Doping in Sports

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.

Simona Halep is banned for four years after an independent panel found it was "likely" she was guilty of doping, with Serena Williams suggesting the Romanian's previous results should also be investigated. 

France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who won the World Cup in 2018, tests positive for testosterone, set for four year suspension.

A former team doctor for Britain's cycling team and professional outfit Team Sky has received a four-year ban for violating anti-doping rules early last decade. 

Aussie cyclist Rob Stannard denies taking a banned substance after being suspended for an anti-doping rule violation that ends his world championship hopes.

Australian 800-metre runner Peter Bol has been cleared of doping by Sport Integrity Australia in what he described as "a dream come true".

The ruling could force sport's highest court to re-examine the regulations that force Semenya and other female athletes to artificially reduce naturally high testosterone levels.

Lauren Jackson was granted an exemption to take medicinal cannabis when she made a fairytale comeback to basketball. But its use — both within and outside sport — remains stigmatised while Australia's laws are difficult to understand and navigate.

Dr Mark Johnson says it's unclear whether stimulants like adderall provide an advantage, but testing will add a legitimacy for gaming.

Esports are in the mix for Commonwealth Games and Olympics inclusion, but the lack of a regulatory body for drug testing is an obstacle. Now a WADA program will inform and warn gamers of the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. 

The International Tennis Integrity Agency levels a new doping charge at the two-time grand slam champion based on an expert assessment of her athlete biological passport.

The World Anti-Doping Agency updates the success of its investigation into the infamous Moscow laboratory at the centre of institutionalised Russian doping, saying 200-plus athletes have been sanctioned from data collected.   

An organisation opposed to greyhound racing urges better regulation of doping in the industry, describing current controls as "antiquated".

Retired British boxer Amir Khan is banned from all sport for two years after the prohibited substance ostarine was detected in his sample following his fight against Kell Brook in February 2022

Australian Olympian Peter Bol wants the drug investigation into him dropped after two independent laboratories found his samples never contained the banned substance EPO.

Peter Bol's team wants Sporting Integrity Australia to drop its investigation into the Australian athletics star and a public apology after two independent laboratories found no signs of synthetic EPO in his sample.

Peter Bol says his name will never be fully cleared, even after his ban was lifted following an "atpyical finding" to an EPO test.

Conor Benn's positive test to a fertility drug that boosts testosterone could have been caused by his "documented and highly elevated consumption of eggs" in the lead-up to a hotly anticipated fight with Chris Eubank Jr, the WBC says.

The World Anti-Doping Agency appeals to sport's highest court, seeking a four-year ban for controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva, who was allowed to skate at the Beijing Olympics — and won a team gold medal — despite testing positive to a banned substance.  

Australian Olympian Peter Bol has his provisional doping suspension lifted after a B-sample test, but Sport Integrity Australia says it is still investigating.

Australian Olympian Peter Bol has his provisional doping suspension lifted but Sport Integrity Australia says it is still investigating.

Australian Olympian Peter Bol has been provisionally suspended after failing an out-of-competition drug test, now his team is seeking to prove that he is innocent.

Peter Bol's lawyer says the Australian athlete's career hopes hang on his B sample result, but his coach says the doping accusations have already damaged his Paris Olympics medal chances.

The former world number one said the idea of cheating has "never even crossed my mind once" after she returned a positive test for a low quantity of Roxadustat.

Bailey Smith's coach said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. But does the AFL really do things that differently?