UK Anti-Doping sees rise in doping reports and encourages the positive trend to continue across elite sport
UK Anti-Doping has seen a rise in doping reports and is encouraging the positive trend to continue across elite sport
Former four-time Olympic champion sprinter, Michael Johnson, claims that athletes have been paid and that allegations of a secret payment to himself were baseless after Grand Slam Track turmoil
Former four-time Olympic champion sprinter, Michael Johnson, has claimed that track athletes have been paid after his Grand Slam Track event, a former global professional track league, faced economic turmoil and bankruptcy, alongside clarifying that allegations of a secret payment to himself were baseless
Tour de France Femmes cyclists face extra checks for padded chest fairings which allow riders to improve aerodynamics
Tour de France Femmes cyclists are facing extra checks for padded chest fairings, which are worn on riders’ chests to reduce air resistance, after the UCI received reports that some riders appeared to be morphing their body shapes
Lithuanian police undertake investigation after a Lithuanian spotter allegedly stated that he intentionally sabotaged a world record attempt because he is racist
Lithuanian police have undertaken a racism investigation after an assistant at the Powerlifting Championships allegedly admitted to sabotaging a black athlete’s world record attempt because he is “racist,” a statement he claimed he made to ridicule racist allegations against him
Former head of the Wrestling Federation of India and MP acquitted of sexual harassment charges filed by seven female wrestlers
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former head of the Wrestling Federation of India and Bharatiya Janata Party MP, has been acquitted of sexual harassment charges filed by seven female wrestlers
UK Anti-Doping v RFL player
A decision in the case of UK Anti-Doping against a recreational-level RFL player has been issued by the National Anti-Doping Panel
ITIA v Markéta Vondroušová
A decision in the case of the International Tennis Integrity Agency against Markéta Vondroušová has been issued by the Independent Panel
FA increases minimum six match ban for discrimination to ten matches
The English Football Association will raise its minimum six match ban for discrimination to ten matches, stating that discriminatory behaviour “continues to be a challenge across the game”
Brazilian court ties player suspension to injured opponent’s recovery time in rare ruling
A Brazilian court has ruled that Internacional player, Victor Gabriel’s, suspension for a tackle which seriously injured his opponent, Cruzeiro’s Gabriel Pec, will be tied to the time it takes Pec to recover