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Wimbledon: Brazilian tennis player handed suspension after failing drugs test

Beatriz Haddad-Maia failed a urine test following a WTA Tour event in Croatia in June but was still able to play at Wimbledon, where she earned £72,000 in prize money.




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Aussie Olympic swimmers react to Chinese drug cheat's explosion over another podium snub 

The controversial Yang has been in the spotlight in Gwanju for the past week since  Australia's Mack Horton refused to share the podium with Sun after he finished second in the 400m freestyle final.




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World Championships: Adam Peaty demands freedom to protest against drug cheats

LIZ BYRNES IN GWANGJU: Peaty has hit out at swimming's governing body for refusing to respect freedom of speech after his Scott was warned for protesting against Yang.




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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack was forced to leave World Championships after failing a doping test

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack reportedly failed a doping test ahead of the World Championships.




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Australian swimming champion Lisa Currie reacts to Shayna Jack drug doping scandal

Brisbane based freestyler Jack on Sunday night confirmed she was the latest athlete to be caught up in a doping scandal, having tested positive to Ligandrol during a routine drug test.




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Drugs cheat Chinese swimmer Sun Yang returns home following furious at World Championships

Sun Yang was pictured walking through Hangzhou International Airport in China on Sunday after winning gold in the 200m freestyle at the World Championships in South Korea.




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Mamadou Sakho insists £13million legal battle with WADA will not be a distraction this season

Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho believes his legal battle with WADA over a drug test blunder will not be a distraction on the pitch this season. Sakho is suing the agency for £13million.




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Shayna Jack organises meeting with ASADA fuelling rumours she has information to save herself

Jack will speak with ASADA in Brisbane to discuss the muscle growth drug Ligandrol that was found in her system - which she says was ingested unknowingly through supplements.




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Man City news: Algeria distance themselves from Riyad Mahrez medication issue

Algeria distanced themselves from suggestions that medication taken by Riyad Mahrez on their watch led to fears the Manchester City star could fall foul of doping rules.




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Sky-high TV camera filming Spanish cycling race Vuelta 2019 reveals marijuana plantation

Cycling's drug problem has been well documented for years, but for once the sport was happy to assist in catching those committing doping violations - albeit accidentally.




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World's fastest man Christian Coleman CLEARED to compete in world championships

The American, who is the heavy favourite to win the 100m in Doha, had faced a potential suspension after three missed tests in a 12-month period, as revealed by Sportsmail .




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Russia to miss World Athletics Championships for second time in a row as IAAF extend ban on nation

MATT HUGHES: Russia are facing a worldwide ban from all major sports events after being given three weeks to explain signs of tampering with drug tests. 




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Stricter drug-testing rules on the way after Christian Coleman escaped doping sanctions

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Athletics' chiefs want to tighten the sport's drug-testing regime after the world's fastest man Christian Coleman escaped doping sanctions earlier this month.




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Christian Coleman looks set for 100m World Championships glory...but doping doubts linger

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Christian Coleman is on course for 100 metre glory at the World Athletics Championships but his doping violations mean he can't replace Usain Bolt as the face of the sport.




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Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar given FOUR-YEAR ban for doping violations

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The explosive development follows a four-year investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency into the work done by the coach, who runs the Nike Oregon Project.




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IOC president wants WADA to look at athletes who worked with Salazar - and that may include Mo Farah

IOC president Thomas Bach has described Alberto Salazar's ban as 'very worrying' and has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to look at athletes who worked with the disgraced coach.




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New questions for FA doctor following Alberto Salazar case

Dr Chakraverty, chief medical officer at UK Athletics at the time, gave an L-Carnitine infusion to Farah before the 2014 London Marathon. The procedure is controversial.




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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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Dillian Whyte forced to wait until 2021 for WBC title shot if 'situation is resolved' with UKAD

Dillian Whyte will have to wait until February 2021 for his WBC heavyweight title shot, if his 'situation is resolved' by UK Anti-Doping. 




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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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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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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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UK Athletics chiefs' held mystery meeting on controversial use of thyroid medication in 2014

EXCLUSIVE BY ROB DRAPER: UK Athletics called a special meeting with the English Institute of Sport to discuss the controversial use of thyroid medication on elite athletes.




