Former St Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire has admitted that his Major League Baseball playing career was featured by use of steroids.
McGwire said he used steroids at various times during the decade and regretted doing so.
From Espnstar.com:
“I used steroids during my playing career and I apologise,” McGwire said. “I remember trying steroids very briefly in [...]
A woman visiting the Lincoln prison was caught while attempting to smuggle drugs into Lincoln Prison hidden inside her bra, a court was told.
Katarzyna Paszkiewicz was pressured by her then boyfriend to supply him with steroids while he was serving a sentence at the Greetwell Road jail.
From Thisislincolnshire.co.uk:
Paszkiewicz, 25, of [...]
The jurisdictional issue overlapping between Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on the disciplinary hearing of dope tainted athletes Mandeep Kaur and Jauna Murmu has been resolved with the AFI deciding to transfer the case to NADA.
A letter was written by NADA to the AFI for transferring the case to its [...]
Immediate suspension of the Athletics Federation of India is sought by many former athletes.
This was after positive dope tests of eight top athletes in the last few days that prompted many senior members of the Indian Olympic Association to ask for suspension of the AFI which they said has brought shame to the country.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
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UK Athletics recently made an announcement that Bernice Wilson, who made her international debut for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Paris in March, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for two anabolic steroids.
The British sprinter tested positive for testosterone and clenbuterol during the Bedford International Games on June 12.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
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A French bodybuilder has pleaded guilty to distributing anabolic steroids supplied from Chinese sources and shipped to Pittsburgh from Tennessee.
Karim Mourahib, 30, a French Moroccan from Le Mans, appeared in federal court and waived grand jury indictment before Senior U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose.
From Post-gazette.com:
Although the case against Mr. Mourahib focused on [...]
Nate Marquardt of the UFC will never fight again, according to UFC president Dana White.
The fighter was cut from the UFC roster after failing to clear his medicals in anticipation for his main event fight against Rick Story at a UFC event in Pittsburgh last weekend.
From Sports.espn.go.com:
The former middleweight contender publicly stated earlier this week [...]
Minor-league pitchers within the Toronto Blue Jays organization, right-hander Aderly De La Cruz and left-hander Luillyn Guillen, were suspended after failing to clear doping tests.
The two were playing in the Dominican Summer League and their suspensions are effective immediately.
From Huffingtonpost.ca:
The suspensions bring to 38 the number that have been handed out under baseball’s minor-league [...]