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Best of 2015: Annus Horribilis for FIFA and IAAF

Annus horribilis – a horrible or disastrous year. This Latin phrase can certainly be used to describe 2015 for two of sport’s most powerful world

Russia

Former IAAF president Diack took bribes to cover up positive drug tests

Sport

Twenty-six Italian athletes face ban for doping offences

Italy’s Olympic chiefs have called for two-year bans for 26 of its athletes for failing to provide doping samples. The country’s National Anti-Doping

Sport

Coe on IAAF clean up mission

World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe, on Wednesday, vowed to lead a clean-up of his beleaguered IAAF. The two-time Olympic 1500m champion was

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Monaco

IAAF President Coe gives up Nike ambassadorial role

Sport

IAAF president Coe quits Nike role amid conflict of interest claims

Recently-elected IAAF President Sebastien Coe has announced he is to step down from his ambassadorial role with US sportswear giant Nike following

Sport

Embattled IAAF set to meet in Monte Carlo amid doping and corruption scandals

This year’s IAAF council meeting is expected to be a long and uneasy affair at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo. Athletics’ world governing body, on

USA

Coe under renewed scrutiny over decision to award Eugene 2021 world championships

Sport

Kenyan athletes continue protest at federation HQ

Kenya’s government met athletes to discuss their grievances on Tuesday, as runners occupied the athletics federation building for a second day

Sport

Russian athletes excluded from World Indoor championships

Russian athletes will not appear at the World Indoor championships in the US next March. The event in Portland, Oregon, will be the first major

Russia

IAAF suspends Russia indefinitely from international athletics competitions

Russia

Russia to partly admit to some WADA doping charges

Russia

Putin calls for individuals to bear responsibility in doping scandal

President Vladimir Putin says he wants Russia to carry out its own investigation into allegations its athletes have systematically taken

Sport

Zero tolerance for athletes who cheat says IOC chief Thomas Bach

The International Olympic Committee says there will be no hiding place for those athletes who cheat. It is also set to lead a campaign to make the

Sport

US athlete Alysia Montano speaks out over doping allegations in athletics

For US Olympian Alysia Montano training does not stop as allegations of doping engulf her sport. The two Russian athletes which the World

World

Winning back the trust of athletes and spectators after the doping revelations

The damning report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could draw in other Russian sports which used the same laboratory which now stands

Russia

IOC calls for IAAF action over doping claims in Russian athletics

The IOC calls for disciplinary procedures to be initiated against athletes found to have violated doping laws, but says it's the IAAF's responsibility to act.

France

French Olympic triathlete Laurent Vidal dies at 31

Sport

Athletes challenge validity of Russian medal winners

In light of the doping revelations some athletes are questioning the results of competitions involving Russians. At London 2012 Australian Jared

Economy

Athletics sponsors 'may review deals' over Russia doping claims

The scandal over Russian doping in athletics could send sponsors running for cover and turn off fans worried that their track and field heroes may be