News for 'Court of Arbitration for Sport'

USOC appeals to save relay golds

USOC appeals to save relay golds

Rediff.com23 Oct 2004

The U.S. Olympic Committee appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a recommendation to remove all the gold medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4x400 metres squad.

Cole to appeal to CAS

Cole to appeal to CAS

Rediff.com11 Aug 2005

The Arsenal defender will take his "tapping-up" case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne after losing an appeal over the affair.

FIFA had perfect response to complaining I-League clubs

FIFA had perfect response to complaining I-League clubs

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

FIFA has urged the agitating I-League clubs to work closely with the national federation

Greece's plea for Olympic hockey berth rejected

Greece's plea for Olympic hockey berth rejected

Rediff.com20 May 2004

South Africa's participation as the 12th nation in the men's Olympic hockey tournament is confirmed.

UEFA support for banned Platini

UEFA support for banned Platini

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The European football federation (UEFA) said it was "disappointed" in FIFA's decision today to ban Michel Platini for eight years over an ethics violation, expressing support for the Frenchman's right to an appeal, according to AFP.

CAS reduces Sharapova's doping ban to 15 months

CAS reduces Sharapova's doping ban to 15 months

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday reduced by nine months former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova's two-year doping ban.

Semenya wins 2000m; intends to defend 800m world title

Semenya wins 2000m; intends to defend 800m world title

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

The double Olympic champion won her race in five minutes 38.19 in front of 1,650 spectators on the outskirts of Paris.

Chambers banned for two years

Chambers banned for two years

Rediff.com25 Feb 2004

: The European 100 metres champion failed a test for the new designer steroid THG

Chambers banned for two years

Chambers banned for two years

Rediff.com24 Feb 2004

The European 100 metres champion was banned for two years on Tuesday after failing a test for the new designer steroid THG.

Revolt over modified Badminton scoring system

Revolt over modified Badminton scoring system

Rediff.com24 Dec 2002

Five countries have complained to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport about badminton's new scoring system, arguing it discriminates against women

Semenya says NO to medication to lower testosterone

Semenya says NO to medication to lower testosterone

Rediff.com4 May 2019

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya's future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for the 800 metres.

IOC vows 'toughest sanctions' on Russian athletes and organisations

IOC vows 'toughest sanctions' on Russian athletes and organisations

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

With the Rio Olympics less than three weeks away, the IOC on Monday promised "the toughest sanctions available" after a report found Moscow had concealed hundreds of positive doping tests in many sports ahead of the Sochi winter Games.

Athletes want medals returned

Athletes want medals returned

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

World 100m champion Edwards banned

World 100m champion Edwards banned

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

The American athlete will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed

Powell erases doubts over record

Powell erases doubts over record

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

The controversy over Tim Montgomery's dope charges when he set the record of 9.78 was made irrelevant by Powell's record-breaking run.

Will Semenya be able to compete without restrictions?

Will Semenya be able to compete without restrictions?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

The double Olympic 800m champion is challenging the sport's governing body, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), over its decision to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.

Putin says ban on Russian Paralympic team is cynical, immoral

Putin says ban on Russian Paralympic team is cynical, immoral

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

A ban imposed on Russia's Paralympic team to compete in Rio is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, while saying that Moscow acknowledged its mistakes and would improve the national anti-doping system.

Manchester City aren't the only big spenders, says Guardiola

Manchester City aren't the only big spenders, says Guardiola

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

If there is one thing that still riles Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, it is the suggestion that his English Premier League success is down to money. After City were cleared of breaking UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which overturned the club's two-year European ban, the Spaniard was in a fiery mood as he railed against the idea that cash was behind the club's two Premier League titles.

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.

Hamm will keep Olympic gold

Hamm will keep Olympic gold

Rediff.com22 Oct 2004

Hamm ready to return gold

Hamm ready to return gold

Rediff.com28 Sep 2004

Olympic all-round champion Paul Hamm said he would return his gold medal if the Court of Arbitration for Sport rules a judging error denied South Korea's Yang Tae-young the title.

