-doping in Las Vegas: My trip to the first-ever Enhanced Games

Inside the juiced-up, techno-billionaire-invented steroid Olympics fever dream.

Thursday, May 28

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UFC suspends Bassil Hafez for one year for doping violation

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Welterweight fighter Bassil Hafez has been suspended one year for a violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy.

Wednesday, May 27

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Federal Government Approves VAR, Anti-Doping Lab For Abuja National Stadium

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the installation of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology and an anti-doping laboratory at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The National Sports Commission (NSC) announced this decision via…

Monday, May 25

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Axel Schulz reflects on the injustice that alerted boxing to doping

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“The doping scandal then [against Botha] actually turned out to be quite a catalyst for change in the industry and that, because of that, there was more attention on doping, to prevent more of it. The motivation behind today’s doping plan…

Sunday, May 24

23

Fresh twist in Springbok’s doping suspension as doctor’s surprising decision revealed

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Former Lions team doctor Rob Collins, the man who allegedly approved Asenathi Ntlabakanye to use medication containing banned substances, reportedly refused to testify in the Springboks front-row’s doping trial. In August 2025, Ntlabakanye…

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Ben Proud denies Enhanced Games will encourage young people to try doping

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The former Team GB swimmer Ben Proud has denied that young people will be tempted to dope after watching him in the Enhanced Games.

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‘It’s about the money’: Cash lure outweighed doping concerns, say Enhanced swimmers

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As Cam McEvoy’s world record time becomes a focal point Las Vegas, swimmers say the lure of million-dollar bonuses outweighed concerns over drugs, reputation and risk.

Saturday, May 23

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Doping Saga Hits Baseball World Again as Mariners’ Minor Leaguer Faces Harsh Punishment

Another failed drug test, another baseball player faces punishment. Multiple big-league players, like Jurickson Profar, are already facing varied punishments for using performance-enhancing drugs this season. The Seattle Mariners’ 21-year…

Friday, May 22

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"Steroid Olympics" set to debut sparks global doping debate

Enhanced Games, dubbed steroid Olympics, allows doping under supervision, sparking global debate over sport ethics and athlete safety.

Thursday, May 21

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Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping, Wada warns

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The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is concerned that Enhanced Games’ athletes will tempt more young people into using performance-enhancing drugs.

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Did Novak Djokovic’s New Coach Face a Doping Ban? Here’s the Story Behind His Controversial Past

Novak Djokovic hired Viktor Troicki as a coach. In the wake of the change, many tennis fans began asking themselves, “Didn’t Viktor Troicki get a doping ban at some point?” The short answer is yes. However, there is a lot more to this…

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Sports News | Sports Ministry Proposes Criminal Provisions Against Doping Networks, Exempts Athletes from Prosecution

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. In a public consultation paper issued on Thursday, the Sports Ministry said the current anti-doping framework is largely limited to sporting sanctions such as suspensions,…

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I’ve seen how doping ruins lives – the Enhanced Games is a dangerous freak show

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The impact of this weekend's event in Las Vegas where athletes are encouraged to take performance-enhancing drugs cannot truly be known for years to come

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Competing in the pro-doping Enhanced Games – podcast

www.theguardian.com

The Olympian Max McCusker on his decision to sign up for the Las Vegas games where performance-enhancing drugs are encouraged