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Juventus terminates contract of Paul Pogba despite doping ban reduction
1 month, 1 week ago

Juventus terminates contract of Paul Pogba despite doping ban reduction

The Hindu  

Paul Pogba’s Juventus career is over after the Serie A club announced on Friday that the France midfielder’s contract had been terminated even though his doping ban was cut to 18 months on appeal. “You gave me a lot, more than what I could ever say, and I’ll always keep with me the love you showed me,” said Pogba to …

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Paul Pogba barks in iShowSpeed's face after beating the streaming star on EA Sports FC as he nears return to playing after doping ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Paul Pogba barks in iShowSpeed's face after beating the streaming star on EA Sports FC as he nears return to playing after doping ban

Daily Mail  

Paul Pogba hilariously barked in streamer Speed's face after beating him on video game EA Sports FC. But while he continues to see out the rest of his ban, the former Manchester United man has been catching up with social media star Speed and playing the popular football game. WARNING: Strong language 🚨| WATCH: Pogba just won against Speed in …

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Players allege double standards after Sinner escapes doping ban
4 months ago

Players allege double standards after Sinner escapes doping ban

China Daily  

Denis Shapovalov was among players who called out what they said were double standards in the sport, after world No 1 Jannik Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing two drug tests this year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Tuesday that an independent tribunal had cleared Sinner to continue competing, and former top-10 player Shapovalov was among those …

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'One of my Darkest Phases': Jarmanpreet Singh, Who Once Served Doping Ban, Geared up For Olympics Debut
5 months, 1 week ago

'One of my Darkest Phases': Jarmanpreet Singh, Who Once Served Doping Ban, Geared up For Olympics Debut

News 18  

A frustrating doping ban jolted Jarmanpreet Singh’s career in 2016, but he has long forgotten that bitter episode and the defender is all geared up for his Olympics debut in Paris later this month. Jarmanpreet, a regular member of the Indian hockey team in the last few years, was picked in the 16-member Indian team for the Paris Games. It …

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Halep says truth will come out after doping ban appeal
10 months, 1 week ago

Halep says truth will come out after doping ban appeal

The Hindu  

Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep was confident she would soon return to tennis after exiting sport’s top court on Friday after three days of proceedings to appeal a doping suspension that could end her career. The 32-year-old Romanian has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for roxadustat, a banned drug that stimulates the production …

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Doping case | Italian shot putter Ponzio banned for 18 months; will miss Paris Olympics
1 year ago

Doping case | Italian shot putter Ponzio banned for 18 months; will miss Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

American-born Italian shot putter Nick Ponzio was banned for 18 months by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency for drug-testing violations, ruling him out of next year's Paris Olympics. Ponzio, who was born in San Diego but qualified for Italy because his great grandfather was Italian, competed at the Tokyo Olympics but didn't get past the qualifying round. The 28-year-old Ponzio is …

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Russian skater Valieva to testify by video link at CAS hearing into Beijing Olympics doping case
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian skater Valieva to testify by video link at CAS hearing into Beijing Olympics doping case

The Hindu  

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will give evidence by video link for a hearing this month into her doping case that rocked the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that Valieva and officials from the Russian anti-doping agency are among “parties, witnesses and experts” giving testimony remotely at a closed-door hearing in Lausanne from Sept. …

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Romanian Simona Halep Slapped With 4-year Ban for Doping Violations
1 year, 3 months ago

Romanian Simona Halep Slapped With 4-year Ban for Doping Violations

News 18  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday. The 31-year-old Romanian “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations ” by failing a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport, the ITIA said. She said she also will …

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Retired boxer Amir Khan gets two-year ban for doping
1 year, 8 months ago

Retired boxer Amir Khan gets two-year ban for doping

The Hindu  

Retired British boxer Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance following what proved to be the last fight of his career. Khan, a former light-welterweight world champion and Olympic silver-medalist, returned positive for anabolic agent ostarine after his loss to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022, UK Anti-Doping …

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Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out

Al Jazeera  

The Russian Athletics Federation has had its doping ban lifted but will still be excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine. World Athletics has voted to lift an eight-year doping ban on Russia, but the nation will remain excluded from international competition because of an ongoing separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine. “Council …

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Kenyan athlete Betty Wilson Lempus gets five-year ban for doping violation
1 year, 10 months ago

Kenyan athlete Betty Wilson Lempus gets five-year ban for doping violation

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Betty Wilson Lempus has been handed a five-year ban for using the prohibited substance triamcinolone acetonide and tampering with doping control, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. After Lempus provided medical documents to show that the administration was not through a prohibited route, further investigation by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya for the AIU showed the documents had …

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Russian volleyball Olympic gold medallist accepts doping ban
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian volleyball Olympic gold medallist accepts doping ban

The Hindu  

A Russian volleyball player who won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics has accepted a nine-month doping ban for a positive test which was apparently concealed eight years ago, the International Volleyball Federation said Wednesday. The FIVB said Dmitry Musersky signed a “case resolution agreement” accepting the ban and admitting he tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine …

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Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal provisionally suspended for doping violations
3 years, 11 months ago

Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal provisionally suspended for doping violations

Firstpost  

Paris: Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal has been provisionally suspended for doping violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced Thursday. The 29-year-old American, who claimed Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and also won world gold in Moscow in 2013, was charged with “tampering” with part of a doping control, the AIU said. McNeal, who won Olympic and …

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United States Anti-Doping Agency brands Russia doping ruling by CAS a 'tragedy'
4 years ago

United States Anti-Doping Agency brands Russia doping ruling by CAS a 'tragedy'

Firstpost  

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said the sanctions would be undermined since athletes would still be able to compete in uniforms in Russian colours with the word “Russia” on them. Los Angeles: The United States Anti-Doping Agency condemned the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to halve Russia’s doping ban on Thursday as a “tragedy” for the global fight against …

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MotoGP: Andrea Iannone's doping ban extended to four years
4 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP: Andrea Iannone's doping ban extended to four years

The Hindu  

MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone had his ban for doping with an anabolic steroid extended to four years on Tuesday because he could not prove contaminated meat was to blame. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its three judges dismissed the Italian rider’s appeal against an 18-month ban and upheld the World Anti-Doping Agency’s counter appeal requesting a four-year sanction. …

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