Horton hailed for podium protest at Swimming Worlds

Horton hailed for podium protest at Swimming Worlds

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

'I don't think anyone at FINA is going to stand up for the athletes so the athletes have to stand up for themselves'

Troicki doping ban cut to 12 months from 18

Troicki doping ban cut to 12 months from 18

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Serbia's Viktor Troicki's suspension for violating doping regulations has been cut from 18 months to 12 months after his appeal was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), it was announced on Tuesday.

Hull owner puts Premier League club up for sale

Hull owner puts Premier League club up for sale

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Hull City owner Assem Allam has put the Premier League club up for sale, the businessman said on Thursday.

US sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test

US sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 metres at the Games after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis during her US trials victory in June.

Tyson Gay's former coach Drummond gets eight-year suspension

Tyson Gay's former coach Drummond gets eight-year suspension

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

American sprinter Tyson Gay's former coach has been suspended for eight years for doping violations, the US Anti-Doping Agency said on Wednesday.

World 100m champion Coleman banned for 2 years

World 100m champion Coleman banned for 2 years

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will miss next year's Tokyo Olympics after being banned for two years for breaching whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday.

FIFA scandal: Platini says done 'nothing wrong' as appeal hearing starts

FIFA scandal: Platini says done 'nothing wrong' as appeal hearing starts

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Michel Platini was banned for eight years in December along with FIFA president Sepp Blatter over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2 million) made to the Frenchman in 2011 by FIFA with Blatter's approval for work done a decade earlier.

WADA could bar Russia from Olympics

WADA could bar Russia from Olympics

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Russia could be banned from participating in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if proposed changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency Code announced on Thursday are fast-tracked.

Will former FIFA chief Blatter win ban appeal?

Will former FIFA chief Blatter win ban appeal?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will discover on Monday whether he has won his appeal against a six-year ban from football imposed for ethics violations amid the biggest corruption scandal ever to shake the world soccer body.

'Cheater' Sharapova should not be allowed to play again: Bouchard

'Cheater' Sharapova should not be allowed to play again: Bouchard

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard called Maria Sharapova as a 'cheater' over her return from a drugs ban and suggested the Russian should be banned for life.

Troicki pleads innocence, to appeal to CAS against ban

Troicki pleads innocence, to appeal to CAS against ban

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Serbian former world number 12 Viktor Troicki will appeal to the Court of Arbitration (CAS) against the 18-month ban slapped on him by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for refusing to provide a blood sample at this year's Monte Carlo Masters.

Dutee Chand defies the odds to make Rio 100m

Dutee Chand defies the odds to make Rio 100m

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

Dutee Chand qualified for Rio Olympics in the women's 100m event after meeting the qualification mark at XXVI International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial in Almaty.

Umpire breaks his silence over Serena's outburst

Umpire breaks his silence over Serena's outburst

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Serena 'out of line' but both sides share blame says King

Stop misleading the public: ICC tells Asif, Butt

Stop misleading the public: ICC tells Asif, Butt

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

With the Court of Arbitration for Sport recently dismissing the appeals of Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, the ICC on Tuesday asked the two banned Pakistan cricketers to stop "misleading the public" and accept their punishment for involvement in the spot-fixing controversy.

All you need to know about the man who beat Bolt

All you need to know about the man who beat Bolt

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

Factbox on American Justin Gatlin who won the 100 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday at the age of 35.

Tokyo Olympics athletes won't have to isolate for 14 days on arrival

Tokyo Olympics athletes won't have to isolate for 14 days on arrival

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Athletes arriving in Tokyo for next year's Olympic Games, postponed from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be exempt from the 14-day isolation period Japan has imposed on anyone arriving from overseas to help stop the virus spreading.

Becker believes Sharapova deserves second chance

Becker believes Sharapova deserves second chance

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sharapova, 29, had called the ITF's original ruling "unfairly harsh" because she had not intentionally violated anti-doping rules.