anti-doping news

A pioneering gene testing method could be ready to use for the first time at an Olympic Games next year. According to Thomas Bach, president ... More

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is considering an appeal against the hefty ban given to the nation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). On 9 ... More

UK Athletics has launched an independent review of its handling of the relationship it had with the high-profile Nike Oregon Project (NOP) and its coach ... More

A survey of UK gym users has found that a third (34 per cent) of gym users said they were aware of other members at ... More

Gym goers that guzzle back a protein shake post-workout to help build muscle mass and speed up recovery could be doing themselves more harm than ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Sir Craig Reedie, the president of the World ... More

A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has described the government’s strategy for sport as making “good progress” since its introduction in December 2015. Crouch published the second ... More

Seven new trustees have been appointed to the board of the Women’s Sport Trust (WST) as it increases efforts to secure more coverage and funding ... More

Architecture practice Bear Stadiums and Italian timber manufacturer Rubner Holzbau have joined forces to produce wooden sports venues that can be built quickly and cost-efficiently. ... More

Seven aspiring sports took one step closer to Olympic status after being provisionally recognised by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). The first ... More

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has published a report to highlight its “extensive work” after the government launched a review into its effectiveness and governance. Research compiled ... More

A review of into the effectiveness and governance of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has been launched by the government. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport ... More

Julie Harrington – the woman responsible for running Wembley Stadium for the Football Association (FA) – has been appointed to head up under-fire governing body ... More

Public funding UK Sport distributes to British Cycling is not under immediate threat despite the assertion that the governing body’s credibility is in “tatters”. It ... More

Dr Nick Webborn – who acted as chief medical officer during the London 2012 Paralympics – has been elected as chair of the British Paralympic ... More

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has proposed a number of substantial reforms – including transferring power away from the president – as it ... More

The chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has claimed that the lack of funding the organisation receives from sports governing bodies is “shocking” and “scandalous”. ... More

Sir Craig Reedie – the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – will give a keynote speech at this year’s International Sports Convention (ISC) ... More

An independent review which focuses on the welfare and safety of participants in grassroots and elite sport has commenced, with experts and members of the ... More

London’s Excel Centre has been named as the next host of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Congress in August 2017. Chosen for its ... More

Researchers and scientists can apply for a portion of a US$10m (£6.9m, €8.9m) fund being set aside by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to combat ... More

Adidas, the giant German sportswear company, is expected to terminate its sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) four years early, amid ... More

The Football Association (FA) has accused the chief of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) of making “unhelpful” and “misleading” comments about football being “at risk” of doping. ... More

The UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) is being lined up to oversee Russia’s drug-testing operations while its own anti-doping agency (RUSADA) remains suspended. A statement made ... More