Doping
Four-year ban for Kenyan marathon star Kipsang over doping rules violation
Kipsang, who claimed the world record during the 2013 Berlin marathon and is the only person to have beaten current holder Eliud Kipchoge over the distance, was...
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Athletics chiefs put Russia on hold as world champion threatens to quit 'chaos'
RusAF had until 1 July to send the global body a $5 million (4.45 million euro) fine and $1.31 million in other costs following accusations it had helped 2017 world high jump silver medallist Danil Lysenko avoid a sanction for failing to comply with anti-doping measures.
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World 100m champion Coleman suspended over new missed test
The American sprinter is "suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity", said the Athletics Integrity Unit, World Athletics' anti-doping arm.
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Former London Marathon winner Wanjiru provisionally suspended
The AIU noted on their official website on Tuesday that a charge had been issued against Wanjiru for “use of a prohibited substance/method”.
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'I lost an important Olympic moment,' says Chad le Clos
Yes, Chad le Clos wants his Olympic gold medal after losing to drug cheat China's Sun Yang in Rio 2016, but SA's swimming superstar laments that what he lost cannot be returned.
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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offence
A vial of Sun's own blood sample was smashed with a hammer during the testing session, but the swimmer was acquitted by FINA of anti-doping violations, agreeing that testers had failed to produce adequate identification.
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Clijsters faced six doping tests before comeback
According to International Tennis Federation (ITF) documents published this week, she was obliged to take the out-of-competition tests to be able to return in 2020 as a 'reinstated' player.
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Athletics doping watchdog recommends excluding Russia from global federation
Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA quickly announced that it would appeal the ban, as President Vladimir Putin claimed the ban was "politically motivated".
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Wheelchair tennis star Sithole gets two-year ban for missed dope tests
In a statement the ITF said that South African Sithole, 32, had failed to inform the governing body of his whereabouts three times in a 12-month period, breaking the sport's anti-doping rules.
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New WADA report shows jump in global doping cases
The WADA report detailing doping offences during 2017 counted 1,804 cases, which was up sharply from the 1,595 recorded in 2016 although down from 1,929 in 2015.
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Russia banned from Olympics for four years over doping scandal - TASS
WADA concluded that Moscow had tampered with laboratory data by planting fake evidence and deleting files linked to positive doping tests.
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SA sprinter Carina Horn vows to clear name of doping, questions testing process
In an exclusive interview with EWN Sport, Horn denied taking the banned substances, saying she was not guilty of any wrongdoing and together with her legal team were trying to find out what happened, as things occurred so fast.
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Nike's groundbreaking Oregon Project wound up in disgrace
The Nike Oregon Project was set up to end the distance-running dominance of the east Africans but has become a huge headache for the US sportswear giant, which said Friday it was shutting it down.
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Nike risks being burned by doping scandal
Citing experiments with testosterone, fat-burning amino acid injections and falsified medical documents, the American anti-doping authority USADA published a list of blemishes on the record of the highest-profile track and field coach in the world, Alberto Salazar.
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Farah has 'no tolerance' for anyone breaking the rules after Salazar banned
Alberto Salazar was banned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) for a catalogue of drug violations.
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World Championships seek Bolt successor, shake off doping
The first World Athletics Championships of the post-Usain Bolt era get under way here Friday with the sport desperately seeking a new superstar as it tackles a slew of ongoing doping controversies.
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Coe re-elected for new term as IAAF chief
Sebastian Coe, who took over the reins during a period of turmoil in world athletics, was re-elected by unanimous vote of the 203 delegates attending the International Association of Athletics Federations' Congress in Doha.
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Bok winger Dyantyi set to challenge doping charge
SAIDS CEO Khalid Galant confirmed to EWN Sport that the 25-year-old will look to challenge the charge but no hearing date has been set yet.
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SA’s fastest woman Carina Horn fails doping test
According to the unit, there was a presence of prohibited substances, Ibutamoren and LGD-4033, in her system.
