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'I told the world I'd screwed up everything': Maria Sharapova reveals 'PAINFUL' drugs revelations that led to 15-month tennis ban
Russian former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova has recalled her horror at having to tell the world that she had tested positive for a banned substance in 2016, saying that her ordeal turned her into a "fighter".
Jul 24, 2020 14:05
Power failure: Olympic star banned for missing drugs tests after blaming dead phone battery & stalker who 'wanted to kill fiance'
Olympic finalist sprinter Deajah Stevens will miss the Tokyo Games after missing three drugs tests, having claimed that she had changed her number after a stalker threat and failed to realize her phone had run out of power.
Jul 16, 2020 15:59
'We have no choice but to call on you': World champ Maria Lasitskene among top stars to ask Putin 'to save' Russian athletics
Top Russian athletes, including world champion high jumper Maria Lasitskene, have turned to President Vladimir Putin asking him ‘to save’ Russian athletics, which they claim to be ‘on the verge of disaster.’
Jun 23, 2020 16:37
'No idea where they came from': Top US boxer proves UNPROTECTED SEX caused positive drugs test as she beats doping ban
Relieved champion boxer and Olympic contender Ginny Fuchs has thanked the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and bemused fans on Twitter after proving that her positive drugs tests were the result of unprotected sex with her boyfriend.
Jun 12, 2020 10:46
Make that FOUR missed drug tests: Doping bosses reveal sprint champ who called skipping tests 'NORMAL' also missed one THIS YEAR
World 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser, who insisted she had not been tested this year and had "never been a cheat" despite facing a ban for missing three previous tests, also missed one in January, officials have announced.
Jun 7, 2020 15:29
'I only missed THREE drug tests': Sprint champ Salwa Eid Naser claims missing tests is 'NORMAL' in bizarre excuse after suspension
Bahraini world champion Salwa Eid Naser has bizarrely claimed that missing a hat-trick of doping tests is no cause for suspicion, shunning accusations of cheating while calling a potential ban "a little stain" on her reputation.
Jun 6, 2020 17:17
Blood tests by video and suspect social media chats: Are drug cheats & match-fixers winning as sport remains stuck in shutdown?
As some players and fixers desperately try to restore their incomes and athletes risk the temptation of performance enhancers and other drugs while sport stands still, anti-doping and governing bodies are feeling the pressure.
Apr 20, 2020 19:36
Coronavirus and doping: WADA chief warns athletes not to use Covid-19 pandemic as opportunity to cheat
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka has warned that the coronavirus pandemic should not be used as an excuse for violating doping rules, vowing that all cheaters will be caught.
Mar 27, 2020 18:11
‘No fault or negligence’: US champion long jumper Jarrion Lawson cleared of doping by CAS
American long jumper and sprinter Jarrion Lawson has had a four-year doping ban annulled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which ruled that a prohibited steroid entered the athlete’s body through “contaminated beef.”
Mar 9, 2020 10:48
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