• The Zwift Performance Verification Board has sanctioned two riders for intentionally manipulating their power data. Antonina Reznikov admitted editing her power data before submitting it to Zwift, and has been suspended from 11 January until 10 July. Selma Trommer admitted that her power data had been edited, but didn’t admit personal fault. She has been suspended from 18 January to 17 July. Zwift is an interactive application that allows cyclists to compete with each other from home, using smart turbo trainers.

• Cyclist Davide Becchetti has successfully appealed a three year sanction imposed by the Italian anti-doping agency (NADO Italia) for assisting with doping. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (TNA) cancelled a sanction issued on 5 October last year, NADO Italia announced. The TNA also partially accepted an appeal against a four year sanction issued to Mara Fumagalli. The member of Italy’s cyclocross team was provisionally suspended in September 2019 after returning an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for triamcinolone acetonide, which she argued was due to medical treatment. As she had previously been sanctioned with a six month ban during 2018, she was sanctioned with a four year ban which NADO Italia determined should run from 25 September 2020 expiring on 24 July 2024, due to her provisional suspension. The TNA agreed that due to her provisional suspension running from September 2019, her ban should be backdated further. It will now expire on 20 September 2023.

• Sherzod Kasymov, a referee accredited by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has been sanctioned with a three year ban for match-fixing, the Uzbekistan football association (UFA) announced. The UFA has set up a Special Inspectorate for the Supervision of Football Activities, which is investigating allegations of corruption in the Uzbek Super League and Pro League.

• Ahmad Ahmad has resumed his duties as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it was announced on Sunday. On 29 January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a temporary stay on a five year ban, imposed by FIFA in November last year which Ahmad appealed. He is seeking for the ban to be overturned so he can stand for re-election at the CAF elections on 12 March. The CAS has said it will hear his appeal on 2-3 March and will render a Decision before 12 March. FIFA sanctioned Ahmad for ‘various CAF-related governance issues, including the organisation and financing of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, his involvement in CAF’s dealings with the sports equipment company Tactical Steel and other activities’. This followed a joint FIFA/CAF investigation into Ahmad’s 2017-19 CAF Presidential term.