eSports introduces random drug testing to combat doping in professional video gaming July 24, 2015 Professional video gaming is serious, competitive sport. And to prove it, leading organisation The Electronic Sports League (ESL) will begin randomly drug testing players at its competitive tournaments. Read more: Can professional video gaming take off in the UK? The European organisation will team up with the World Anti-Doping Agency to draw up an anti-performance enhancing [...]
Ignore furore over doping, Bolt tells Mo July 23, 2015 WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt has given his backing to Britain’s Mo Farah and urged the double Olympic champion to ignore the furore which has emanated from doping allegations against his coach. Somali-born Farah has faced escalating scrutiny since his American trainer Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules and providing banned substances to [...]
Tour de France 2015: Should Team Sky’s sponsors be worried by doping allegations? July 23, 2015 Chris Froome leads the Tour de France in commanding fashion. More than three minutes ahead of his rivals with just four stages remaining he looks set to deliver Team Sky their third win in three years. And yet if Sunday's cycle into Paris is a procession for Froome, it could be one tinged with cynicism [...]
Chris Froome doubts Team Sky data release will stop doping claims July 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome does not expect Team Sky’s release of his performance data to silence accusations of doping but insists the furore will not derail his bid for a second Tour de France title. Froome’s dominant victory surge to a summit finish on stage 10 has been the subject of much scrutiny since his power [...]
Mo Farah: Prove I’m doping or leave me alone June 30, 2015 Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has issued a passionate defence of his integrity, insisting he is “100 per cent clean” and urging his detractors to “prove I am a cheat or leave me alone”. Read more: Athletes defend Farah over tests Briton Farah, 32, has not been accused of doping but found his character [...]
Doping in cycling: Why middle-aged businessmen are embracing performance-enhancing drugs – and scaring the pros March 9, 2015 If a professional is taking a drug, what are they likely to be? Cocaine? Alcohol? According to a new Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report into the state of international cycling, that depends on if the businessman's a cyclist. EPO (Erythropoietin) has been the drug of choice for elite athletes across the world. It has powered [...]
Cycling body issues request for Astana’s licence to be revoked after doping investigation February 27, 2015 Doping concerns have rocked the cycling world again, after the sport's governing body said Astana Pro Team's licence should be withdrawn. UCI made the recommendation to its license commission after reviewing an audit on Astana's anti-doping culture, policies, structures and management systems. Reigning champion of the Tour de France Vincenzo Nibali rides for the Astana [...]