Tag: doping
Pogba tests positive for testosterone in ‘B’ sample
Pogba, a 30-year-old former Manchester United player and a World Cup winner in 2018, now faces the possibility of a…
Doping: ‘I only took medicated food supplements’, says Pogba
Paul Pogba's second tenure with Juventus has been riddled with challenges since rejoining the club in July 2022 after leaving…
Kenya’s Kipkemoi suspended for failed anti-dope test
Former Africa Games 10,000m champion Kenneth Kiprop Kipkemoi is the latest elite athlete to be banned for failing an anti-doping…
Doping: 2 Russian coaches, doctor banned still active in sports
Three years ago, Russian athletics coach Vladimir Mokhnev was banned for 10 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport,…
Olympic silver medalist Kirwa suspended for doping
Bahrain’s Olympic women’s marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, the Athletics Integrity…
London 2012: IOC sanctions three athletes for doping
Azeri weightlifter Valentin Hristov was stripped of his 2012 Olympics 56-kg bronze medal on Friday after he was one of…
Doping: Minister inaugurates committee to investigate allegations
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday inaugurated a 5-man committee to investigate the alleged violation of…
Samir Nasri handed 6-month doping ban
Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has been banned for six months for a doping offence, UEFA said…
Kenya athlete banned four years over doping
Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has been suspended for four years for doping.
Joanna, British javelin thrower suspended in doping case
British javelin thrower Joanna Blair has been provisionally suspended after failing an anti-doping test.
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BREAKING: Usain Bolt loses Olympic medal over doping
Multiple world record holder Usain Bolt has been stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals, following the disqualification…
Olympics: Kenyan coach expelled for posing as athlete
A Kenyan athletics coach has been sent home from Rio after allegedly posing as an athlete and giving a urine…
Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester deny doping allegations
Three Premier League clubs have denied “false” doping allegations made by the Sunday Times. The paper claims London-based private doctor…
Sharapova has been “reckless beyond description”
Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs test was “reckless beyond description”, according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. Sharapova, 28,…
Nigeria bans African champions for doping
Nigeria has banned eight athletes for doping, four of them gold-medal winners and one a silver medalist at the All…
Doping Crisis: Adidas to end IAAF sponsorship deal early
Adidas, the IAAF’s biggest sponsor, has told athletics’ world governing body it is to terminate their sponsorship deal four years…
After 11 test positive, Bulgarian lifters banned from Rio 2016 Olympics
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board has banned Bulgaria from competing at Rio 2016 due to multiple positive doping…
AAG: Sports Commission sends athletes’ blood samples to South Africa
Al-Hassan Yakmut, Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), says it sent blood samples of athletes competing in the 11th All Africa…
Two-year doping ban for Tajik defender Beknazarov
Tajikistan defender Khurshed Beknazarov was slapped with a two-year suspension for doping violations on Thursday after he tested positive during…
Commonwealth Games: Amalaha stripped of gold after drugs shame
Nigerian teenage weightlifter Chika Amalaha was stripped of her Commonwealth women’s 53kg gold medal on Friday after failing a drugs…
Nigerian weightlifter suspended over doping allegations
Nigerian teenage weightlifter Chika Amalaha has been provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games after testing positive in a doping test…
Deco cleared of doping
Former Chelsea, Barcelona and Porto midfielder Deco was on Tuesday cleared of doping and had a one year ban lifted…
Doping:Usain Bolt, teammates tested in Moscow camp
All 44 athletes on the Jamaican team, including sprint superstar Usain Bolt, were tested Monday at their Moscow training camp…
Jamaican football chiefs quit after doping disgrace
Jamaican Football Federation technical director Alfredo Montesso and national under-20 coach Luciano Gama resigned Thursday in the wake of a…
Doping: 6 Athletes Banned For 2 Years
Indian athletics’ biggest doping scandal involving six top women athletes, including three Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallists, ended with…
Spanish Radio to pay Barca $270k for slander
A Spanish radio station has offered 200,000 euros ($270,000) to Barcelona in compensation for a report that made false allegations…