Disgraced athletics coach Alberto Salazar's appeal against a four-year anti-doping ban has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Gymnast Martina Dominici has been banned for three years after testing positive for steroids and has additionally lost five continental medals. 

A few months before he died, aged 46, George Orwell wrote in his diary: "At 50, everyone has the face he deserves."

Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) President Ayub Rahmat has claimed the governing body has a "no compromise" approach to anti-doping after two of its athletes tested positive for banned substances.

You may have noticed a stream of tweets by FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura from the Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow since the tournament began last week.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) claimed it is "pleased" Mark Dry's ban for tampering violations has been reduced from four years to 28 months after an independent appeal tribunal unanimously endorsed its issued decision earlier this year.

One of the most frequently asked questions in weightlifting in recent weeks has been "what's taking so long?"

My first vivid memory of watching athletics on television was at 12 - oddly around two years after I first laced up a pair of spikes - but it was one that will stick in the mind for years to come.

Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the women's 1500 metres and 5,000m, is set to miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after she was given a four-year doping ban.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is set to face a second hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) tomorrow, as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) seeks to have the swimmer banned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and beyond.

Boyanka Kostova, one of the weightlifters disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games for doping, has tested positive a second time at the recent European Championships.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it wants to work with the United States on the organisation’s ongoing governance reforms, amid threats that funding may be withdrawn.

Italian cycling team Vini Zabù has been handed a 30-day suspension after two of its riders tested positive for banned substances in a 12-month period, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has said.

Obi Igbokwe, who helped the United States win a 400 metres mixed relay gold medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, has been banned for 30 months over steroid use.