It looks like a tidy resolution—all done, problem addressed—but it’s turbulent below the surface. This week the planet learned that the International Tennis Integrity Agency commissioned an independent tribunal to examine Sinner’s case, and it found Sinner—who denied intentionally using any banned substance—bore “no fault or negligence" for the antidoping violations. Sinner’s explanation for the positive tests is this: During …
Jannik Sinner, the men’s tennis world No 1, has received an anti-doping sanction after twice testing positive for a banned substance. The ITIA investigation concluded that an over-the-counter healing spray containing clostebol had been brought to Indian Wells by Sinner’s physiotherapist, Umberto Ferrara. According to Sinner’s team statement, “the physiotherapist treated Jannik and his lack of care coupled with various …
WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr., one of the brightest, freshest stars in all of Major League Baseball, was suspended 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance and won’t play this season. Any postseason games the Padres play would count toward the 80 that Tatis must sit out, and he’ll serve the rest …
