Doping

July 31, 2021

Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out of Olympics after failing dope test

The 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist tested positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics.

July 18, 2021
Ben Johnson's fall from grace at Seoul Olympics

Johnson won the final in a world record time 9.79 seconds, while Lewis took second place. However, Johnson's joy was shortlived as he was stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for the steroid stanolozol.
July 07, 2021
White House says worthwhile to review rules after Richardson ban

USA Track & Field declined to select Richardson to the relay team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for the prohibited substance, which she said she used to cope with the death of her mother.
June 04, 2021
Olympics-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test

It marks the second consecutive instance of an Indian wrestler being caught in dope net before the Olympics -- the previous being ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics when Narsingh Pancham Yadav had failed one and was slapped with a four-year ban.
January 02, 2021
Pope terms Maradona a fragile poet

In a wide-ranging interview with Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pope Francis recalled his own days playing soccer as a child with a ball made of rags and laid bare his scorn for doping cheats.
November 27, 2020
Maradona – football world's greatest rebel

A flawed genius alright but a generation of football fans loved Maradona for his unpredictability, for his childish irresponsibility and for having the guts to take on the officialdom.
November 26, 2020
A heart so naive and little concern for money: Boby Chemmanur’s recollection of Maradona

"He was one man who never lied,” the entrepreneur said adding how his admiration for the player grew.

Doping

Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out of Olympics after failing dope test

Ben Johnson's fall from grace at Seoul Olympics

White House says worthwhile to review rules after Richardson ban

Olympics-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test

Pope terms Maradona a fragile poet

Maradona – football world's greatest rebel

A heart so naive and little concern for money: Boby Chemmanur’s recollection of Maradona

Sprint star Coleman gets two-year ban, to miss Tokyo Olympics

Russian figure skater faces suspension over doping document forgery: sources

Narsingh Yadav still believes it was 'sabotage'