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All roads lead to Rome Open for Sinner after doping ban
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» MILAN — Jannik Sinner is the star of the show at the upcoming Rome Open as the world number one and Italian tennis hero gears up for his return to the courts after a contested doping ban.
Valieva not sanctioned by Russian anti-doping agency, says 'concerned' WADA
AFP, Published on 14/01/2023
» MONTREAL - Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva has not been sanctioned by the Russian anti-doping agency, which found she bore "no fault or negligence" for a positive drugs test before the Beijing Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday.
Bach 'disturbed' by Valieva's Olympic performance
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» BEIJING - IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how Kamila Valieva's coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics.
Questions swirl as Russian skater awaits doping fate
AFP, Published on 12/02/2022
» BEIJING: Questions grew on Saturday over why it took six weeks for Kamila Valieva's failed drug test to come to light, as the 15-year-old Russian figure skater fights to stay at the Beijing Olympics.
In doping scandal, Russia opts for 'honourable surrender'
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» MOSCOW - Moscow has a reputation for fiercely defending its standing on the world stage, but in a years-long and embarrassing doping scandal in sports, it's playing a different game.
Old but gold: Tokyo's retro car owners revel in modern classics
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» TOKYO - Fast and furious they aren't, but for a group of Japanese retro car enthusiasts the sleek lines and high shine of their old-school models hold a much more special charm.
Biathlon boss linked to corruption, prostitutes and hunting parties
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» PARIS - Former biathlon boss Anders Besseberg was accused on Thursday of covering up Russian doping cases in exchange for favours in a damning independent report which cites corruption, prostitutes and hunting parties.
Ghosn case haunts Japan a year after shock escape
AFP, Published on 28/12/2020
» TOKYO: A year after Japan learned with horror that Carlos Ghosn had jumped bail to become the world's most famous fugitive, the fiasco and its repercussions continue to haunt the country.
Spies, drug cocktails and computer fraud - the making of a doping scandal
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» LAUSANNE - The Russian doping scandal boasted all the seedy ingredients of a spy novel with whistleblowers, drug cocktails and under-cover chicanery.
WADA calls Russia ban over doping 'very strong' move
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» MONTREAL - By excluding Russia from major international sporting competitions for the next two years over systematic doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport made a "very strong" move that validates the work of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), its director general Olivier Niggli told AFP.