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Concern raised over new doping control bottles, Wada says
Two samples are taken during a doping test but generally the B sample is frozen and only analysed if the A sample has been found to contain a prohibited substance, Wada said.
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Shocked Gatlin sacks coach after doping claim
World 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin said on Tuesday he was “shocked and surprised” at doping allegations made against his coach Dennis Mitchell.
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Russia banned from Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
US Senator John McCain, a frequent critic of the Kremlin, praised the IOC announcement.
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Olympic marathon champ Sumgong banned for doping offence
Sumgong became Kenya’s latest high profile athlete to fail a drugs test after former Boston and Chicago Marathon champion, Rita Jeptoo, also tested positive for EPO in 2014 and was banned for four years.
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French laboratory suspended from anti-doping activities
The new suspension prohibits the Chatenay-Malabry laboratory from all analyses of urine and blood samples, WADA said in a statement.
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All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) agreed that Sharapova was not an intentional doper and shortened her ban from two years to 15 months.
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Former Wada official to head new Athletics Integrity Unit
David Howman was appointed on Wednesday as head of the newly established Athletics Integrity Unit to battle doping and corruption.
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Sharapova deserves second chance, says Becker
Sharapova, a five-times grand slam champion, failed a dope test for the drug meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.
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Russia set to miss world championships as ban continues
The suspension was upheld last year, ruling almost all Russian track and field athletes out of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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All Blacks lock Tuipulotu tests positive, shocked at result
Tuipulotu was sent home from the All Blacks end of season tour last November after testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.
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Russia’s anti-doping body says didn't admit to sports dope conspiracy
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian authorities had always denied that the Russian state had been involved in doping.
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‘Russia officials admit sports doping, say not state-sponsored’
The final part of Wada's report into doping in Russia this month provided exhaustive evidence of an elaborate doping scheme.
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IOC starts disciplinary procedures against 28 Russian athletes
28 athletes face disciplinary procedures after their urine samples from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games were allegedly manipulated.
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IOC extends provisional measures against Russia
The IOC said it had extended provisional measures against Russia over its doping scandal ‘until further notice’.
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Ten more Beijing medallists disqualified after re-testing
They were among a total of 16 athletes named in the latest batch of disqualifications from the Games.
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‘Serious failings’ in Rio anti-doping programme - Wada
The anti-doping programme at the 2016 Rio Olympics was marred by ‘a number of serious failings’, according to Wada.
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Sporting leaders back proposals to give more powers to WADA
The IOC wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to fight against doping.
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Froome has 'no issue' with exemption leak in Wada hack
Cycling’s governing body the UCI joined the condemnation of the cyber-attacks.
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Russian runner who exposed doping system ‘living in fear’
Yulia Stepanova has revealed that she fears for her life and has been forced to move.
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Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi fails doping test
The swimmer finished fourth in the women’s 100m butterfly at the Rio Olympics.
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Phelps: Drug cheats should be banned from Games
The US swimmer has lashed out at authorities, saying harder action should be taken on drug cheats.
