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At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last month, the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 100m and 200m with margins of victory that were Bolt-like: 0.15 seconds and 0.46 seconds respectively. (AP)

art culture

Published on Oct 11, 2025 12:07 pm IST

Tennis players accused of doping or match-fixing can now get financial and mental-health support

tennis

Published on Oct 08, 2025 09:03 pm IST

Australia tennis player receives 10-month doping suspension

During the investigation, the player accepted the doping breach, and the ITIA also accepted his explanation.

tennis

Published on Aug 14, 2025 09:30 pm IST

India tops doping charts, sports ministry promises to fight the menace

Doping, conceptual illustration. (Getty Images/Science Photo Libra)

others

Updated on Jun 21, 2025 12:06 am IST

NADA crackdown on coaches, asks athletes to name coaches and support staff

It is the first time that NADA is coming down hard on coaches in a big way with an aim to crack down on personnel who abet doping. (Getty Images)

others

Published on Apr 22, 2025 05:24 am IST

Jannik Sinner handed clean chit by ex-ATP anti-doping chief: ‘Transparent case…'

Jannik Sinner reacts during a match.

tennis

Published on Feb 16, 2025 02:23 pm IST

Sinner in danger of having played last Grand Slam match for next two years

Jannik Sinner reacts after winning the Australian Open final against Alexander Zverev.

tennis

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 03:57 pm IST

‘Compare that to the Chinese cases…’: Anti-doping chief passes verdict on Sinner

Italy's Jannik Sinner (L) talks with former tennis player John McEnroe after a match.

tennis

Published on Jan 17, 2025 05:23 pm IST

Kyrgios trolls Sinner’s ‘closed doors’ CAS trial, doping expert passes verdict

Italy's Jannik Sinner takes a drink during a practice session.

tennis

Published on Jan 12, 2025 08:41 pm IST

WADA wants World No.1 Jannik Sinner banned for doping, appeals to CAS

Jannik Sinner, of Italy

tennis

Updated on Sept 28, 2024 03:34 pm IST

More athletes ‘sprint’ out of Delhi athletics meet to evade dope testers

Athletes at Delhi state meet in JLN stadium.

others

Published on May 26, 2024 10:59 pm IST

Need to criminalise doping, says AFI chief Adille

File image of Adille Sumariwalla.

others

Published on Apr 05, 2024 10:13 pm IST

India among top doping offenders in the world

Representative Image

others

Published on Apr 05, 2024 12:43 am IST

Brazil's Gabigol Barbosa handed two-year ban for anti-doping 'fraud'

Gabriel Barbosa suspended for two years.

football

Published on Mar 26, 2024 12:24 pm IST

Explained: Why Simona Halep’s reduced ban should buoy Paul Pogba and Juventus

France's midfielder Paul Pogba applauds before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D qualification football match between France and Finland

football

Updated on Mar 06, 2024 03:29 pm IST

Three national level lifters of SAI, Lucknow caught for doping

The lifters were already being monitored by officials of the SAI centre since admission a few months ago

others

Published on Dec 06, 2023 09:33 pm IST

Nothing comes easy in life: Mary Kom at 20th annual conference of Indian Arthroscopy Association in Lucknow

MC Mary Kom at an event in Lucknow on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO)

lucknow news

Updated on Sept 02, 2023 08:03 pm IST

Swedish tennis player Ymer suspended for 18 months for missed doping tests

Sweden's Mikael Ymer returns to Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan in a men's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London

tennis

Published on Jul 18, 2023 04:56 pm IST

Five Indians in international dope testing pool

Annu Rani competes in women's javelin throw finals during the World Athletics Championships

others

Published on Jan 02, 2023 10:46 pm IST

Kenya dodge doping ban, vows crackdown on menace

WA president Sebastian Coe said it takes the “escalating” doping problem in Kenya seriously.

others

Updated on Dec 02, 2022 11:40 pm IST

Biological passport has brought a paradigm shift among cheaters

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Since the introduction of ABP, there has been a major change in the behaviour of athletes who now use their off season or start of training as doping periods,

others

Updated on Oct 13, 2022 11:51 pm IST