Doping Test

Doping luckyraccoon/iStock - Getty Images Legislation granting US officials the power to prosecute individuals responsible for doping conspiracies at international sporting competitions received formal approval in the US Senate on Monday. The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act - named after whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov who lifted the lid on the Russia doping scandal…

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack’s four-year doping ban has been reduced by two years following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Ahead of her maiden Olympic Games, Jack returned a positive test for the banned substance ligandrol in July last year. She was immediately sent home from…

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier appear to be the rivalry that never ends even with one of them retired. Amid the recent discussion about the “greatest of all time” in MMA, Jones has been embroiled in a debate about his standing next to reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Jones…

Yamaha confirmed on Friday morning that Crutchlow would replace Jorge Lorenzo as its official test rider in 2021. Crutchlow had been linked to a race seat at Aprilia but admitted he didn’t want to join the marque in waiting to see what would happen regarding Andrea Iannone’s doping ban –…

Russia marked five years under suspension from international track and field on Friday, with its return from the doping sanction seemingly still far away.MOSCOW: Russia marked five years under suspension from international track and field on Friday, with its return from the doping sanction seemingly still far away. Russia was…

FILE PHOTO: Gold medallist Salwa Eid Naser poses during the 400 metres medal ceremony at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 4, 2019 REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari (Reuters) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has appealed against a decision to clear world 400…

One-time MotoGP race winner Iannone lost his appeal on Tuesday to have an 18-month doping ban overturned having not provided the Court of Arbitration for Sport with enough evidence to prove he ingested a banned steroid through contaminated meat at last year’s Malaysian GP.  The CAS panel also upheld the…

We’ve landed here because Rickard – who also won two Olympic silver medals in 2008, is a multiple world champion and former president of the Australian Swimmers Association – has tested positive to a banned diuretic. Diuretics are also known as masking agents in sport, and that’s where the sinister…

The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has confirmed that the hearing into the doping charges against Springbok Aphiwe Dyantyi has concluded. SAIDS made the announcement on Wednesday after two days of testimonies by expert witnesses and closing arguments from both the athlete and prosecution.  DYANTYI IS A 13-TIME SPRINGBOK…

Khabib Nurmagomedov tops Jon Jones, ranked No. 1 in official UFC Pound-for-Pound ranking EDITORIAL OPINION One of the only things that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov asked for when he announced his retirement after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on Saturday was to be instilled as the No. 1…