THE WINTER OLYMPICS has been embroiled in ANOTHER blood doping scandal after secret documents were exposed. The data reveals hundreds of skiers have escaped bans despite recording unusual blood test scores, with documents showing some skiers had blood so dangerously thick they should have been in hospital. The database contains the results of more than 10,000 […]
FRENCH TENNIS star Alize Cornet is facing a two-year ban after missing three doping tests. World No 42 Cornet has complained that the tennis authorities “didn’t want to hear” her “valuable reasons” for breaching whereabouts rules three times in 12 months. But if Cornet cannot convince a disciplinary panel she had a legitimate excuse for […]
RUGBY LEAGUE star Rangi Chase has been banned from the sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine. The ex-England half-back, 31, failed a drugs test after Widnes’ match against Wakefield in July and will now be out until 2019. Chase had been tipped to be slapped with a four-year ban, but his career […]
VIKING NIGHTMARE Robert Helenius wants heavyweight drug cheats banished to their own rogue league to clean up the sport’s flagship division. WBC boss Deontay Wilder has lost two big-money fights against Alexander Povetkin and, for his scheduled November 4 show, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz. Even Dillian Whyte – who he fights on Saturday night on […]
SHAKHTAR DONETSK captain Darijo Srna has FAILED a drugs test… and will now miss the club’s Champions League showdown with Manchester City. The Croatian veteran, 35, has revealed he will fight to clear his name saying he never knowingly ingested any banned substances. Srna will take a self-imposed break from football while he works through […]