Experienced Australian lawyer and judge James Wood has been appointed to replace Britain's Jonathan Taylor as chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has denied claims they refused a request from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to hand over samples from Sir Mo Farah for retesting, as part of an investigation into athletes trained by the Briton's disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provisionally suspended the Moscow Laboratory from carrying out its only remaining test after an investigation found data from the facility had been manipulated.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has been appointed as Russia's new Sports Minister in a Government reshuffle following the resignation of the entire cabinet.
Russia have accused UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) of creating "a wall of mistrust" after they revealed they would block any attempts by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to seize samples given by Sir Mo Farah during an investigation into athletes trained by the Briton's disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar.
Pavel Kolobkov has stepped down as Russian Sports Minister after the entire Government resigned following President Vladimir Putin's annual state-of-the-nation address.
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has resumed legal action against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), after rejecting a request for a five-month extension from the global watchdog.
An audit of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Intelligence and Investigations department has described the unit’s lack of resources as "acute" and urged the hiring of three people "as soon as possible".
Outgoing World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Sir Craig Reedie described the Russian scandal as an "egregious" threat to clean sport but claimed the organisation was "clearly stronger now than any time in its history" in his end of term message.
A third prominent law firm in Switzerland has been hired as part of the appeal by Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to get a series of sanctions proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) overturned.
Outgoing World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has claimed the organisation will defend its decision to impose a range of sanctions on Russia with the "utmost vigour" at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Italian athletes were responsible for comfortably the most confirmed anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) in 2017, according to new statistics made public by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has sent formal notice to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that it will appeal the range of sanctions imposed on the country for manipulating the Moscow Laboratory data.
Swiss law firm Schellenberg Wittmer have been appointed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to lead its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a ban that could prevent the country from competing under its own flag at next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, it was revealed today.
Preparations for the 2020 Luge World Championships in Sochi are continuing "unabated", despite the decision to ban Russia from hosting major events for four years, according to International Luge Federation (FIL) executive director Christoph Schweiger.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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