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Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has reportedly produced a second positive drug test following an analysis of his B sample. Recall that Pogba returned positive after Juventus’ first game of the season against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play. The former Manchester United star was subsequently suspended by Italy’s national…
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Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s ‘B’ sample has confirmed the presence of testosterone, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. The 30-year-old former Manchester United player, a World Cup winner in 2018, faces a ban of up to four years. The original test by the Italian anti-doping agency (Nado) showed the…
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes, sponsors or broadcasters. he Rodchenkov Act, named after the whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov who helped expose Russia’s state-sponsored doping, empowers prosecutors to seek fines of…
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A key panel of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recommends Russia be hit with a four-year ban from sporting competitions over noncompliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. The global anti-doping watchdog on November 25 said the recommendation by its Compliance Review Committee is based on a forensic review of “inconsistencies” found in some of the…
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A statement from Russian Bobsled Federation president Alexander Zubkov confirms a second Russian athlete has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, just a day before the International Olympic Committee’s executive board is to decide whether to reinstate the country for Sunday’s closing ceremony. Zubkov said on Friday that a drug-test sample that pilot…
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Image: Chen Xinyi Rio Olympic Games, 2016: Chen Xinyi [a Chinese swimmer] has allegedly failed her drug test though she has since protested her innocence. Reports confirm she tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic often used as a masking agent for performance-enhancing drugs. The event occurred early Friday morning. According to China’s official news agency…
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