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WADA chief furious at Jamaica stonewalling

WADA chief furious at Jamaica stonewalling

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey has slammed Jamaican authorities for failing to accommodate an independent audit of their anti-doping regime until next year.

'Wasn't trying to expose Russia, I was trying to expose corrupt sports officials'

'Wasn't trying to expose Russia, I was trying to expose corrupt sports officials'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Whistleblower nearly aborted efforts to expose Russian doping

Dope-tainted Kenya could be banned from Rio Olympics

Dope-tainted Kenya could be banned from Rio Olympics

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

IAAF chief Sebastian Coe has reportedly made the comment because Kenya, which topped the medals table at the 2015 world championships in Beijing, has had more than 40 athletes banned for doping in the past three years

Is athletics chief Coe under pressure to get Russia to Rio?

Is athletics chief Coe under pressure to get Russia to Rio?

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound believes world athletics chief Sebastian Coe is under mounting pressure to find a way for suspended Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics.

Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

"The athlete has challenged the imposition of the provisional suspension and the case has been referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Anti-Doping Division," the ITA said.

Tennis to introduce biological passports

Tennis to introduce biological passports

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

Tennis will introduce biological passports for players and increase the number of blood tests done each year, the sport's anti-doping agency said on Thursday.

Armstrong ignores USADA deadline to cooperate in probe

Armstrong ignores USADA deadline to cooperate in probe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will push ahead with efforts to clean up cycling without help from Lance Armstrong after the disgraced cyclist rejected another deadline to meet anti-doping investigators by Wednesday.

Unhappy WADA not participating in UCI's Armstrong probe

Unhappy WADA not participating in UCI's Armstrong probe

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

Friction between anti-doping chiefs and the UCI escalated on Tuesday as WADA decided not to partake in an inquiry set up by cycling's governing body to look into allegations of widespread doping, saying it was too focused on Lance Armstrong.

Goalkeeper Adrian tests positive for banned substance

Goalkeeper Adrian tests positive for banned substance

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

Out-of-favour India hockey goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza has tested positive for a banned substance in a random test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) during the inaugural World Series Hockey which concluded early this month.

Russia banned from Olympics, FIFA World Cup

Russia banned from Olympics, FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, a period that includes the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for tampering with doping-related laboratory data. The World Anti-Doping Agency concluded that Moscow had tampered with laboratory data by planting fake evidence and deleting files linked to positive doping tests that could have helped identify drug cheats.

One Indian cricketer tested positive: 2016 WADA Report

One Indian cricketer tested positive: 2016 WADA Report

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report of 2016 has revealed that one Indian cricketer has tested positive for banned substances among the 153 BCCI accreditated cricketers.

WADA approve guidelines for biological passport

WADA approve guidelines for biological passport

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

The World Anti-Doping Agency has ratified guidelines for its Athlete Biological Passport system which has been under consideration since 2002.

WADA to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to Sochi Olympics

WADA to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to Sochi Olympics

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, WADA said on Tuesday.

Sports Shorts: Gaurav assures India of medal at World Championship

Sports Shorts: Gaurav assures India of medal at World Championship

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Dutee Chand to challenge four-year NADA ban

Dutee Chand to challenge four-year NADA ban

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

Dutee Chand had claimed before NADA's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) that it was a case of "unintentional consumption".

WADA files appeal against lifting of bans

WADA files appeal against lifting of bans

Rediff.com22 Dec 2006

PCB appeals committee had lifted the bans imposed on Akhtar and Asif saying the pacemen did not take the banned drug 'intentionally'.

Winter Olympics: Russian teen skater fails drug test

Winter Olympics: Russian teen skater fails drug test

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Valieva failed the test collected at the Russian national championships on Dec. 25

'Devastated' skier Johaug returns positive test

'Devastated' skier Johaug returns positive test

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug says she is 'devasted' after her country's skiing federation confirmed the 28-year-old had returned a positive test for a banned substance found in sunburn cream on Thursday.

Relay star wants to set an example for Indian athletes

Relay star wants to set an example for Indian athletes

Rediff.com6 May 2024

'if my body is giving me company why should I stop the sport? Some foreign athletes run till 35 or 37. So I wanted to set an example for other athletes that age does not matter,' says MR Poovamma, Arjuna Awardee and the senior-most member of the Paris Olympics-bound Indian women's 4x400m relay team.

London Games would be most dope tested in history: WADA

London Games would be most dope tested in history: WADA

Rediff.com11 Jul 2012

The London Olympics is all set to go down in history as the most dope tested Games with more than 6,000 samples expected to be analysed, the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has said.

