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Indian shot putter withdrawn from Asian C'ships for doping

Indian shot putter withdrawn from Asian C'ships for doping

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has pulled out dope-flunked shot putter P Udaya Laxmi from the home squad for the ongoing Asian Championships in Pune after testing positive for a banned substance.

WADA issue, tax waiver on agenda as ICC-BCCI to meet

WADA issue, tax waiver on agenda as ICC-BCCI to meet

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

On behalf of BCCI, the three-member Committee of Administrator (CoA) along with CEO Rahul Johri will meet Manohar.

Olympian wrestler Seema Bisla banned for whereabouts failure

Olympian wrestler Seema Bisla banned for whereabouts failure

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Last month, the NADA issued a notice on multiple World Championships medallist and Asian Championships gold winner Vinesh Phogat for whereabouts failure for the first time in 12 months. Vinesh has been a part of the RTP since December 2022.

Another Russian athlete tests positive

Another Russian athlete tests positive

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Russia's Yulia Efimova faces a life ban after the breaststroke specialist tested positive for meldonium, with her temporary suspension confirmed by the All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARSF) on Thursday.

Russia hopes Sharapova will feature in Rio Olympics...

Russia hopes Sharapova will feature in Rio Olympics...

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

'We really hope that Sharapova will still be allowed to take part in the Olympic Games.'

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.

Sharapova faces suspension after failing drug test

Sharapova faces suspension after failing drug test

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, the highest-paid woman in sports, said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues.

Isinbayeva's comeback thwarted by injury

Isinbayeva's comeback thwarted by injury

Rediff.com7 Feb 2016

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva's return to competition was frustrated by a leg injury on Saturday when she had to drop out of the Russian Grand Prix in her home city of Volgograd. Isinbayeva, Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008, had been due to return to competition for the first time since the birth of her daughter in June 2014. "I really hate to disappoint people but today when I was warming up I felt a sharp pain while making a jump and I understood that if I continued to jump I could tear a muscle," Isinbayeva, 33, told the All Sport news agency. "It's an old injury in my Achilles tendon in my lead-off leg," she added.

Sports Shorts: North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Games bid

Sports Shorts: North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Games bid

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

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.

10 Key points of WADA commission report

10 Key points of WADA commission report

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Key points from the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report, released on Wednesday, and from comments made by co-author of the report, Dick Pound at a news conference.

Jamaican athletes were rarely tested before 2012 Olympics?

Jamaican athletes were rarely tested before 2012 Olympics?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

The World Anti-Doping Agency expressed its frustration after plans to launch an ''extraordinary'' audit into allegations that Jamaica's athletes were rarely drug-tested before the London 2012 Games were pushed back until 2014.

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

Russia still on the pitch but anthem ban could hurt

Russia still on the pitch but anthem ban could hurt

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Russia was banned from taking part in or hosting world championships, including the World Cup as part of doping sanctions imposed by WADA.

Kremlin: Sharapova failed drug test does not mirror Russian sports

Kremlin: Sharapova failed drug test does not mirror Russian sports

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The Kremlin's spokesman said on Wednesday that a failed drug test by Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova should not be "projected onto" the whole of Russian sport.

Russia elects new athletics chief to clean up sport

Russia elects new athletics chief to clean up sport

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

Russia's new athletics head said his priority was to ensure Russian sportsmen and women compete at the 2016 Olympics as the sport tries to tackle rampant doping. "This is not an easy time for Russia, it is not an easy time for athletics," said Dmitry Shlyakhtin, who was elected as the new president of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) on Saturday. "Going to the Olympic Games is task number one."

2018 World Cup to stay in Russia

2018 World Cup to stay in Russia

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

In the wake of the latest findings of the McLaren report, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ruled out taking the 2018 World Cup from Russia.

'Germans just jealous of Kenyan athletes' achievements'

'Germans just jealous of Kenyan athletes' achievements'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Kenya reacted angrily on Tuesday to calls by the German Athletics Federation (DLV) that its athletes be barred from the Rio Olympic Games due to doping concerns.

IOC says 31 athletes could miss Rio Olympics after Beijing re-tests

IOC says 31 athletes could miss Rio Olympics after Beijing re-tests

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after 454 doping samples were re-tested from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

Sports shorts: Jitu, Heena strike gold in mixed team event

Sports shorts: Jitu, Heena strike gold in mixed team event

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has expressed his interest in the vacant managerial positions at Premier League sides Leicester City and Everton.

