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Lawyer says Chinese doping case handled 'reasonably' but calls WADA's lack of action "curious"
An investigator gave the World Anti-Doping Agency a pass on its handling of the inflammatory case involving Chinese swimmers, but not without hammering away at the “curious” nature of WADA's “silence” after examining Chinese actions that did not follow rules designed to safeguard global...
'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization's reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently," he wrote. No mention of the...
Deadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping
ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency and Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, likely have only a few more days to challenge the decision announced by the...
Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena is suspended 56 games following a positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s drug program for players assigned outside the U.S. and Canada. A 19-year-old...
US Open: The spray that caused Jannik Sinner's failed drug tests has 'DOPING' warning
ROME (AP) — The word “DOPING” is printed in capital letters inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March. Sinner was cleared last...
Jannik Sinner plays Jack Draper in the US Open semifinals weeks after a doping exoneration
NEW YORK (AP) — Six months after Jannik Sinner failed two drug tests, and 2 1/2 weeks after he was exonerated because he said trace amounts of an anabolic steroid entered his system unintentionally via a massage, the No. 1-ranked man in tennis will play in the U.S. Open semifinals. ...
Roger Federer is back at the US Open as a fan after speaking about Sinner's 'tricky' doping case
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer thinks Jannik Sinner's doping case raises questions about whether the current No. 1-ranked tennis player should have been allowed to continue competing until he was absolved of intentionally using an anabolic steroid he tested positive for twice in March. ...
Rafael Nadal tells a Spanish TV show he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to dope
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal told a Spanish television show that he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to use a banned substance and that the current No. 1-ranked man didn't receive preferential treatment when he was cleared of doping after testing positive twice in March for trace amounts of...
Jannik Sinner starts poorly at the US Open but wins his first match since his steroids case emerged
NEW YORK (AP) — If there were any boos directed Jannik Sinner's way at the U.S. Open, they were imperceptible amid the polite applause from the sparse crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he was introduced Tuesday before the No. 1-ranked man's first match since his doping case emerged a week ago. ...
US Open 2024: Jannik Sinner fired two of his team members over his positive steroid tests in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner fired his fitness trainer and physiotherapist because of his two positive steroid tests in March and said Friday at his pre-U.S. Open news conference — his first public comments on the matter — that he knew he was innocent but worried what the case’s outcome...
