San Diego Chargers strong safety Steve Gregory has been suspended by the NFL for four games without pay.
The substance Gregory tested positive for was not revealed by the NFL or the player.
From Signonsandiego.com:
Gregory said in a statement released by the Chargers that he appealed the suspension, and was denied. The suspension was announced a [...]
The Barloworld team was shocked after raids by French police on its hotel in Tarbes and withdrawn Moises Duenas Nevado from the Tour de France.
The A sample of rider that produced adverse result was related to the fourth stage of the race, the Cholet time-trial on July 8, according to the French anti-doping [...]
Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France champion, has not been contacted by federal agents investigating allegations of doping.
Allegations were made against Armstrong, as Floyd Landis, was stripped of the 2006 Tour title after testing positive for testosterone.
From Espnstar.com:
Armstrong, who this weekend is set to complete his final Tour in Paris, strenuously denies all allegations [...]
Angelo Galati, 42, of Bentleigh East, a weightlifting champion known as “Mr. Banks” is facing charges of possession of steroids.
The weightlifter appeared at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on 14 January after being charged with possession of anabolic steroids.
From Bayside-leader.whereilive.com.au:
Galati has five Mr Australia titles to his name and is a world record bench presser.
Police prosecutor Leading [...]
Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo-Galicia and his partner David Garcia tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch, the blood booster, with their urine samples during the Tour of Spain.
The notification was issued by the governing body of world cycling.
From Espnstar.com:
Two more Spanish cyclists have failed drugs tests, world cycling’s governing body has announced.
Ezequiel Mosquera and Xacobeo-Galicia team-mate David Garcia [...]
The police can always claim about efforts to curb the popularity of anabolic steroids, but the pages of a magazine written just for the security forces have recently been found to be full of ads for the suppliers of anabolic steroids.
An advertisement in the December issue of New Jersey COPS, a publication read [...]
Karol Beck, the 28-year-old Slovak banned for two years for taking performance enhancing drugs five years ago , has drawn the fifth seed in the first round of the Australian Open and will meet Andy Murray.
Beck was a finalist in St. Petersburg six years ago and reached the doubles final with Czech David [...]
Team Astana has supported the temporary suspension given to Alberto Contador, but awaits further evidence.
The cyclist signed a deal for two years to race with Team Saxo Bank from next season after rejecting a new contract from Astana.
From Espnstar.com:
An Astana team statement this morning read: “The Kazakh direction of the team Astana just learnt [...]