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…