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The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) acknowledges the decision of the Cycling Australia (CA) to impose a two-year ban on athlete Luke Van Maanenberg for the presence and use of prohibited substances. Mr Van Maanenberg returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) from an in-competition doping control test on 9 April...
As entrusted by Mr. Sun Yang, Mr. Zhang Qihuai, Attorney of Beijing Lanpeng Law Firm, hereby makes the following statement in relation to the ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Sun Yang & Fédération Internationale de...
As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regrets to announce the cancellation of the Agency’s Annual Symposium and related Athlete Session that were to be held at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17-18 and 19 March 2020 respectively. WADA took...
USADA announced today that Jessica Penne, of Chula Vista, Calif., accepted a 20-month sanction for her second anti-doping policy violation. Penne, 36, tested positive at trace levels for two metabolites of stanozolol, 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol, as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample she provided on April 8, 2019. Stanozolol...
FIFPro is concerned for the safety of players who may be exposed to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and the danger of football acting as a vehicle to spread disease. Players have contacted our member unions asking for assistance out of fear they could be made to perform in high-risk environments....
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) welcomes the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to WADA’s appeal against the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) disciplinary panel decision in relation to an incident that led to a doping control involving Chinese swimmer Sun Yang not being...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). As a consequence, Sun Yang (the Athlete) is sanctioned with an eight-year period of ineligibility, starting on the...
Meeting today in Zurich, the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee took further steps to reform the transfer system with the establishment of a new system for training rewards and with the confirmation that, as of July 2020, limits on player loans will be introduced. The committee, which includes representatives from clubs,...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedure between the Italian swimmer Filippo Magnini and the Italian National Anti-Doping Agency (Italian NADO) regarding the appeal filed by the athlete against the decision taken by the Second Instance Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal...
• At its scheduled meeting today, the EFL Board and its Clubs were provided an overview of the reports prepared by Jonathan Taylor QC in relation to the EFL’s governance processes and structures (Governance Review) and the independent review into the circumstances leading to the withdrawal of Bury FC’s...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is conducting an arbitration procedure between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). The CAS procedure was initiated by WADA in accordance with the provisions of the WADA Code and the WADA International Standard for Code Compliance by...
• The Sanction Commission of the National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) has suspended the Swiss kickboxer Yoann Kongolo and the Swiss powerlifter Mathieu Erhardt for four years. The two Swiss athletes were subjected to in competition doping tests in France. The positive analysis results were pursued by the...
In light of recent speculation and to seek to avoid any confusion, the Club wishes to confirm its position regarding the historic abuse that took place at Celtic Football Club and Celtic Boys’ Club. Celtic Football Club is appalled by any form of historic abuse and has great sympathy...
• More than €10m from ghost football player transfers laundered Since 2018, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) has been investigating two football agents linked to one of the most relevant player representation agencies in Europe. They are suspected of money laundering and tax evasion. The operation, supported by...
As a part of Global Athlete’s listening exercise, a survey was launched in September 2019. The survey resulted in 491 Athletes from 48 countries representing all continents from 40 summer and 16 winter sports providing feedback on athlete rights, welfare and representation. Of the athletes surveyed 44% were actively...
