South Africa's participation as the 12th nation in the men's Olympic hockey tournament is confirmed.
"I have been on teams where people have failed a drug test, accidentally and through no fault of their own. I would never call them cheats. It seems to be very hypocritical."
Left red-faced by the four-year ban imposed on Narsingh Yadav by the Court of Arbitration (CAS), the Wrestling Federation of India has demanded a CBI probe into the doping scandal that has jeopardised the grappler's entire career.
The government on Friday said 'all cases' relating to the beleaguered Dabhol power project have been settled.\n\n
Metalist Kharkiv, due to play Schalke 04 in the Champions League play-off round next week, has been kicked out of the competition over a domestic match-fixing case dating back to 2008, the UEFA said on Wednesday. The decision by UEFA's appeals committee came 10 days after Metalist lost an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
: The European 100 metres champion failed a test for the new designer steroid THG
The European 100 metres champion was banned for two years on Tuesday after failing a test for the new designer steroid THG.
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.
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.
Chelsea may still take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as other clubs have done in the past.
The project is awaiting clearances from the DGCA.
The American athlete will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed
'The saffron party is under pressure from RSS and other Hindutva quarters to move swiftly on construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.'
Banned Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki was "innocent" of a doping violation and the country's Davis Cup team supported him, World No 1 Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday.
Five countries have complained to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport about badminton's new scoring system, arguing it discriminates against women
ICC Communications Manager Brendan McClements said the GCC is yet to respond to ICC's letters written in July.
Russian Olympic medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky has denied taking a banned substance in a suspected doping case that has rocked the Pyeongchang Winter Games and could imperil Russia's efforts to regain its full Olympic status.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the Spanish club to pay Inter Milan an extra eight million euros for the purchase of the Brazil striker in 2002.
Serena 'out of line' but both sides share blame says King
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will make a final ruling this week on "selective" doping bans handed out to six Russian athletes, including four Olympic champions.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has advised suspended off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.
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.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
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.
Aniruddha Rajput, 33, is among the 34 individuals elected by the General Assembly as members of the International Law Commission, the UN organ tasked with the progressive development of international law and its codification.
Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating in a range of top-flight sporting tournaments, a period covering the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup.
Docomo has now moved the London Court of Arbitration.
The Delhi high court asked the chief of Maxx Mobile to inform it about the steps taken on the order refraining them from selling any product having the endorsement of India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
'Physically I am alright, there is a little bit of pain, but nothing a massage can't cure, I'm taking it easy," Bolt said of his condition two days after finishing third despite clocking his season's best-equalling 9.95 seconds in the 100m final'
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Domestic lenders to Enron Corp's $2.9 billion Dabhol power plant are considering applying to a local court for a stay on arbitration proceedings begun by foreign lenders, who want to exit the stalled project, said an official with a domestic lender.
Dutee, who missed the original entry standard of 11.26 seconds, got an invite from the IAAF as the target number of 56 athletes for women's 100m event was yet to be reached for the August 4-13 World Championships in London.
The development comes as a major blow for Ganguly, who has been mulling to quit as the WBHRC in the wake of rising demands for his ouster for sexually harassing a young law intern last year.
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan is confident of winning a medal at next month's Rio Games despite the lack of preparation time following his qualification drama.
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