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Jannik Sinner poses with the Australian Open trophy

Why Shayna Jack’s lawyer expects Jannik Sinner to be banned despite ‘unintentional’ doping

The tennis world No.1 faces a sanction for twice testing positive to an anabolic steroid, says an Australian sports lawyer who helped clear the Olympic swimmer.

  • Scott Spits

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Meg Harris.

Harris pinches shock silver as Australian women win another relay medal

Australia’s Shayna Jack was hotly favoured for a medal in the women’s 50m freestyle. Her teammate Meg Harris had other ideas.

  • Tom Decent
NANTERRE, FRANCE - JULY 30: Mollie O’Callaghan of Team Australia walks out ahead of competing in the Women’s 100m Freestyle Heats on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Before the 100m final, Mollie’s hands did not tremble. Perhaps it was a sign

Mollie O’Callaghan is a swimmer possessed by intense, nervous energy. It helped her beat Ariarne Titmus. Two days later, it was gone.

  • Emma Kemp
Australia’s 4x100m freestyle relay team with their gold medal at last year’s world swimming championships.

The top 10 must-watch races at Australia’s swimming trials

There is often more pressure on swimmers at the trials than the Olympics. These are the races to keep an eye on in Brisbane next week as the country’s best battle it out.

  • Tom Decent
Shayna Jack was banned for two years after her positive doping test despite convincing the Court of Arbitration for Sport she did not deliberately ingest the substance.

Dirty pool: The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal

How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024, and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.

  • Chip Le Grand and Tom Decent
Mollie O’Callaghan (gold) and Ariarne Titmus (silver) after the women’s 200m freestyle final at the world championships.

Why most of Australia’s best swimmers are skipping the world championships

The number of stars bypassing the eight-day world swimming championships in Qatar next week is a black eye for World Aquatics.

  • Tom Decent
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Shayna Jack, Elijah Winnington

Winnington powers to world 400m title, Jack claims relay gold

Shayna Jack celebrated her return with a world championships gold medal in the all-conquering 4x100m relay team as Elijah Winnington became the second-fastest Australian ever in the 400m freestyle.

  • Ian Chadband
Dean Boxall ripped off his mask, threw his fists in the air and launched into pelvic trusts as Titmus beat long-term rival and US champ Katie Ledecky.

Boxall says a ‘fearless’ Shayna Jack is ready to make her mark

Shayna Jack’s coach Dean Boxall believes she will return a better, more resilient swimmer as she tries to make it back to the Dolphins squad for a packed 2022.

  • Phil Lutton
Shayna Jack is free to return to competitive swimming after the ruling.

Shayna Jack overjoyed as doping nightmare finally comes to an end

The swimmer is free to compete after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal seeking to reinstate the original four-year ban for a positive test.

  • Phil Lutton
Shayna Jack’s four-year doping ban had been reduced to two years but she faces one final fight.

CAS set for key pre-Olympic hearings as Sun, Jack fight for careers

Sun Yang and Shayna Jack will both appear before CAS ahead of the Tokyo Games as the banned swimmers face a final battle to save their careers.

  • Phil Lutton

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