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'Happy to be tested anytime,' says Mo Farah amid claims USADA wa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar. 5 (ANI): British sprinter Mo Farah has insisted that he is "happy" for his blood samples to be retested after reports came in that United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) wants them to be checked for the banned blood-boosting drug.
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Sharapova to plead case for wild card entry in French Open
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar.4 (ANI): Embattled Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is all set to meet French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Bernard Giudicelli to plead her case for a wild card entry at Roland Garros as she makes her return from a doping ban.
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French Open reluctant to give Sharapova a wild card
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar.3 (ANI): Newly-elected president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), Bernard Giudicelli, has indicated that they are reluctant to hand Maria Sharapova a wild card entry for this year's Grand Slam tournament despite the embattled Russian tennis star re
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Andre Russell handed one-year ban for doping-code violation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb. 1 (ANI): West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been handed over a one-year ban from playing all forms of cricket for a doping whereabouts rule violation.
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Sharapova set for comeback in April at Stuttgart event
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 10 (ANI): Embattled Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, who was handed over a 15-month ban for doping, will make her return to competitive tennis at the WTA Tour clay-court tournament in Stuttgart in April, it was announced on Tuesday.
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FIFA is not the `world doping police`: Infantino
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 19 (ANI): 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.
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Over 1000 Russian athletes benefited from 'state-sponsored doping
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 9 (ANI): According to the latest findings of a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, more than 1,000 Russian athletes across 30 sports have benefited from state-sponsored doping.
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IOC extends doping sanctions on Russia `until further notice`
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 8 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has extended the extended the doping sanctions against Russia "until further notice".
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US Anti-doping chief slams IOC for acting like `Keystone Cops`
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K], Nov.23 (ANI): Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for behaving like "Keystone Cops" before insisting that it is high time to take action to overhaul the global fight against doping in the wak
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NADA slaps eight-year ban on sprinter Dharambir Singh for failing dope tes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Dharambir Singh, the Haryana sprinter, who was barred from representing the country in the 2016 Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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Sharapova to be reinstated as UN goodwill ambassador in April
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.11 (ANI): Embattled Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will once again resume her role as a United Nations (UN) goodwill ambassador when her doping suspension ends in April, the body has confirmed.
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CBI registers case against Narsingh Yadav over doping accusations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered a case against Commonwealth Games gold medalist Narsingh Yadav over accusations of doping.
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