Reports that FIFA and WADA decline to take action on soccer players due to food contamination The topic of Clenbuterol positives in sport became more complicated today with the news that football’s governing body FIFA and the World Anti Doping […]
Italian says it is standard practice so that the riders are not late Former world champion and Italian cycling national coach Paolo Bettini is reportedly under investigation by the prosecutor in Padua for abuse of office. The manager is said […]
Controversial Italian to escape a life ban but punishment will effectively put an end to his career The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has made a recommendation to the Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) that Riccardo Riccò be handed a suspension of […]
UCI states that article 2.15.040 could come into play if CAS annuls Spaniard’s 2011 results With just over a month left to the start of his hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the future of Alberto Contador’s career […]
Reporting news agency made mistake Earlier news of Riccardo Riccò confessing to blood doping have been denied by Riccò’s lawyer. Italian news agency ANSA had reported the confession, but the only thing that the Italian rider had admitted to was […]
About-turn reported in relation to previous denials Controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò looks set for a potential lifetime ban from cycling after apparently reversing his claims of innocence in relation to the injection of stored blood. According to the Italian […]
Dane hoping to be fully cleared or handed a reduced suspension His future won’t be determined until his disciplinary hearing takes place, but Alex Rasmussen believes there could still be a place with him on the Garmin-Cervélo team. The Dane […]
Rider had refused to provide sample at track nationals After refusing to take an in- competition doping control on July 29th of this year at the Masters Track Nationals in Trexlertown, Pa, 45 year old Roger Hernandez has been handed […]
Renato Di Rocco stands behind decision to exclude former dopers from Squadra Azzura The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) decision to declare the “Osaka Rule”, which banned any athlete convicted of doping from competing in the Olympic Games that […]
Differening reactions to LeMerritt/USOC’s successful appeal Scottish professional David Millar has welcomed today’s ruling against the International Olympic Committee’s Rule 45, which blocks athletes found guilty of doping from competing in the next Olympic Games after their ban ends, and […]
LaShawn Merritt case decision due, USADA’s Tygart wants standard bans worldwide The Court of Arbitration for Sport will today announce its ruling on the LaShawn Merritt doping case, a matter which could determine if riders such as David Millar will […]
UCI faces questions over letters sent to team sponsors With the Tour of Beijing now underway and taking place in a country where there are known issues with potential food contamination with Clenbuterol, the UCI and WADA have both said […]
Scottish rider has said he’d like to ride London Games, but won’t himself appeal A CAS ruling which could determine whether or not David Millar will be able to compete in next year’s London Olympics is due to be announced […]
No threshold level permitted for growth promoter Alberto Contador’s hope that WADA might impose a threshold limit for Clenbuterol was dashed Tuesday, with the World Anti Doping Agency confirming that the substance will remain banned in any quantities. The agency […]
52-year-old multiple champion claims that she was informed after l’Equipe was; was not part of random testing pool anyway Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli has called for an investigation into the conduct and behaviour of the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage […]
Spanish rider won’t fight suspension Spanish rider Oscar Sevilla will sit out the upcoming RCN Classic in Colombia, with the rider and his team confirming that he will not contest a suspension imposed on him ten days ago after his […]
Says camper van was used as a means to avoid media Responding to a statement by Dr Michelle Ferrari on his personal website denying any wrongdoing, Betsy Andreu, one of Lance Armstrong’s biggest critics, has questioned his claims that there […]
Money laundering and doping accusations made against prominent riders There was a new development into the ongoing investigation into the US Postal Service team and multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong yesterday with the news that Italian investigators had […]
