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Behind closed doors at Alberto Salazar's doping factory

The ruling spoke of Salazar using his two sons as guinea pigs in June 2009 as a means of establishing how much testosterone gel could be applied before breaching the legal limits.




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Scrutiny will now intensify on Sir Mo Farah after ex-coach Alberto Salazar's four-year doping ban

The world of athletics was rocked on Tuesday when the coach who led Sir Mo Farah to his Olympic gold medals was banished from the sport in disgrace for doping violations.




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Footy star's career hangs in balance as he tests positive to the same drug as swimmer Shayna Jack

Brisbane Broncos player James Segeyaro's career hangs in the balance after he returned a positive drug test.




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Laura Muir boosted by fifth place finish at the World Championships

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: In the end it was all too much for Muir. There were simply too many injuries and one athlete who ran the sixth quickest 1500m time in history.




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Head of the US Anti-Doping Agency Tygart hits back at Radcliffe over Salazar probe

The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, who led the conviction of Alberto Salazar for doping offences has hit back at Paula Radcliffe.




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Dillian Whyte could come back before New Year if he beats doping charge

Dillian Whyte could be back in the ring before the New Year and is still optimistic about beating his doping charge.  The investigation into his failed test is still ongoing.




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UK Athletics performance director Neil Black axed in wake of Alberto Salazar scandal

Neil Black will leave his role as UK Athletics' performance director at the end of this month after being heavily criticised for backing Alberto Salazar. Black had twice refused to rule out resigning.




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Cyclist shares pictures of his emaciated legs following ten-month doping ban and battle with bulimia

Slovenian cyclist Janez Brajkovic, 35, posted the pictures of his incredibly lean legs after returning to the track following a ten-month doping ban for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.




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Coach Alberto Salazar denies lying to Mo Farah over doping scandal 

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN CHICAGO: Alberto Salazar insists he did not mislead Sir Mo Farah over the doping scandal that has brought their relationship back into the spotlight.




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Dillian Whyte DROPPED as mandatory challenger to Deontay Wilder... with Tyson Fury replacing him

Although Whyte has not been banned, the WBC decided to suspend his status as 'interim' champion. Therefore, Tyson Fury has been installed as the new mandatory challenger.




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WADA confirm they will investigate athletes who worked under disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar

The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed it will investigate the athletes who worked under Sir Mo Farah's disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar.




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Fastest girl in America Mary Cain accuses Nike of physically and emotionally abusing her in training

Track and field athlete, Mary Cain, once the 'fastest girl in America' on Thursday urged Nike to change their system after her former coach Alberto Salazar was banned after a doping investigation.




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Shane Sutton accused of being a 'serial liar and doper with a doping history' ahead of Freeman trial

Shane Sutton sensationally stormed out of the Richard Freeman medical tribunal on Tuesday after branding the former Team Sky and British Cycling medic a 'spineless liar'.




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Russia facing ban from 2020 Olympics and European Championships

Russia could be set for a new ban from major international sporting events like next summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games over claimed inconsistencies in anti-doping data.




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Paula Radcliffe to coach former Salazar runner Jordan Hasay

The former Nike Oregon Project marathon runner has been looking for a new training arrangement since the project was disbanded in the wake of Alberto Salazar's doping ban.




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Russian officials suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit for serious breaches of anti-doping rules

The prospect of Russian track and field athletes taking part in the Tokyo Olympics are looking slimmer after the president of the country's athletics federation was charged on Thursday.




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Russia clear to compete in Euro 2020 meaning Wales fans may face St Petersburg trip

Investigators from the World Anti-Doping Agency found inconsistencies in laboratory data obtained from the Russian anti-doping agency in January.




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Shane Sutton accused of using a Coke can containing URINE to cover up a doping offence

Richard Freeman's barrister has claimed a current British Cycling coach used a Coke can containing urine to try to help Shane Sutton cover up a doping offence during his riding career.




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British Olympic Association call for strongest possible action against Russia

British Olympic chiefs have called for even tougher sanctions against Russia to prevent their athletes competing as neutrals in Tokyo next year.




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Banned swimmer Shayna Jack vows bizarre 'kiss cocaine' defence will PROVE she is innocent of doping

The 21-year-old tested positive for Ligandrol during an out-of-competition test in Cairns in July and appeared on The Sunday Project to proclaim her innocence.




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Former Man City and Bury doctor faced with doping charge involving banned steroid Testosterone

A doctor who worked for Manchester City and Bury has been charged by the FA with breaching anti-doping rules. Dr Andrew Johnson is alleged to have provided 'fraudulent information'.




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Dillian Whyte will face either Andy Ruiz Jr or Alexander Povetkin next

When Dillian Whyte returns to the ring in April, he is likely to face either Andy Ruiz Jr or Alexander Povetkin, according to boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.




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Spotlight on Tokyo Olympics, Qatar World Cup and cash for Russian doping cover-ups at Diack trial

ROB DRAPER AND PETER ALLEN IN PARIS: A criminal trial will start on Monday with some huge names on the International Olympic Committee sweating to see if they are named in court.




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Lamine Diack set for 'trial of century' after being accused of conspiring to cover up drugs tests

A courtroom battle billed as sport's trial of the century is set to start in Paris on Monday. Lamine Diack and six others will stand trial accused of conspiring to cover up positive drugs tests




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Former World Athletics president Lamine Diack's trial in Paris for corruption adjourned until June

The trial of Lamine Diack, the former president of World Athletics, has been adjourned until June and the 86-year-old's request to return from Senegal has been refused.




