Olympian Alysha Newman faces suspension for breaking anti-doping rules.
Alisha Newman Suspended for Anti-Doping Violation Alisha Newman, a Canadian pole vaulter and OnlyFans creator, has received an interim suspension from Athletics Canada due to a breach of anti-doping rules involving failure to provide whereabouts information. On Wednesday, Athletics Canada confirmed the suspension, which comes nearly two years after her well-publicized twerking celebration for winning […]
Conor McGregor faces an 18-month suspension for failing to show up for anti-doping tests.
Conor McGregor Suspended for 18 Months Controversial UFC fighter Conor McGregor has received an 18-month suspension from the Combat Sports Anti-Doping program due to violations of the UFC’s anti-doping rules. According to the CSAD, McGregor failed to submit three biological samples within a year, which is a breach of anti-doping regulations. His suspension is retroactive, […]
Conor McGregor agrees to an 18-month suspension from UFC due to anti-doping rule violations
Conor McGregor Accepts 18-Month Suspension for Anti-Doping Violation The UFC has confirmed that Conor McGregor has accepted a lengthy suspension for breaching their anti-doping regulations. McGregor will sit out for 18 months following three missed biological sample collection attempts within a 12-month timeframe leading up to 2024. The UFC stated, “Athletes must provide accurate location […]
Sports competition permitting steroids takes legal action against World Anti-Doping Agency and swimming authorities for $800 million.
Enhanced Games Files Lawsuit Against Swimming Authorities Enhanced Games, a new Olympic-style sporting event that opts out of drug testing, has launched an $800 million lawsuit against World Swimming, USA Swimming, and the World Anti-Doping Agency. The lawsuit argues that these organizations are pressuring athletes to withdraw from the event. The complaint points to regulations […]
Graeme McDowell suspended, fined by LIV Golf for anti-doping violation
Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell was suspended for one tournament and fined $125,000 by the Saudi Arabia-backed golf association LIV Golf on Sunday for violating the association’s anti-doping rules. According to LIV Golf, McDowell’s violation occurred at the league’s Nashville tournament in June, when the Northern Ireland native took a decongestant that contained a […]
World Anti-Doping Agency Targets U.S. Athletes After Covering up China Olympics Scandal
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday slammed as “cynical and hypocritical” the U.S.’s top sports drug testing agency for calling for more testing after Chinese athletes were found to have taken banned substances ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. WADA: Reuters This week it was revealed that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), WADA’s […]
World Anti-Doping Agency Targets U.S. Athletes After Covering up China Olympics Scandal
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday slammed as “cynical and hypocritical” the U.S.’s top sports drug testing agency for calling for more testing after Chinese athletes were found to have taken banned substances ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. WADA: Reuters This week it was revealed that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), WADA’s […]
First-ever Anti-Doping Act conviction nets TX therapist 3 month prison sentence
The first person charged with violating a 2020 law banning conspiracy to corrupt international sporting events using performance-enhancing drugs has been sentenced to three months in prison. Federal prosecutors are using the Rodchenkov anti-doping law to use Texas-based therapist Eric Lira to drug two Nigerian athletes who were regulars on NCAA, Olympic and world championship […]