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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova fails drugs test

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has announced she has tested positive for a banned substance. Maria Sharapova announces failed drug test at

07/03/2016

Sport

Sweden's 15000 metre indoor world champion suspended for doping

Abeba Aregawi – Sweden’s current 1500 metre indoor world champion – has been suspended from competition after returning a positive test for a banned

01/03/2016

Sport

Kenya could miss Rio Olympics due to doping record

The chairman of Kenya’s national Olympic committee has urged the government to act urgently to stave off the threat of an Olympic ban because of its

18/02/2016

Sport

Former Russian anti-doping agency head Nikita Kamayev dies

15/02/2016

World News

Ex-Russian athletics' anti-doping chief Nikita Kamayev dies of 'heart attack'

RUSADA's former executive director is the second senior official to die following a recent corruption scandal.

15/02/2016

Sport

Katusha escape ban for two failed dope tests in 12 months

The disciplinary committee of world cycling’s governing body UCI has ruled that a suspension for Russian team Katusha was not warranted despite two

10/02/2016

Sport

World Athletics investigating claims of historic state-backed doping in China

The doping crisis to hit Athletics took another twist on Friday after the IAAF announced it’s investigating a letter alleging historic

05/02/2016

Sport

Wada report accuses former chief Diack of conspiracy and corruption

The second part of a report into corruption at World Athletics has accused former President Lamine Diack of being responsible for ‘‘organising and

14/01/2016

World News

Doping tests explained, as IAAF comes under further scrutiny

13/01/2016

Sport

Former Russian Athletics chief banned for life

Valentin Balakhnichev – the former head of Russian athletics – has been banned from the sport for life after being charged with multiple breaches of

07/01/2016

Sport

Russia's sports minister Mutko denies doping cover-ups

Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko has defended his country’s anti-doping practices, strongly denying it had anything to do with the covering-up

23/12/2015

Russia

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

19/12/2015

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

03/12/2015

United Kingdom

Marathon great Radcliffe cleared of all doping charges

27/11/2015

Monaco

IAAF President Coe gives up Nike ambassadorial role

26/11/2015

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

26/11/2015

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

25/11/2015

USA

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

25/11/2015

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

19/11/2015

Russia

IAAF suspends Russia indefinitely from international athletics competitions

13/11/2015