Criminals control large part of world sports: WADA
London: The criminal underworld now controls a large proportion of world sport, World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman said on Wednesday.He told a doping conference convened by the...
View ArticleBritish lifetime doping ban looks headed back to CAS
London: The British Olympic Association`s (BOA) controversial lifetime ban for drug cheats looks set to return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and a showdown with the World Anti-Doping...
View Article1-in-10 athletes may be doping: WADA
Lausanne: The World Anti-Doping Agency said new research findings expected this spring could suggest as many as 1 in 10 athletes who compete internationally may be doping.Accepted wisdom, drawn from...
View ArticleWADA denies any approach from Armstrong over ‘drug-use’ confession
Sydney: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it has had no approach from disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to indicate he is ready to admit using performance-enhancing drugs. WADA’s director...
View ArticleChina to probe WADA allegation
Beijing: China has planned to investigate an allegation that "99 percent of illegal substances" come from it but remains doubtful of the World Anti-Doping Agency`s (WADA) statistics, a Chinese official...
View ArticleIOC to retest frozen samples using new method - report
London: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will retest frozen samples from previous Games after an improved testing method led to hundreds of positive cases that went undetected, according to a...
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Mo Farah`s coach Alberto Salazar accused of doping
London: Leading American coach Alberto Salazar has encouraged athletes in his care to take banned substances, a documentary screened by the BBC on Wednesday claims.Salazar, 56, who coaches Britain`s...
View ArticleWADA chief David Howman concerned about teenagers doping
Young athletes could be using performance-enhancing drugs as they try to make the breakthrough into elite sport, fears World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman.Howman also believes 10...
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WADA condemns leak of confidential blood data
London: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has condemned the leak of information from a database containing thousands of blood values from athletes and said it did not come from its own files.Data...
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Russia, WADA agree roadmap to reform anti-doping agency, says minister
Moscow: Moscow and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have come to an agreement on steps to reform Russia's scandal-ridden anti-doping agency, the country's sports minister said today."We have agreed...
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