Doping Ban
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Woman weightlifter fails dope test, asked to return home from national camp
Other Sports | Apr 01, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTThe weightlifter had allegedly consumed a supplement that contained a prohibited substance.
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Italian cycling team faces ban because of doping cases
Other Sports | Mar 30, 2021, 04:53 PM ISTItalian team Vini Zabù's Matteo De Bonis has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for EPO; teams with two doping cases in a 12-month period can be banned from racing for 15 to 45 days.
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Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana banned for 1 year in doping case
Football | Feb 05, 2021, 06:47 PM ISTOnana tested positive for furosemide, a banned diuretic often used as a masking agent to hide the presence of other drugs, in a urine sample given last October.
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Swiss court overturns star swimmer Sun Yang doping ban; may compete in Olympics
Other Sports | Dec 24, 2020, 10:58 AM ISTAt stake in a second CAS hearing would be the star Olympian's chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021.
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MotoGP rider's ban for steroid doping extended to 4 years
Other Sports | Nov 10, 2020, 05:39 PM ISTMotoGP rider Andrea Iannone had his ban for doping with an anabolic steroid extended to four years on Tuesday because he could not prove contaminated meat was to blame.
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AFI chief warns India could be suspended if doping menace continues
Other Sports | Oct 31, 2020, 05:12 PM ISTAFI president Adille Sumariwalla warned athletes and coaches against using banned drugs by taking advantage of the COVID-19 and said the country could be suspended if the doping menace continues unabated.
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English FA bans player for two years in doping case
Football | Oct 07, 2020, 06:22 PM ISTBarnsley defender Bambo Diaby cannot play until January 2022 after testing positive for the banned substance higenamine.
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Murali Gavit's 10000m bronze in Asian Championships likely to be upgraded to silver
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2020, 10:20 PM ISTLong-distance runner's 10000m bronze medal in the event last year could be upgraded to silver after 2nd-place finisher Hassan Chani of Bahrain was disqualified for biological passport violation.
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Prithvi Shaw reacts on being suspended by BCCI, says 'accept my fate with all sincerity'
Cricket | Jul 30, 2019, 09:37 PM ISTAlong with Shaw, two other domestic players -- Akshay Dullarwar of Vidarbha and Divya Gajraj of Rajasthan -- have also violated the cricket board's anti-doping code.
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad's doping ban extended by 6 weeks
Cricket | Nov 03, 2018, 01:03 PM ISTShehzad was banned in July after he tested positive for a banned substance during a random doping test in Pakistan's domestic tournament.
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad banned 4 months for doping
Cricket | Oct 06, 2018, 09:22 AM ISTShehzad was provisionally suspended on July 10 for a positive test following a domestic match.
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Yusuf Pathan justifies his stand after BCCI's doping violation ban, to play IPL 2018
Cricket | Jan 09, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTThe hard-hitting all-rounder released a statement on his official Twitter handle saying that he was confident of being cleared of the charge and promised to act more responsibly in future.
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Doping violation: Yusuf Pathan suspended by BCCI for 5 months; sanction ends on Jan 14
Cricket | Jan 09, 2018, 04:38 PM ISTThe BCCI said Pathan had been provisionally suspended on October 28 last year and the Board has now decided to backdate the period of his final suspension from August 15.
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IAAF leaves Russia track and field ban in place
Other Sports | Nov 28, 2017, 01:48 PM ISTTrack and field's world governing body unanimously accepted a recommendation from its Russia taskforce not to reinstate Russia in the upcoming world events.
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IAAF extends doping ban on Russian athletes
Other Sports | Feb 07, 2017, 04:19 PM ISTA doping ban on the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) was extended, after an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) taskforce recommendation was approved by the world athletics governing body's council, the media reported.
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Maria Sharapova's 2-year-ban reduced to 15 months; French Open return likely
Tennis | Oct 04, 2016, 07:48 PM ISTIn a major relief for Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, the Court of Arbitration for Sport today reduced her two-year doping ban to 15 months. The ruling comes after the Russian start filed an appeal
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Doping in sports and how WADA acts against it
Other Sports | Jul 25, 2016, 06:59 PM ISTHere’s a look at the history of doping in athletic games and the measures taken by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to curb it.
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Banned for two years, Maria Sharapova joins Harvard Business School
Tennis | Jun 29, 2016, 02:44 PM ISTTennis superstar Maria Sharapova, who is currently serving a two-year ban from international tennis, has decided to keep herself busy by enrolling herself in a two-week program at the Harvard Business School.
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Vasco midfielder Alberto faces doping ban
Football | Apr 17, 2013, 01:52 PM ISTRio de Janeiro, Apr 17: Vasco da Gama midfielder Carlos Alberto faces a two-year ban from football after failing a doping test.The 28-year-old was found to have traces of illegal substances hydrochlorothiazide and metabolic tamoxifen
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Russian champion swimmer lands six-year doping ban
Other Sports | Mar 15, 2013, 12:02 AM ISTMoscow, Mar 14: Former European champion swimmer Ksenia Moskvina has been banned for six years for a repeat doping offence, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said Thursday.The Russian, 23, is already serving a one-year ban