• November 22, 2024

Conor Benn closer to boxing return after being cleared of doping offences by National Anti-Doping Panel | Boxing News

Conor Benn has moved closer to a return to boxing after the independent National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) lifted his suspension for two failed drugs tests in 2022. Benn was under a provisional suspension after failing two voluntary drug tests ahead of a scheduled fight with Chris Eubank Jr in October 2022, with that bout cancelled…

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Jannik Sinner wins US Open title weeks after doping exoneration

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, in the men’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the US Open, dropping the first set he played after…

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Jannik Sinner: Roger Federer questions inconsistency of world No 1’s doping case | Tennis News

Roger Federer says there are questions to be answered around world No 1 Jannik Sinner avoiding a suspension after failing two anti-doping tests earlier this year. Sinner tested positive for a banned substance twice in March but was absolved of fault or negligence by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). An independent tribunal accepted Sinner’s explanation…

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Nigerian boxer suspended from Paris Olympics after doping test

A volunteer speaks on the phone under the Olympics rings at North Paris Arena, the venue for Boxing for the Paris Olympics 2024, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule,…

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First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka

FILE–The Eiffel Tower is seen behind a Paris Olympics canvas, from the Trocadero plaza Thursday, July 18, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman) PARIS— A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday. Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone…

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Miami Open: Simona Halep beaten on return from doping ban despite strong start against Paula Badosa | Tennis News

Simona Halep was beaten on her return from a doping ban, going down in three sets to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open. The Romanian, a two-time grand slam winner who spent 64 weeks as world No 1, was playing her first match since the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her suspension from four…

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Paul Pogba Q&A: What are Juventus and ex-Man Utd midfielder’s options after four-year suspension for doping? | Football News

Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba said he was “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The former Manchester United player was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal in September after testing positive for DHEA – a compound that promotes the production of hormones in…

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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba banned for 4 years for doping

FILE – Juventus’ Paul Pogba keeps his eyes on the ball during an Italian Cup soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus, at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, April 26, 2023. Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years by Italy’s anti-doping court after the World Cup winner tested positive for…

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Tara Moore: British player cleared of doping offence and free to play tennis after eating contaminated meat | Tennis News

Tara Moore was determined to have eaten contaminated meat that contained the substances; The International Tennis Integrity Agency said: “The ITIA has issued, and will continue to issue, information concerning the risks of meat contamination in certain parts of the world to all players”

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Tim Cone on Justin Brownlee’s failed doping test: ‘It kind of blows our mind’

Tim Cone reacts during the gold medal game between the Philippines and Jordan. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines—Coach Tim Cone admitted that Justin Brownlee’s positive doping test after Gilas Pilipinas’ Asian Games gold conquest came as an absolute surprise for him. Cone, who steered the Philippines to the historic victory that ended a 61-year drought, said there…

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