Kyrgios ban could be one month or four years – and timing is everything
What are the precedents facing Kyrgios The length of the ban facing Nick Kyrgios after a positive cocaine test hinges on a single question: when he took it. Kyrgios, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, tested positive for cocaine at June’s grass-court event in Mallorca. The Australian player has since then served a mandatory provisional suspension that […]
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World record holding athlete banned for doping
She was 190 times over the limit An athlete who broke a world record less than a year ago, has been provisionally suspended from competing for doping. Kenyan marathon runner Ruth Chepngetich — who set the world record when she won the Chicago Marathon in October 2024 — has tested positive for the banned substance […]
1 year ago
Paul Pogba receives lengthy ban after failed drug test, according to reports
It could be a career-ending ban for the former United midfielder Paul Pogba has been handed a four-year ban from football following a failed doping test, according to Italian media. Repubblica Sport reports that the midfielder has been banned for four years for doping violations. He as been provisionally suspended since September 2023 after DHEA […]
2 years ago
Kamila Valieva allowed to compete at Winter Olympics amid doping concerns
The Court of Arbitration for Sport reversed the decision to suspend the 15-year-old Kamila Valieva has been told that she will be allowed to continue to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that “exceptional circumstances” meant the 15-year-old should not be suspended. CAS released a statement […]
4 years ago
Kamila Valieva to find out on Monday if she can still compete at Winter Olympics amid doping scandal
The Russian athlete is at the centre of a doping scandal Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out on Monday if she will still be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics after she became involved in an alleged doping scandal. The 15-year-old made headlines as she stormed her way to the gold medal […]
4 years ago
Russian figure skating team not given gold medals due to ‘legal issue’
Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova has insisted all athletes are clean The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) have insisted that their figure skaters are clean amid delays over athletes receiving their gold medals due to an “emerging legal issue.” Monday’s event was won by the athletes of the ROC, which included 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, who became the […]
4 years ago