World number two Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday tennis is free of doping and repeated his view that the testing procedures are too tough. Nadal, who had previously accused controllers of "harassing" the players, said he has a problem with players having to inform anti-doping authorities of their whereabouts on a daily basis.
BCCI is set to seek an update from the National Anti-Doping Agency about its choice of laboratory for testing samples after the WADA suspended the National Dope Testing Laboratory's (NDTL) accreditation for six months.
'Rafi Saab was such a skilled singer he could create any mood through his voice.'
A top U.S. Olympic official has assured the IOC that his country is committed to the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
Denis Oswald, the International Olympic Committee's permanent chair of the disciplinary commission, said Valieva claimed there was a mix-up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing into whether she should be allowed to continue competing.
Valieva failed the test collected at the Russian national championships on Dec. 25
The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
London organisers expect more than 6,250 samples will be analysed throughout the London Games and Paralympic Games, up to 400 each day, which is more than at any other Games.
Olympian shooter Manu Bhaker, sprinter Dutee Chand and swimmer Srihari Nataraj are some of the big names to feature in the Khelo India University Games to be held in Bengaluru from April 24 to May 3.
The Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta on Monday requested the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to expedite the process for the vaccination of the country's Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes and officials against COVID-19.
MR Poovamma was a member of the gold-winning 4x400m women's and mixed relay teams in the 2018 Asian Games and also part of the 4x400m relay squad that won the gold at the 2014 Asian Games.
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu once again finds herself embroiled in a dope controversy.
Many federations and former athletes alike have been calling for an anti-doping legislation to implement the existing rules.
There are now new questions that some athletes, whose bans prevented them from competing in the Tokyo Olympics, will have the opportunity to do so due to the change in dates.
The International Weightlifting Federation dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample but the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist has demanded an apology and compensation for the "trauma" she has endured. The IWF made the decision based on the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 26-year-old, who claimed innocence since the beginning, was informed about the final verdict via an e-mail, signed by IWF's legal counsel Lilla Sagi.
Whatever your way of celebrating, do share it with the world.
Russian athletes are cleared to compete at next year's summer Olympics will do so without their country's flag and anthem.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that another batch of athlete data has been leaked by the same Russian cyber espionage group that published confidential data earlier this week.
BCCI has said that government body has no jurisdiction to conduct dopes tests on Indian cricketers.
Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Virginia Fuchs narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016 and has now set her sights on next year's delayed Tokyo Games.
Project Vivaan won big at the Solar Decathlon, placing second overall (and missing the first position by a whisker). Members of the award-winning Team Shunya tell Mrigank Warrier how they built a carbon-neutral, water-neutral, energy-positive home for a family of four.
Paralympics boss Andrew Parsons expressed disgust that Russian authorities had let down the country's clean athletes
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
The federation's troubles have piled up in recent months, with some of its officials and senior coaches having found themselves embroiled in doping scandals.
GA readers send in their delicious recipes. Share yours!
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were among a group of Greek athletes to be tested by doctors from WADA.
India's cricket board would continue seeking an amendment to the World Anti-Doping Agency's whereabouts clause despite its own government backing the rule, president Shashank Manohar said on Monday.
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?
Whistleblower nearly aborted efforts to expose Russian doping
No official is willing to confirm the name of the dope offender
Coach Eteri Tutberidze said she was certain Valieva was 'clean and innocent'
Athletics continued to be India's achilles' heel in its anti-doping campaign, accounting for 21 of the 71 positive tests recorded by the National Anti-Doping Agency in the last one year, according to the latest WADA report.
British Olympic 4x100m relay silver medallist Chijindu Ujah's B-sample has also confirmed an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) and his case will be referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Tuesday.
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed allegations from the World Anti-Doping Agency that Russian athletes were guilty of using banned performance-enhancing substances on a large-scale, saying the assertions were groundless.
Isinbayeva was under pressure to quit as head of RUSADA's supervisory council after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for her removal, one of four steps it said were necessary for RUSADA to retrieve its right to oversee the testing of Russian athletes.
