Vladimir Putin's comments come after WADA barred teams under a Russian flag from competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 and 2022 and the football World Cup in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MATTHEWS: Whyte failed a drugs test ahead of his fight with Oscar Rivas in London in July. The Brixton heavyweight also changed his gloves at the last minute.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: American athletes are planning podium protests at the Olympics to express anger at the presence of Russian athletes if they win medals at next summer.

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

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.

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.'

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'.

He was charged by the FA in October with providing fraudulent information regarding an application for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a Bury player on December 1, 2018.

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.

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

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.

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

World doubles No.1 tennis player Robert Farah, 32, has pulled out of the Australian Open after testing positive to steroids.

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. 

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.

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.

Barnsley have suspended Bambo Diaby while the FA investigate an alleged anti-doping violation by the defender. The 22-year-old is believed to have been tested after a 3-2 defeat at Blackburn last November.

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

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.

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.

Mo Farah has insisted he was left stunned by Alberto Salazar's ban for doping and had a tough time separating from the coach who guided him to four Olympic titles.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It is with some irony that the lustre of Sir Mo Farah's legacy might now depend on the same kind of iffy memory that got him into this mess in the first place.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: British Olympian Pavey has called for greater scrutiny of Salazar's involvement at UK Athletics from his four years as consultant with the organisation.

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.

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.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has been banned for eight years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found the three-time Olympic champion guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample collectors.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.'

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.

Joanna Coates says the crisis-hit organisation are prepared to hand over Sir Mo Farah's data to UK Anti-Doping and insist ethics will rule over medals under her tenure.

The indictment stated a designer, performance-enhancing substance was administered to Maximum Security in 2019 and, if that charge is proven, it could cost connections the $10m first prize.

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.

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.

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.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet insists he has no regrets about leaving Anfield even though it's meant losing out on a certain Premier League title winners medal.

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.

OLIVER HOLT AT VICARAGE ROAD - The season's biggest upset was served up here before us, as Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool lost their unbeaten record at the hands of Watford.

Recent defeats to Atletico Madrid and Watford have checked Liverpool's momentum. Now Jurgen Klopp's side face a defining week of three matches across three competitions.

Jurgen Klopp's side suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season against Watford on Saturday evening, with Van Dijk struggling as they fell to a 3-0 loss at Vicarage Road.

Andy Robertson has issued an apology to Liverpool fans as their hopes of an Invincibles season vanished after their shock 3-0 defeat against Watford.

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are ready to 'strike back' on the road to Wembley and says he would be an 'idiot' if he doubted the character of his players.

Jurgen Klopp's side set the standard this campaign and yet defeat at Stamford Bridge saw them go another game without scoring and making it eight goals conceded in their last four.

Keita took full part in Thursday's session and is in contention to return for Saturday's visit of Bournemouth as Jurgen Klopp's side bid to end a run of three defeats in four matches.

As Jurgen Klopp's team attempt to take another step towards the title against Bournemouth today, they must show a little of that once again in this crunch week.

Captain for the day James Milner urged his Liverpool team mates to react quickly in a speech on the pitch before the match against Bournemouth - only to see them fall behind after nine minutes.

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.

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.