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CAS publishes full Sun Yang decision, criticises his lack of remorse

CAS publishes full Sun Yang decision, criticises his lack of remorse

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

In the full decision posted on CAS's website and made public on Wednesday, CAS said Sun Yang had sought to shift blame to testers and his entourage and taken no responsibility for his actions.

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

Recipe: How To Make Rasam

Recipe: How To Make Rasam

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

Rasam is my Amma's go-to solution for all ailments, be they a cold, cough, fever or a headache.

WADA claims, organised crime controls 25 percent of world sport

WADA claims, organised crime controls 25 percent of world sport

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

The man tasked with eliminating drug cheats says criminal gangs now control a quarter of all world professional sport.

Britain stripped of Tokyo Olympics 4x100m silver

Britain stripped of Tokyo Olympics 4x100m silver

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Chijindu Ujah has been provisionally suspended since Ostarine and S-23 -- both substances prohibited by world anti-doping organisation WADA -- were detected in his A and B samples following the final.

Madhuri sends out a message of love

Madhuri sends out a message of love

Rediff.com5 May 2021

Surbhi cleans her home... Kavita does some yoga...

CAS tribunal upholds lifetime ban on Russian doping doctor

CAS tribunal upholds lifetime ban on Russian doping doctor

Rediff.com13 Mar 2017

Russia's anti-doping agency (RUSADA) still has significant work to do to get its suspension lifted, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday.

Russia fined $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules

Russia fined $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

World Athletics said on Thursday that its council had fined the Russian athletics federation $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules. World Athletics, the sport's global body governing, added that it was also limiting to 10 the number of Russians eligible to compete in track and field as neutrals at this year's Tokyo Olympics.

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

How Olympic Games kept COVID spread at bay

How Olympic Games kept COVID spread at bay

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

The situation inside the "bubble" stood in sharp contrast to outside, with a surge in infections fuelled by the Delta variant hitting daily records and for the first time crossing 5,000 in the host city, threatening to overwhelm Tokyo's hospitals.

'NADA will test cricketers whenever and wherever they want'

'NADA will test cricketers whenever and wherever they want'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

BCCI finally agreed to come under the ambit of NADA, in the process becoming a National Sports Federation despite being financially autonomous.

Russian anti-doping agency suspended for non-compliance

Russian anti-doping agency suspended for non-compliance

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Israel, Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine were also found non-compliant of the WADA Code and can no longer conduct anti-doping programs

ICC World Cup: India vs Pakistan game on the cards

ICC World Cup: India vs Pakistan game on the cards

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

BCCI had expressed concern about security during the World Cup in a letter to the ICC after last month's attack in the disputed region that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops.

Sports Shorts: Injury-riled Nadal says he is favourite for Aus Open

Sports Shorts: Injury-riled Nadal says he is favourite for Aus Open

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

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

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.

Why the delay in Shaw doping probe

Why the delay in Shaw doping probe

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

There was a gap of more than two months between Prithvi Shaw's sample collection and the final report from National Dope Testing Laboratory.

Summer recipes: Ratlam Ke Samose, Dahi Gujiya

Summer recipes: Ratlam Ke Samose, Dahi Gujiya

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Delicious summer recipes that are impossible to resist.

Over 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from conspiracy to conceal doping

Over 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from conspiracy to conceal doping

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

'We are now able to confirm a cover up that dates back until at least 2011 and continued after the Sochi Olympic Games. It was a cover up that evolved from uncontrolled chaos to an institutionalised and disciplined medal-winning conspiracy'

Sports Shorts: Czech police end investigation into Kvitova stabbing case

Sports Shorts: Czech police end investigation into Kvitova stabbing case

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

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

Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport

Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Match-fixing has become increasingly pervasive in recent years across a number of sports.

No WADA rule violated in Asif case: BCCI

No WADA rule violated in Asif case: BCCI

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday rejected the contention of the World Anti-Doping Agency in Pakistan that it has violated of the global body's rules by prematurely identifying Pakistani paceman Mohammad Asif who failed a dope test during the Indian Premier League in India. BCCI's chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty said the Board has followed all the correct procedures and taken the right step by naming Asif.

Sports Shorts: Tejaswini misses final by a point in ISSF World Cup

Sports Shorts: Tejaswini misses final by a point in ISSF World Cup

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

New documentary reveals major doping concerns

New documentary reveals major doping concerns

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

A new Kenyan television programme that corroborates the findings from a 2012 German documentary alleging unethical doctors were providing banned drugs to athletes, has set off alarms at the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use

Russia braces for four-year Olympic ban over doping scandal

Russia braces for four-year Olympic ban over doping scandal

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Russia, which has tried to showcase itself as a global sports power, has been embroiled in doping scandals since a 2015 report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping in Russian athletics.

Dope-tainted Pathan will be eligible for IPL players' auction

Dope-tainted Pathan will be eligible for IPL players' auction

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

He will serve out five-month ban on Sunday but WADA says his case a pending one

Narsingh has left for Rio: WFI President

Narsingh has left for Rio: WFI President

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

'WADA had never intervened in Narsingh's matter and no clearance is required.'

Tokyo delay opens door for dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh

Tokyo delay opens door for dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

The postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic may have opened the door for dope-tainted Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav to realise his dream of winning an Olympic medal. Yadav was handed a four-year doping ban just hours before his first bout at the Rio Olympics after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) won its appeal against an earlier exoneration.

How NADA managed to allay BCCI's concerns

How NADA managed to allay BCCI's concerns

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

The national anti-doping body said it has made improvements in the system to allay the fears of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs

UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

A union representing British sportsmen and women has launched legal action in Switzerland to try to ensure more sympathetic treatment for athletes caught using recreational drugs.

Sports Shorts: CWG participation of two Indian jumpers uncertain

Sports Shorts: CWG participation of two Indian jumpers uncertain

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

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

Doping program fuelled Russian medals at Sochi Olympics?

Doping program fuelled Russian medals at Sochi Olympics?

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Dozens of Russian athletes who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping program.

Russia helped cover up doping among its athletes at Sochi Games

Russia helped cover up doping among its athletes at Sochi Games

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at the Sochi Olympics was confirmed on Monday in a report by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Russia says ready to investigate doping allegations

Russia says ready to investigate doping allegations

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Russia is ready to carry out an investigation into doping allegations against its athletes in concert with independent organisations, Interfax news agency quoted Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Friday.

Dope control in IPL: NADA might outsource sample collection

Dope control in IPL: NADA might outsource sample collection

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

In charge of dope control at the IPL for the very first time, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) might have to outsource the task of sample collection given the high cost of handling the exercise when the event is held in the UAE later this year. The next best option for NADA will be using the services of UAE's National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) or contact Sweden's International Dope Test and Management (IDTM) which has done sample collection and testing for the last 12 seasons of the IPL.

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Cycling's world governing body has disbanding the Independent Commission which investigated the Lance Armstrong doping scandal in favour of a 'truth and reconciliation process', the UCI said on Monday.

Petrova suspension lifted after U-turn on meldonium

Petrova suspension lifted after U-turn on meldonium

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

Bulgarian triple jumper Gabriela Petrova had her doping suspension lifted by the IAAF on Monday, less than a week after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced an amnesty for athletes who had tested positive for meldonium before March 1.

Sports Shorts: Manu-Saurabh win mixed gold with junior world record

Sports Shorts: Manu-Saurabh win mixed gold with junior world record

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

Coach defends 'drug cheat' Sun, slams critics

Coach defends 'drug cheat' Sun, slams critics

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

"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."