The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday it will allocate $138.7 million (€130 million) to compensate victims of sexual abuse by ex-national team physician Larry Nassar.

a period exceeding two decades, the 60-year-old Larry Nassar held positions as a doctor within the United

States Gymnastics Federation and at Michigan State University.

Agreements announced Monday seek to resolve complaints against the United States regarding the FBI's

the doctor's victims.In 2021, survivors of Nassar's abuse reached a $380 million settlement with the United

States Gymnastics Federation, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2018 following a wave of accusations

On Tuesday, the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a call for significant reforms within the World Anti-Doping Agency and urged for an impartial investigation into instances of Chinese swimmers testing positive before the Tokyo Olympics.

On Sunday, the World Anti-Doping Agency slammed United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart for

The Disciplinary Chamber of the United World Wrestling (UWW) has suspended the Referee Panel and the

Bayramov remains the winner of the bout, as Article 53 of the International Rules of Wrestling states

The World Anti-Doping Agency has faced fierce backlash over its handling of positive test results from China's swimming team ahead of the 2021 Olympic Games. Accusations of a cover-up by national associations, "fake news" dismissals by China and denial of any double standard by the global watchdog ensued.

contributed nearly $2 million above its annual requirements to WADA programmes both years prior to what the United

States Anti-Doping Association has deemed "a potential cover-up situation," including one payment designed

Spain's women's football team and Aitana Bonmati were the big winners at the Laureus Gala held this Monday in Madrid, which honoured the best of 2023, while sports stars such as Novak Djokovic, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles also received awards.

She beat Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson and Sha'Carri Richardson of the United States

Again citing "no credible evidence of wrongdoing” in the handling of the positive tests of 23 swimmers from China before Tokyo 2021, World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka referenced the case of Sun Yang, currently serving a four-year ban, and reprimanded “politically motivated” USADA.

contamination theory,” prosecutor Ross Wenzel told reporters during the online presser.Travis Tygart, the United

States Anti-Doping Agency president, had accused WADA and the Chinese anti-doping body of having "secretly

Brooklyn Nets have announced the hiring of Jordi Fernandez as head coach for the NBA’s next season. He will be the third European and the first Spanish head coach.

Fernandez steered the squad through a 6-2 run in the World Cup, securing a notable victory over the United

States to clinch third place.

The NY Times and ARD were the first to report on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s alleged mishandling of positive doping tests from Chinese swimmers before Tokyo 2021. Then came harsh pushback by the international governing body. Mounting uproar followed from USADA, Global Athlete and now Germany.

response to the US newspaper’s story and German broadcaster’s documentary, stating that allegations by the United

States Anti-Doping Agency “were completely unsubstantiated”, WADA still stands by its decision to let

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called reports surrounding positive tests for 23 Chinese swimmers ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics "fake news and not factual" on Monday, according to AFP.

misleading… pic.twitter.com/qOhfR73uZD— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) April 21, 2024However, the United

States Anti-Doping Agency called news of the failed tests "crushing" and has blasted WADA's response

Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit, has projected the top 10 nations in the medal table for Paris 2024 with the Games hosts expected to finish third behind the two Olympic superpowers.

The United States is the country Gracenote’s VMT forecast projects to win the most medals overall

China is set to duel with the United States for most gold medals, projecting 89 total medals, on a par

Global Athlete, the international athlete-led pressure group, claims the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) "failed to abide by its own rules" by not provisionally suspending 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned substance Trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021.

-WADA states that its investigation department found no evidence of wrongdoing but provides no empirical

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has also been fiercely critical with WADA threatening legal

The Edgar Renteria Stadium in Barranquilla will host one of the two groups, the Super Round and medal games. Cartagena's Once de Noviembre Stadium will host the other group and the placement round.

, there have been 19 editions of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, the last of which was won by the United

States in 2022.

The World Anti-Doping Agency slammed United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart for making "very

is astonished by the outrageous, completely false and defamatory statements made by the CEO of the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart, who has made very serious accusations against WADA

However, it is true that in the United States, WADA has also accepted USADA's similar conclusions of

Nearly half the Chinese Swimming Team was able to compete in the Tokyo Games despite previously testing positive for a banned substance, the NY Times reported on Saturday. Athletes allegedly benefited from a cover-up by local officials and lack of intervention from the international governing body.

all applicable anti-doping regulations, including the World Anti-Doping Code," it said.However, the United

States Anti-Doping Agency said the swimmers should have been suspended and publicly identified, calling

Following some media reports this week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provided further information regarding a group of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for Trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021.

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) then contacted WADA by email in April 2023 regarding the