Stepanova records illegally accessed after WADA hack

Stepanova records illegally accessed after WADA hack

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova's electronic account at the World Anti-Doping Agency has been illegally accessed, WADA said on Saturday.

Four Pak players clear random dope tests

Four Pak players clear random dope tests

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

Four Pakistan players including captain, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Kamran Akmal and Mohammed Yousuf, currently touring England have cleared their respective dope tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang BANNED for eight years

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang BANNED for eight years

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

China's top swimmer Sun Yang questioned the credentials of the testers before members of his entourage smashed vials containing his blood samples with a hammer. His eight-year ban rules him out of this year's Tokyo Games

London 2012 doping lab gets WADA approval

London 2012 doping lab gets WADA approval

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

The doping laboratory that will process more than 6,000 samples at this year's London Olympics has been given the seal of approval by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Russia running out of time for Rio, says Pound

Russia running out of time for Rio, says Pound

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Athletics superpower Russia is running out of time to eradicate doping and may not be able to send a track and field team to this year's Rio Olympics, Dick Pound, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission, said on Wednesday.

WADA asks FIFA to toe the line

WADA asks FIFA to toe the line

Rediff.com13 May 2005

ICC knows importance of 'whereabout' clause: WADA

ICC knows importance of 'whereabout' clause: WADA

Rediff.com24 May 2010

The International Cricket Council understands the importance of World Anti-Doping Agency's 'whereabout clause' and it is their duty to address BCCI's concerns, WADA Director General David Howman said in New Delhi on Monday.

India's WADA stand-off won't affect WC: Shetty

India's WADA stand-off won't affect WC: Shetty

Rediff.com13 May 2010

The stand-off between cricket authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over the controversial "whereabouts" clause in the Anti-Doping Code is unlikely to create any problem for the 2011 ICC World Cup, believes tournament director Ratnakar Shetty.

International arrest warrant issued against Landis

International arrest warrant issued against Landis

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant against American rider Floyd Landis for suspected hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer, French anti-doping agency head Pierre Bordry said on Monday.

Why Brazil athletes are not dope tested ahead of Rio...

Why Brazil athletes are not dope tested ahead of Rio...

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Brazil's athletes were not subject to dope tests for almost a month before the Rio Olympics, the country's sports ministry has said while refuting allegations it was a political decision to ensure the Games were not plunged further into crisis.

Long-distance runner Kiranjeet Kaur banned for doping

Long-distance runner Kiranjeet Kaur banned for doping

Rediff.com29 May 2020

Kaur had also taken part in the 5000m race in Patiala and finished fifth. She had also won a silver in 5000m in the National Inter-State Championships in Guwahati in 2018.

BCCI may miss ICC deadline on WADA

BCCI may miss ICC deadline on WADA

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

India's top cricketers are reluctant to sign a controversial anti-doping clause which, they claim, infringes on their privacy, leaving the Cricket Board in a fix.

Valieva's positive drug test prompts global outrage at Russia

Valieva's positive drug test prompts global outrage at Russia

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Kamila Valieva is one of the youngest Olympic athletes to test positive for a banned substance

Only a miracle would reopen Armstrong case, says Fahey

Only a "miracle" would reopen Armstrong case, says Fahey

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong would need "something close to a miracle" to get his lifetime ban from cycling re-examined, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey said on Tuesday.

WADA chief seeks FIFA crisis talks

WADA chief seeks FIFA crisis talks

Rediff.com18 May 2004

Armstrong rejects sample re-test offer

Armstrong rejects sample re-test offer

Rediff.com2 Oct 2008

Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has dismissed as irrelevant an offer by an anti-doping authority to test his urine samples from the 1999 race. France's national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday offered Armstrong an analysis of his samples from the 1999 Tour "to prove his good faith," French sports newspaper L'Equipe reported.

Top athletics coach calls doping report, inaccurate and irresponsible journalism

Top athletics coach calls doping report, inaccurate and irresponsible journalism

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Top athletics coach Alberto Salazar and US Olympic silver medallist Galen Rupp have denied any wrongdoing after a BBC documentary accused them of violating anti-doping rules.

Should Indian cricketers sign the WADA code?

Should Indian cricketers sign the WADA code?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

So, what's the solution to the latest controversy to hit Indian cricket? Are the Indian players and BCCI are right in not signing the anti-doping code? Should the players fall in line and sign up for the clause like all the other top athletes around the world?

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

Rediff.com23 May 2014

A Kerala-based organisation moved the Delhi high court on Friday against the Centre's last-minute decision to deny triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary the prestigious Arjuna award in 2013.