February
‘Sad day for tennis’: Players slam Sinner’s three-month doping ban
Three-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner will not lose his No.1 ranking, will not miss any Grand Slams and will not lose titles or prize money.
August 2024
A Chinese doping scandal in Olympic swimming has become all-out war
US media accused the World Anti-Doping Agency of keeping secret Chinese swimmers’ positive drug tests. WADA says it’s stuck in the middle of a geopolitical fight.
July 2021
Russia is banned, but it’s everywhere at the Games
Despite one of the worst doping scandals in sports history there are more Russian athletes in Tokyo than at Rio in 2016, and a sense that penalties are open to interpretation.
Why is marijuana still prohibited for Olympic athletes?
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s drug ban has prompted many say it’s time to update the list of ‘performance enhancers’.
December 2020
Tokyo possible for China's Sun after doping ban win
The World Anti-Doping Authority says a Swiss court has overturned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang's eight-year ban for doping, sending the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
December 2019
Russia banned from Olympics over doping scandal
WADA bans Russia from the Olympics and a variety of world championship events for four years as it remains embroiled in doping scandals.