World No. 1 Jannik Sinner hit with 3-month ban over doping caseWorld number one Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban after a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The Italian tenn...
15 Feb, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Paris Olympics: Swimmers from China set for twice as many doping tests as others amid doping controversyAhead of the Paris Olympics, Chinese swimmers face intensified scrutiny with at least eight drug tests each, double the norm, due to past d...
17 Jul, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
What did Grand Slam Champion Simona Halep say about her 4-year ban for doping? What’s her next step?Simona Halep has been banned till October 2026 for two distinct anti-doping code violations. While the announcement has shocked the industr...
13 Sep, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Athletics enters post-Bolt era, but nothing changes for IndiaWhen Bolt, arguably the greatest sprinter and showman of all time, kneeled down and kissed the finishing line at the London Olympic Stadium...
20 Dec, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Bicycle diaries: What's common between Akhilesh Yadav & Lance Armstrong?Akhilesh and Mulayam Singh Yadav have brought the cycle to the limelight. However, here are other scandals involving the two-wheeler.
19 Jan, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
- UPDATE 2-Two months after Rio, Russian Olympic chief to step down
SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-ZHUKOV (UPDATE 2, PIX):UPDATE 2-Two months after Rio, Russian Olympic chief to step down
12 Oct, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
Narsingh Yadav's dope case referred to CBIWFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh met Modi and requested him to forward Narsingh's case to the Central Bureau Investigation for furth...
16 Sep, 2016, 11.41 PM IST
WFI demands CBI probe into Narsingh Yadav dope scandalWADA had appealed against the NADA all-clear to Narsingh at CAS, three days ahead of his scheduled opening bout at the Olympics.
21 Aug, 2016, 06.15 PM IST
'No political pressure to clear Narsingh'The world anti-doping agency has challenged the decision of India’s national doping agency (Nada) to exonerate Narsingh Yadav.
18 Aug, 2016, 09.01 AM IST
Narsingh Yadav meets PM Narendra ModiThe Prime Minister, who met the wrestler at his office in Parliament House soon after the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, also assured the...
02 Aug, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
Extremely difficult for Narsingh Yadav to go to Rio: Vijay GoelNarsingh, who earned the Rio quota after winning a World Championships bronze, had failed a dope test last week and cried foul.
27 Jul, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Report on Narsingh Yadav's doping row to come in 2 days: GovernmentThe final report would be coming in the next two days, Vijay Goel said, adding till then Yadav will remain under provisional suspension.
27 Jul, 2016, 02.50 PM IST
Punjab minister Tota Singh suggests politicians undergo 'dope test'Tota Singh stoked a controversy by suggesting that there should be a mandatory 'dope test' for politicians contesting elections.
16 Aug, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Maheswary again receives nomination by AFI for Arjuna AwardsDespite failing dope test during the 46th National Athletic Championships in 2008, Maheshwary qualifies the race for Arjuna Award.
03 May, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
- Sports Ministry to decide on Renjith Maheswary's Arjuna Award issue tomorrow
Jitendra Singh had a meeting with his officials after the AFI submitted a report last night on the controversy surrounding Maheswary's Arju...
03 Sep, 2013, 09.01 PM IST
Ministry in a fix as NADA refuses to test Vijender for heroinThe National Anti-Doping Agency's refusal to test star boxer Vijender Singh for heroin has left the Sports Ministry flummoxed.
02 Apr, 2013, 03.15 PM IST
- I have no clue of IPL dope test report: Asif
Although speculation is rife that Mohammad Asif is Indian Premier League's first dope offender, the Pakistani pacer said he is baffled to s...
14 Jul, 2008, 03.31 PM IST