Doping
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Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
World | Jan 19, 2013, 07:42 AM ISTChicago, Jan 19: Lance Armstrong finally admitted it He doped.He was light on the details and didn't name names. He mused that he might not have been caught if not for his comeback in 2009.And
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Armstrong admits doping in interview with Oprah
World | Jan 18, 2013, 08:28 AM ISTChicago,Jan 18 : Lance Armstrong finally admitted it. He doped. He was light on the details and didn't name names. He mused that he might not have been caught if not for his comeback in
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Schleck denies doping after positive backup sample
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2012, 10:44 PM ISTBrive-La-Gaillarde (France), Jul 20: The backup sample confirmed Frank Schleck had tested positive for a banned diuretic at the Tour de France.The Luxembourg rider maintained Friday that he has not doped."The result of the counter
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WADA proposes Olympic ban for doping offenders
Other Sports | Jun 02, 2012, 09:38 PM ISTLondon, June 2: The World Anti-Doping Agency is proposing that athletes found guilty of serious doping offenses could be banned from the next Olympics.A revised draft of the WADA code could see drug cheats suspended
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Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping
Tennis | May 15, 2012, 09:54 PM ISTLondon, May 15: Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.The International Tennis Federations says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine at the SAP
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Five Indian Athletes Banned For Doping
Other Sports | Dec 15, 2011, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 15: Five Indian athletes were given two-year bans by the country's National Anti Doping Agency on Thursday after testing positive during domestic competitions this year.“We have banned five athletes as we aim
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Nadal Angered By Noah's Comments On Doping
Tennis | Nov 22, 2011, 09:46 PM ISTLondon, Nov 21: Rafael Nadal thinks Yannick Noah should be banned from commenting in the media after the French tennis great accused Spanish athletes of widespread doping in a controversial newspaper column.Nadal reacted angrily Sunday
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Rustic Kabaddi Hit By Modern-Day Menace Of Doping
Other Sports | Nov 18, 2011, 11:33 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 18: The ancient sport of Kabaddi most popular in India's rural north is ironically making headlines for a modern-day menace—doping.A World Cup being sponsored by the Indian state of Punjab has been
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Czech Football Player Banned For Doping
Football | Oct 27, 2011, 10:04 PM ISTPrague, Oct 27: The Czech football federation has banned midfielder Petr Zapalac of Viktoria Zizkov for 18 months after he tested positive for clenbuterol.The federation's disciplinary committee issued the verdict after meeting the 24-year-old Zapalac
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Gambhir In Doping Tangle
Cricket | May 27, 2011, 02:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 27 : Team India batsman Gautam Gambhir could become embroiled in a doping trouble as he had used corticosteroid injections for his recurring shoulder injury without procuring an exemption certificate which is
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Aus Athletes Caught Doping During Commonwealth Games
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2010, 10:29 PM ISTMelbourne : Nine Australian athletes have tested positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine and some of them could be from the Commonwealth Games squads. The authorities have not revealed the identity of the athletes but they
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WADA Asks India To Clear Stand On Anti-Doping Clause
Cricket | Sep 19, 2009, 03:50 AM ISTEven as the Indian team left for the Champions Trophy on Friday, the World Anti-Doping Agency has asked the Indian government whether it supports the stand taken by the BCCI on the contentious “whereabouts clause”