Tag - Doping
Sprinter Marion Jones has been slapped a two-year ban by the world governing body of athletics, IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation), for doping. She has also been stripped of her Olympic and world championship titles and all her...
The Deutche Telekom company is realizing the nightmarish marketing scheme and the drug problems involved in granting sponsorships to the cycling teams. Even though the company started with lofty goal of eliminating the drug problem in the sport of...
The unbeatable five Olympic medals of sprinter Marion Jones during the Sydney 2000 Games were snatched from her by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after admitting she was a drug cheat.
All her hard work and pains were put to waste after...
It is inspiring indeed to see some of the toughest men on the planet battle it out across the heights of Alps & then finish on the Champs- Elysees to be crowned as the champions. It is unbelievable when you watch Lance Armstrong attack on the slopes...
Martina Hingis might be ranked among the best female players of all time in the glamorous sport of tennis but she won't be able to shake off the doping issue that has lifted its ugly head to entrap the Swiss tennis star. Although the WTA has...
Jones considered as one of the longest and most dismal tales in sports that has been disfigured by doping, reached its denouement by handing over the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics. Jones won the 100 metres, 200 metres in addition...
For years, American sprint queen Marion Jones kept everyone in dark, denying any doping allegations even to the extent to sue BALCO founder Victor Conte in 2004 for $25 million, who repeatedly accused her of the same charges. Though under scrutiny by...
The 2007 season for tennis appears to be crammed with drug abuse and bans. Two of the men's players have been suspended this year for failing drug tests and three others are serving bans, including Slovakia's Karol Beck. With singles ranking much lower...
The 2006 edition of Tour de France enabled Landis in capping one of the most remarkable comebacks in cycling history but for now he cannot boast it for long, as he has been stripped off the title after a panel upheld a two-year ban on the cyclist and...
Inevitable doping scandals tarnishing cycling as a sport have, of late, provoked cycling's governing body to impose severe sanctions, leading to a life ban on riders found guilty.
Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union said:...
The first Tunisian to haul a gold medal at Swimming World Championships, Oussama Mellouli finally looses his crown with a 18-month suspension amid doping charges. Mellouli won the 800 metres freestyle and took the silver medal in the 400 freestyle at the...
Gerolsteiner GmbH, a German mineral water company is inclined to cease its long-time promotion of professional cycling. The Company is reluctant to renew its accord when it expires at the end of 2008. Sponsoring the team since 1998, has invested nearly...
Despite countless checks and controls, the number of positive tests confined to cycling is greater than any other sport.
Following the conclusion of the recent Tour de France, in less than a month, another Kazakh rider Andrey Kashechkin has become...
Detroit Tigers infielder, Neifi Perez seems to be a slow learner of his past blunders. The 11-year-veteran from the Dominican Republic was earlier suspended for 25 games a month ago after testing positive for a banned drug stimulant. Ere to the...
Doping seems a peril to the world of cycling. The recent 2007 Tour de France, also could not escape without being astounded by the indignity and controversies posed by several riders, including race leader Michael Rasmussen having been ousted from...
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