• The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the UK Government has said that it believes Russia’s Military Intelligence Unit (GRU) to be behind cyber attacks on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), using the monicker Fancy Bears. ‘In August 2016, confidential medical files relating to a number of international athletes were released’, read a statement. ‘WADA stated publicly that this data came from a hack of its Anti-Doping Administration and Management system. NCSC assess with high confidence that the GRU was almost certainly responsible.’ The statement added: ‘Given the high confidence assessment and the broader context, the UK government has made the judgement that the Russian Government – the Kremlin – was responsible’.

• A Russian third division football player has returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for trimetazidine and meldonium. ‘Currently, RUSADA [Russian Anti-Doping Agency] is conducting an investigation, and based on the results we will decide the punishment’, read a Russian Football Union (POC) statement. ‘The football player pleaded guilty and is providing maximum assistance in the ongoing investigation’.

• The Kickboxing Federation of Serbia has sanctioned Luke Sprem (Луку Спрему) with a two year ban, after he tested positive for modafinil on 14 April 2018, the Anti-Doping Agency of Serbia (ADAS) announced. Modafinil is a stimulant that features on section S6 of the 2018 Prohibited List. Sprem’s ban will run from 1 October 2018.

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) is conducting an investigation into allegations of corruption in Sri Lankan cricket. ‘We are currently in Sri Lanka as part of our ongoing investigations into serious allegations of corruption in cricket in the country’, read a statement from Alex Marshall, General Manager of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). ‘The enquiries are continuing so it would not be appropriate to comment further, but I can confirm that we have, at their request, provided a detailed briefing to the Sri Lankan President, Prime Minister and Sports Minister. We are receiving full support from the Competent Authority currently in place at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) whilst elections for the SLC Board are pending.’ Sri Lanka Cricket recently announced that Ernst & Young have been appointed to conduct an audit of all media broadcasting rights, receipts and payments conducted from 2013 to 2018.