Once hailed as one of Europe’s brightest young wingers, Mykhailo Mudryk now finds himself at the centre of a doping scandal that could dramatically alter the trajectory of his career. The 24-year-old Chelsea forward has been officially charged by the FA after testing positive for meldonium, a banned performance-enhancing drug. The charge comes six months…
German bio-mechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz expressed strong anger over Indian javelin throwerShivpal Singh‘s second doping offense during an interview with PTI on Wednesday in New Delhi, calling the Olympian’s conduct “stupid” despite his proud sporting family background and representation of India. The expert, who guided Neeraj Chopra to Olympic gold in Tokyo and silver in…
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. AP/PTI According to South African newspaper Rapport, pacer Kagiso Rabada‘s legal team helped him to get away with a length ban after traces…
Carlos Alcaraz has welcomed the return of World No. 1 Jannik Sinner to professional tennis. The 23-year-old Italian is set to make his comeback at the Italian Open after serving a suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following two positive tests last year for the banned substance Clostebol. Sinner, who successfully defended his title…
At some point during the last 12 months, men’s tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner changed everything in the anti-doping world. The morning of Feb. 15, after late-night discussions between Sinner’s legal team and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the two-time Grand Slam champion came out with a three-month ban for two anti-doping rule violations,…
World No.1 Iga Swiatek talked about the struggles she went through amid the doping controversy she was involved in earlier this year. Last year, the Pole served a one-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance, named trimetazidine (TMZ), which is used as a heart medication. Swiatek was provisionally suspended on September 12, 2024…
Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with…
Tennis stops for nothing. The ATP Next Gen Finals event rolls on in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while various pre-Christmas exhibitions occupy players before the season resumes from December 27 with the United Cup in Perth, Australia. There’s still time for some reflection on 2024, and The Athletic’s tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare are here…
2024 U.S. Open men’s doubles champion Max Purcell has admitted breaking anti-doping rules and has been provisionally suspended from tennis while under investigation. Purcell has been suspended since December 12, having made the admission and requested to be provisionally suspended December 10. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed the suspension December 23, saying that…
Paul Pogba and his brother Mathias (Getty Images) Mathias Pogba, the brother of World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba, was sentenced by a Paris criminal court on Thursday to three years in prison, with two years suspended, for his involvement in an extortion and kidnapping case.Having already spent time in custody, Mathias will serve the remainder…