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WADA ban Russia from international sport for next FOUR years... meaning no Olympics and World Cup

Russia have been banned from the world's top sporting events for four years, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Qatar World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.




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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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Russia WILL appeal four-year ban as Putin says sanctions 'unlike anything in history of humankind'

Speaking about the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision, Putin said Russia were 'being punished for the same thing twice - we've never had anything like this in the history of humankind.'




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Wilson Kipsang provisionally suspended for 'whereabouts failures and tampering with samples'

Two-time London marathon winner Kenyan Wilson Kipsang has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures and tampering with samples, the Athletics Integrity Unit revealed.




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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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ECB to beef up drug testing for the Hundred amid concerns format will increase temptation

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB already conduct more drugs tests than any other domestic board, with more than 350 taking place last summer, and even more due to occur this summer.




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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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UK Athletics to reveal findings of review into Salazar decision in the spring

Findings from the independent review into UK Athletics' handling of the Alberto Salazar affair are due to be announced in the spring.




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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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MPs to probe Mo Farah U-turn over L-carnitine injections

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Farah is in the spotlight again following BBC Panorama's expose of how he changed his story when talking to American investigators.




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Hammer thrower lashes out at four-year ban after UKAD wins appeal against decision to clear him

Mark Dry, 32, had appealed successfully to a sports resolution panel against the ban for lying about why he was not at the address provided in his whereabouts information in October 2018.




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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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UKAD criticises UK Athletics over alleged failure to share information relating to Alberto Salazar

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: UKAD have launched an attack on UK Athletics over their failure to share information relating to Sir Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar in 2015 - calling for full disclosure.




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UK Athletics hand over review of Sir Mo Farah's relationship with Alberto Salazar to UK Anti-Doping

UK Anti-Doping have finally received the full internal review into Sir Mo Farah's relationship with Alberto Salazar after their astonishing criticism of UK Athletics last month.




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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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Harvey Elliott to sign new three-year Liverpool deal

Harvey Elliott will sign a three-year contract this summer to reward the excellent start he has made to his life at Liverpool. A fresh deal will be penned running to the end of the 2023 season.




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Nigel Pearson insists Watford focused on fighting relegation not affecting Liverpool's title charge

Liverpool are striving to become only the second team in Premier League history to go a season unbeaten, but their next opponents Watford are focussed on fighting for their lives at the bottom.




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Liverpool could miss out on Premier League title and dozens of teams miss promotion over coronavirus

In a dramatic decision which would likely reverberate down to grassroots level, Liverpool would be denied the top-flight title and struggling teams would be saved from dropping down.




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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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Klopp forced to defend his team-selection against Chelsea

SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Klopp made seven changes from the side that lost to Watford on Saturday - and included youngsters Neco Williams and Curtis Jones in side.




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Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth: Mo Salah and Sadio Mane on target as leaders return to winning ways

LIVERPOOL 2-1 BOURNEMOUTH - ROB DRAPER AT ANFIELD: Ryan Fraser was in, clear on goal. Yet he only had a split second to react, as Adrian was charging from his goal-line.




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BT Sport referee says VAR got decision to allow Bournemouth's goal against Liverpool to stand WRONG 

Callum Wilson gave the Cherries a shock lead in the ninth minute but there was controversy surrounding his goal with the striker giving defender Joe Gomez a push in the build-up.




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Atletico Madrid's Koke says Liverpool's dip in form has no bearing on Champions League tie

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has dismissed the notion that Liverpool's poor run of form gives his side the edge ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield.




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Andrew Robertson and Jordan Henderson both in contention for Atletico Madrid clash

England midfielder Henderson has been out since injuring a hamstring in the first leg three weeks ago but trained on Sunday and Monday and is available to take his place in the Liverpool squad.




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Liverpool's Champions League masterplan to sink Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid

There are reasons for Jurgen Klopp to think that he can devise a masterplan to see Liverpool through, despite coming into the second leg with a 1-0 deficit against Atletico Madrid.