“Serena beats her ass and Sharapova ascends to another level of hateration” | Twitter gives Sharapova a good beating

Grand slam winner, Maria Sharapova has released a memoir titled Unstoppable: My Life so far. From the excerpts released, via Daily Mail it appears Sharapova was more concerned with G.O.A.T Serena Williams life than hers- or her doping issues. Take a look: “I don’t think she’s ever forgiven me for it’ – witnessing this ‘low... Read More

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)Maria Sharapova, Book Review, doping, Racism, Serena Williams, Tennis, The Thread

January 25, 2017

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Usain Bolt’s treble record suffers as IOC strips Jamaica of Beijing relay medal

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped Jamaica of the 2008 Beijing Games 4×100m relay Gold. According to the IOC, Nesta Carter was caught doping. Carter was found to have tested positive for Methylhexanamine, a banned substance. The withdrawal means teammate, Usain Bolt has lost one of his three gold medals from the Games, destroying... Read More

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Beijing Olympics, doping, IOC, Jamaica, Nesta Carter., usain bolt

October 4, 2016

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Tennis Star, Maria Sharapova’s doping ban reduced to 15 months

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday reduced a two-year tennis ban on Maria Sharapova to 15 months. Sharapova had tested positive to meldonium during January’s Australian Open. The Russian had admitted to taking the substance for the last 10 years, claiming that it helps treat her heart illness and magnesium deficiency. The CAS “found that Ms... Read More

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)Maria Sharapova, 15 months, ban, doping, meldonium, Tennis

June 8, 2016

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‘I have missed playing tennis’ | Maria Sharapova to fight 2-year ban

On Wednesday, Maria Sharapova was handed a two year suspension away by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for doping. However, the star has declared she will be appealing the ban as she feels it’s ‘unfairly harsh’. In March, the former world number, announced she had failed a drug test after testing positive for Meldonium, a banned... Read More

)Maria Sharapova, 2 year suspension, doping, International Tennis Federation (ITF), ITF ban, sports, Tennis

March 8, 2016

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Tennis superstar, Maria Sharapova admits to doping, could be banned for 10 years

Former tennis world number one, Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open in January. The 28-year-old Russian was discovered to have failed a drug test as she tested positive for meldonium, a substance which she alleges she had been taking since 2006 for health issues. “I did fail the... Read More

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August 3, 2014

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Commonwealth Federation strips Nigerian teenage weightlifter of gold medal | Read why

by Kolapo Olapoju Nigeria’s 17-year-old weightlifter, Chika Amalaha has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Amalaha won a weightlifting gold in the 53 kg class on July 25 but subsequently failed a drug test on Tuesday after her... Read More

chika amalaha, Commonwealth Games Federation, doping, Drug test, Failed test, Gbenga Elegbeleye, Glasgow, National Sports Commission, nigeria, noc, Scotland, teenager, weightlifting

January 18, 2013

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“It was ALL a big lie…” – Lance Armstrong confesses to doping exclusively on Oprah (WATCH)

by Isi Esene It was a long time coming, Lance Armstrong, the seven time Tour de France winner has come out to confess in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey about his doping activities and other details of his run-ins with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The 41-year-old said it was “not possible” to win... Read More

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January 16, 2013

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Opinion: Lance Armstrong and the cost-benefit analysis of confession

by Matt Seaton Armstrong will leverage his confession to the maximum to get his lifetime ban reduced, to four years, perhaps less. He’ll be back before we know it… It is now absolutely clear that Lance Armstrong will make some form of admission in Thursday’s interview with Oprah Winfrey to the dope-cheating that the Usada... Read More

cheating, confession, cycling, doping, Floyd Landis, lance armstrong, Nicole Cooke, Oprah, Tour de France

January 12, 2013

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Opinion: Who cares if Lance Armstrong apologises?

by Patrick Hruby, Jake Simpson, and Hampton Stevens Gentlemen, It’s official: Next week, before God and man—or, more specifically, Oprah and her audience—America’s favorite disgraced cyclist/cancer-survival-profiteer is going to apologize. Come clean. At the very least, explain himself. After more than a decade of self-righteous, intelligence-insultingdenials, vindictive bullying, legal shock and awe and the most retroactively hilarious Nike commercial ever filmed,... Read More

cycling, doping, lance armstrong, Oprah, Tour de France, USADA

October 17, 2012

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TICKER: Mighty fall: Lance Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman; Nike terminates contract

Lance Armstrong said Wednesday he is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so the group can focus on its mission instead of its founder’s problems. The move came a week after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing allegations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams when he won... Read More

cycling, doping, lance armstrong, Livestrong, sports

October 11, 2012

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“Infamous Cheat, Defiant Liar”: New York Times tears into Lance Armstrong

by Juliet Macur To start what was deemed a new and better doping strategy, Lance Armstrong and two of his teammates on the United States Postal Service cycling squad flew on a private jet to Valencia, Spain, in June 2000, to have blood extracted. In a hotel room there, two doctors and the team’s manager... Read More

blood, doping, Drugs, lance armstrong, testosterone, tyler hamilton

“Serena beats her ass and Sharapova ascends to another level of hateration” | Twitter gives Sharapova a good beating

Usain Bolt’s treble record suffers as IOC strips Jamaica of Beijing relay medal

Tennis Star, Maria Sharapova’s doping ban reduced to 15 months

‘I have missed playing tennis’ | Maria Sharapova to fight 2-year ban

Tennis superstar, Maria Sharapova admits to doping, could be banned for 10 years

Commonwealth Federation strips Nigerian teenage weightlifter of gold medal | Read why

“It was ALL a big lie…” – Lance Armstrong confesses to doping exclusively on Oprah (WATCH)

Opinion: Lance Armstrong and the cost-benefit analysis of confession

Opinion: Who cares if Lance Armstrong apologises?

TICKER: Mighty fall: Lance Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman; Nike terminates contract

“Infamous Cheat, Defiant Liar”: New York Times tears into Lance Armstrong

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