The Spanish government has said that the Spanish civil guard have taken 14 people in for questioning around the country as part of an anti-doping operation known as “Greyhound.”
The Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that sports doctors, pharmacists, trainers, coaches, representatives and sportspeople were among those detained, suspected [...]
The temporary restraining order sought by Doug Barron has been denied by a U.S. magistrate. The golfer was trying to block a one-year doping ban by the PGA Tour long enough to let him play at a qualifying tournament in Houston.
Barron did not show likelihood that he would win on his claims argued in a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Italian rider Danilo Di Luca was made free to make a return to competition after his ban of ban of two years for failing to clear a drug test was reduced by nine months and a week by a sports tribunal.
Reports that the rider implicated riders while cooperating with prosecutors were vehemently denied by Di [...]
Scientists have been trying hard to prevent steroids from being in use in the Olympics. In this respect, they have been coming with new plans and strategies so that the shadow of doping does not fall again on sportsmen and spirit of the game.
Necessary steps to eradicate steroids from sports have already been in the [...]
Children as young as eleven are using drugs to excel at sport, as per a recently concluded study by researchers from France that was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This revelation clearly suggests that popularity of steroids has seen an upward trend due to easy availability.
The fact that steroids help sportsmen gain [...]
The results on steroid testosterone tests carried out in Switzerland with lab approval from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have stated the fact that ethnic variations might cause steroid testosterone doping tests in sport to be unsuitable in a way. Though many people might question the issue raised, the research says that there are prominent [...]