Former IAAF chief suspected of receiving bribes

Former IAAF chief suspected of receiving bribes

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The former head of world athletics is suspected of receiving just over 1 million euros ($1.09 million) in bribes in 2011 to cover up positive doping tests of Russian athletes, the office of France's financial prosecutor said on Thursday.

Leading coach Salazar gets four-year ban for doping violations

Leading coach Salazar gets four-year ban for doping violations

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

None of the athletes Salazar has worked with were mentioned in Monday's report.

IOC discusses more crackdowns on drugs cheats before Olympics

IOC discusses more crackdowns on drugs cheats before Olympics

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Leading sports powerbrokers gathered at the International Olympic Committee's headquarters on Tuesday morning to discuss further crackdowns on drug cheats before the Rio Games.

Russian athletes could be at 2020 Olympics as neutrals

Russian athletes could be at 2020 Olympics as neutrals

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Russian athletes are cleared to compete at next year's summer Olympics will do so without their country's flag and anthem.

WADA calls for ban on Russia for state-sponsored doping

WADA calls for ban on Russia for state-sponsored doping

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Russia could be banned from international athletics, including the 2016 Olympic Games, after an anti-doping commission report on Monday alleged widespread corruption and collusion that added up to a state-sponsored drugs culture in a sporting superpower.

'Drug cheats will compete in Rio Olympics'

'Drug cheats will compete in Rio Olympics'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Russian drug cheats will be competing at next month's Rio Olympics, the whistleblowers who helped uncover the country's doping scandal have told the BBC.

Court reduces Cilic's doping suspension

Court reduces Cilic's doping suspension

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

The doping suspension of Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic has reportedly been reduced from nine months to four months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), making him eligible to return to playing from October 26 this year.

WADA urges athletes to check accuracy of hacked data

WADA urges athletes to check accuracy of hacked data

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that some of the athlete data leaked by a Russian cyber espionage group has been changed from its initial form, and has asked "affected parties" for feedback on any inaccuracies.

Four players tested positive at Kabaddi World Cup

Four players tested positive at Kabaddi World Cup

Rediff.com6 Nov 2011

The organizing committee of second World Cup Kabaddi on Sunday temporarily suspended four players who were tested positive for banned drugs by National Anti Doping Agency laboratory.

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

Simpson insists she is no drug cheat, blames trainer for testing positive

Simpson insists she is no drug cheat, blames trainer for testing positive

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel on Tuesday that she saw no "red flags" before taking a supplement supplied by her trainer.

Why World Athletics lost top sponsor?

Why World Athletics lost top sponsor?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Swiss food giant Nestle will end its partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations because of scandal surrounding the sport.

NADA to minimise dope testing due to coronavirus threat

NADA to minimise dope testing due to coronavirus threat

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

NADA takes help from government doctors to conduct dope tests but all medical officers are busy in the wake of rising in coronavirus cases.

Athletics Worlds: Coleman pulls out of 200 metres

Athletics Worlds: Coleman pulls out of 200 metres

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Manager Emanuel Hudson said the 23-year-old had not recovered from his exertions the previous night when he ran a personal best of 9.76 seconds.

BCCI agrees to work with NADA, but...

BCCI agrees to work with NADA, but...

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

The Indian cricket board will work with the National Anti-Doping Agency for a period of six months, while attaching another rider to the tripartite agreement along with WADA

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

A chunk of athletes, including Asian Games medallist Kiran and badminton player Krishna Prasad Garaga have been suspended by NADA

CBI registers case over wrestler Narsingh Yadav's dope test

CBI registers case over wrestler Narsingh Yadav's dope test

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case in the doping scandal involving international wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who was barred from participating in the Rio Olympics after banned substances were found in his urine samples.

Sprinter Hima Das provisionally suspended for...

Sprinter Hima Das provisionally suspended for...

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in 12 months.

US sprinter Tyson Gay gets one-year ban for doping

US sprinter Tyson Gay gets one-year ban for doping

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Former World double sprint champion Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year after testing positive in 2013 for a banned anabolic steroid, the US. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday.

Now, Ethiopia moves into the doping spotlight

Now, Ethiopia moves into the doping spotlight

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

This year Olympic Games could feature an athletics programme without two of the sport's most powerful nations -- Russia and Kenya -- while a third, Ethiopia, is under immense pressure to show it has adequate anti-doping measures.

Russian F1 organisers say race stays despite WADA sanctions

Russian F1 organisers say race stays despite WADA sanctions

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Promoters of the Russian F1 Grand Prix, ROSGONKI, said that the contract for the Sochi race was signed in 2010, long before the start of WADA's probing and are confident that the race will be held next year as well