In page after page, the report amounts to one of the starkest denunciations yet of Russia’s efforts to evade antidoping rules. Compiled by a panel…
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Deep Within Relief Bill, Horse Racing Gets New Tools to Clean Up
The indictments told of a drug culture that had taken a deep hold within the sport, with owners chasing big purses and a fear among…
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Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion and one of China’s most celebrated athletes, had his eight-year ban from swimming suddenly overturned Wednesday by Switzerland’s federal…
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Russia’s four-year ban from global sports has been cut in half by a court in Switzerland, a decision that could signal the end of its…
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The athletes — Lizi Duncombe of Britain and Shanni Berger of Israel — were accused of providing manipulated files. Duncombe has denied cheating; instead, she…
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Robinson Cano, a veteran second baseman for the Mets, will miss the entire 2021 season after receiving a 162-game suspension for his second violation of…
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New legislation that would expand the ability of law enforcement officials in the United States to prosecute people who participate in doping is garnering criticism…
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Russia’s attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sports this month turned to a familiar courtroom weapon: emotion. At a private hearing held over…
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Every great athlete makes mistakes and has weaknesses, even the world’s fastest man. For Christian Coleman, a favorite to win the gold medal in the…
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