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World Athletics will sue former boss Diack and five defendants for £35m but corruption trial stalls

MIKE KEEGAN IN PARIS: World Athletics is to sue Lamine Diack and his co-defendants for £35million. The ex-head of the sport's governing body, formerly known as the IAAF, was in a Paris court on Monday.




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Russia take aim at UK Anti-Doping as disgraced agency accuse them of creating 'wall of mistrust'

Russia have hit out at UK Anti-Doping for constructing a 'wall of distrust' by refusing to hand over Mo Farah's blood and urine samples to the World Anti-Doping Agency. 




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Javier Tebas calls for UEFA to punish Manchester City over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play

Tebas has previously accused Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain of 'ruining the entire system' and called for them to be thrown out of European competition.




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Barnsley defender Bambo Diaby 'fails drugs test following defeat at Blackburn on November 23' 

According to the Mirror, Barnsley boss Gerhard Struber held a team meeting to break the news last week before informing the group that Diaby would not be featuring against Bristol City last Saturday.




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Ex-Saints player extradited to US after being accused of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m

Prosecutors in Texas have accused Viafara of conspiring with members of the Gulf Cartel to organise cocaine shipments that left Colombia on speedboats.




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Russians face prospect of blanket ban at Tokyo 2020 in athletic disciplines

The possibility of a blanket ban on Russians in the athletics disciplines at Tokyo 2020 increased after World Athletics ordered their disgraced national federation to admit to doping offences.




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Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong puts his 'dream' five-bedroom Aspen mansion on the market

The five-bedroom five-bathroom home nestled in Aspen, Colorado, also boasts underground rooms. The disgraced cyclist said last year one of his family's favorite places there is the fire pit.




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Former athlete describes pain of working under coach Alberto Salazar

Former athlete Ari Lambie, who worked under disgraced coach Alberto Salazar, has spoken out about the mental and physical pain she went through during her time with him.




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Mo Farah backtracked over taking controversial L-carnitine injections before London marathon in 2014

RIATH Al-SAMARRAI: Sir Mo Farah could face investigation by UK Anti-Doping agency after it emerged he changed his story when talking to investigators about injections he received.




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Sir Mo Farah's U-turn puts heat on UK Athletics to act over 2014 L-carnitine injection 

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It emerged in Panorama on that some UKA officials had misgivings about whether administering the legal supplement ahead of the London Marathon was within the 'spirit of sport'.




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Russia use delaying tactics in bid to compete at Olympics despite ban for state-sponsored doping

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Russia has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport for more time to prepare an appeal against their four-year ban from international sport.




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Chinese trolls flood swimmer Mack Horton's Instagram page after his rival Sun Yang is banned

Sun, a three-time Olympic champion, was on Friday found guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample collectors during a visit to his home in September 2018.




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Australian sporting legend calls for Mack Horton to be awarded gold after Sun Yang was found guilty

Boyle, a vocal activist for clean sport, has said Horton deserves the 2019 South Korea world championships gold medal after Sun Yang was hit with an eight year ban for his second doping offence.




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Adam Peaty blasts Sun Yang after disgraced swimmer is slapped with an eight-year ban

Adam Peaty hit out at 'fool' Sun Yang for 'disrespecting' swimming after China's three-time Olympic champion was banned for eight years for missing a doping test.




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Mo Farah says constant drug-cheat accusations have left him DEPRESSED and is unfair on his family

Mo Farah has said that he has been left depressed over accusations that he lied about taking performance-enhancing injections.




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British runner Andy Vernon rejected approach for thyroid screening

EXCLUSIVE: Distance runner Andy Vernon, twice a European medallist for Britain, has revealed he rejected a thyroid screening as he felt it was a 'grey area.'




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Swimming's Sun blindness stinks.- sack the FINA board now!

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Sack FINA. After the disgrace of the Sun Yang doping case, swimming's governing body has no authority and no credibility.




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Russia braced for blanket Olympic ban over doping with athletes set to be froze out

The World Anti-Doping Agency are expected to order a ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympics as well as preventing them from hosting or competing in major international events.




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UK Athletics allowed Mo Farah to continue training with Alberto Salazar after feeling 'blackmailed'

UK Athletics allowed Sir Mo Farah to continue training with Alberto Salazar after elements of the board felt 'blackmailed' by senior members of their performance team, according. to a review.




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Up to 298 Russian sports stars face possible bans for doping after WADA completes investigation  

Another wave of Russian athletes could face new doping charges after the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday that it has completed its investigation of a vast trove of evidence.




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'Who gives a f***?': Mark Hunt launches extraordinary attack on Dana White as he slams Fight Island

Mark Hunt has reignited his feud with Dana White by launching a foul-mouthed attack on the UFC president and the way he runs the mixed martial arts company.




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Rangers face a season-defining run of fixtures - here's the issues Steven Gerrard has to deal with

Steven Gerrard is seen by many as the eventual heir to Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager but the Rangers boss is not making a convincing case for himself at the moment. 




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Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool face test to bring Melwood atmosphere to Kirkby

Jurgen Klopp has insisted it will be a 'challenge' to harness the united atmosphere around Melwood and ensure it continues in Liverpool's new stunning £50million training complex at Kirkby.




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DANNY MURPHY: 'If I was Solskjaer, Klopp or Guardiola, I would buy Jack Grealish...and fast! 

DANNY MURPHY: This is a golden period for dynamic English midfield players between the ages of 20 and 25. Jack Grealish should be one of those around the top of the game for the next decade.




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'The characteristic of the ball... made life difficult': Klopp refuses to blame Adrian for goal

Willian's effort from the edge of the area slipped from Adrian's grasp and into the side of the net after only 13 minutes of their FA Cup encounter at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.