• Richard Freeman’s appeal against a Decision by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to strike him off the medical register has been adjourned until a later date, reports Cycling Weekly. The former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor was found guilty of ordering Testogel which he knew or suspected would be used to improve a British cyclist’s performance, and the MPTS criticised him for falsifying documents in order to cover up the order. Freeman told the Mail On Sunday that he ordered the Testogel for Shane Sutton, former Head Coach at British Cycling and Team Sky. Freeman denies ordering it believing or knowing that it was to improve a cyclist’s performance, despite the MPTS ruling. 

• France’s Conseil d’Etat has annulled a four year ban issued to Crossfit athlete Sabrina Caron on 2 November 2020, the French anti-doping agency (AFLD)  announced on 6 October. It is understood that the ban was overturned because the Conseil d’Etat judged that due to her hearing being conducted via videoconference and not in person, her procedural rights had not been respected. Caron was initially sanctioned with a four year ban after returning an adverse analytical finding (AAF – or ‘positive test’) for LGD-4033 and Lingradol at the French Throwdown in June 2019. She welcomed the Decision on Instagram (below).

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• Two footballers from Spanish third division team Club Deportivo Acero have been sentenced to two months in prison for attempting to alter a February 2016 match against Club Deportivo Recambios Colón. It is understood that the club alerted police after the players attempted to bribe the CD Acero goalkeeper to concede a goal in the first half. A statement from the club (below) said that the prosecution initially sought a prison term of ‘several years’, which was reduced following the duo’s cooperation.

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— CLUB DEPORTIVO ACERO (@CDACEROOFICIAL) October 25, 2021

• Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has called for help from legislators to combat corruption in sport, reports InsideTheGames. The IOC extended its memorandum of understanding with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) until 2025 at its International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) yesterday.

• Valeri Nichushkin (Валерий Ничушкин) has been given until 16 November to respond to a charge concerning a sample he gave prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, reports RIA Novosti. It is understood that the charge relates to data within the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) received by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in January 2019. Nichushkin played for the Russian national team at Sochi 2014, and currently plays for Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

• The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the FA Premier League (FAPL), which agrees to temporarily suspend competition law to allow renewal of the FAPL’s current TV contract for three years on current terms. The FAPL agreed to increase its support for the football pyramid, youth development, and other good causes from £1.5 billion to £1.6 billion over the duration of the three year contract, which expires at the end of the 2024/25 season.