hearing have been described as “very unfortunate” by David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping

the London Marathon, potentially British athletes, are under suspicion for very high levels of blood doping

Monday (September 7), also pointed out that there was already an investigation underway into the blood doping

“WADA has a clear and established process set out in the World Anti-Doping Code that protects athletes

which was before the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) was introduced - could ever be considered as doping

athletes’ data from post-2009 - when the ABP had been introduced – is not necessarily indicative of doping

Last Tuesday was an exceptional day for English sport whatever way you look at it.

released by marathon world record-holder Paula Radcliffe following a Parliamentary hearing on blood doping

Perhaps, but in the specific case of doping, I would argue that we have been turned cynical over the

essentially a childish thing.Paula Radcliffe released a long statement denying any involvement with doping

Teams are due to show their support of the “Keep Rugby Clean” anti-doping education programme during

The programme is recognised as one of the leading anti-doping education programmes and has supported

Doping is the biggest threat to the integrity of sport and the fight against doping begins with education

“'Keep Rugby Clean Day' is a key element of our education strategy to deter doping and promote the

Rugby Clean Day is due to be held on September 26, when hosts England face Wales ©Getty ImagesAnti-doping

have been appointed to deliver the 2015 Rugby World Cup anti-doping testing programme.Earlier this

As someone who likes to be on the front foot in terms of putting it to sporting bodies about their governance practices and the other big issues facing world sport, I didn’t expect to receive an invitation to speak at a conference put on by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).

If we look at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), they are 50 per cent funded by the International Olympic

look at all the "failure of governance" ssues that world sporting bodies need to address that include doping

Brett Gosper, chief executive of World Rugby, has predicted the sport is set to embark on a “golden period” with the 2015 World Cup set to begin next week in England, before the rugby sevens makes its Olympic debut next year in Rio de Janeiro. 

discussed topics including the growth of the sport, its 15-a-side and sevens formats, the fan experience, doping

Rugby chief executive in claiming there was also "no complacency" in the sport regarding the issue of doping

Coe has come out in support of world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe after she was  linked to doping

by a British Parliament inquiry into blood doping on Tuesday (September 8).

of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in London, in which she “categorically denied” links to doping

has been done that has been very damaging to the athletes.”Paula Radcliffe strongly denied links to doping

the IAAF failed to follow-up test results from as many as 800 athletes despite suspicions that blood doping

immediately after World Half Marathon Championships in 29C heat in Vilamoura, Portugal.The World Anti-Doping

to dopingSeptember 2015: IAAF to face new challenge as British Parliament holds inquiry into blood doping

The details of the three contentious blood test results which were used to cast doubt on the veracity of Paula Radcliffe’s athletic performances by two experts working with The Sunday Times have been revealed by Sky News - and she claims the evidence backs up her insistence she is a clean athlete

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) now considers any samples taken within two hours of competition as

UK Anti-Doping can do that as well."

to dopingSeptember 2015: IAAF to face new challenge as British Parliament holds inquiry into blood doping

Karo Lelai has been elected Chairperson of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) Athletes' Commission, it has been announced.

the PNGOC Athletes' Commission ©Getty ImagesThey are also hoping to develop their practices in anti-doping

There is a cruel irony in the fact that an investigation alleging widespread doping abuse in athletics

allegation against her and refutes it convincingly.As she says in her statement: “WADA (World Anti-Doping

report is published, that WADA will ignore or gloss over evidence that points towards illegal blood doping

the 1 in 1000 threshold as was claimed by the Sunday Times and that which is seen as suspicion of doping

15min 25sec ©Getty ImagesWhat is distasteful about this latest effort to identify those guilty of doping

the London Marathon, potentially British athletes, are under suspicion for very high levels of blood doping

President Sebastian Coe is expected to be called to speak at a future hearing of the British Parliament on doping

the IAAF failed to follow up test results from as many as 800 athletes despite suspicions that blood doping

samples.Britain's world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe again "categorically denied" any involvement in doping

The UK Anti-Doping chairman suggested it was because he was standing for the IAAF Presidency - what we

to dopingSeptember 2015: IAAF to face new challenge as British Parliament holds inquiry into blood doping

in athleticsAugust 2015: Coe defends IAAF on anti-doping at conclusion of "amazing" World ChampionshipsAugust

Organization (PASO) notified National Olympic Committees of a further six athletes being banned for doping

having been notified on July 9 that a drugs test on May 23 was positive.Although there is a history of doping

storiesJuly 2015: Venezuelan weightlifter set to be stripped of Pan American Games gold after becoming 17th doping

caseJuly 2015: Chilean London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist fails doping test at Toronto 2015July 2015

: Colombian Olympic cycling medallist latest to fail doping test at Toronto 2015July 2015: Wrestling

medallist among five more doping cases to emerge at Toronto 2015July 2015: Three baseball players and

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) may speak with Interpol and French prosecutors over doping allegations concerning

information".But speaking today at a British Parliamentary hearing focused predominantly around blood doping

Nicole Sapstead revealed they are likely to seek further information.UKAD are taking charge of the anti-doping

Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has denied doping allegations against his club in France today ©Getty

ImagesSapstead also suggested that both rugby union and rugby league were among the sports in which doping

and a person who is running for President of the FFR," he claimed.Related storiesAugust 2015: UK Anti-Doping

Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe has issued a lengthy statement "categorically denying" that she has resorted to cheating "in any form whatsoever" at any time during her career following a Parliamentary Committee meeting here today.

station ARD and the Sunday Times who reportedly produced blood values highly indicative of blood doping

the one in 1000 threshold as was claimed by the Sunday Times and that which is seen as suspicion of doping

record-breaking London Marathon run in 2003 ©Getty ImagesThe 41-year-old was not directly linked to doping

 The Sunday Times has published a range of doping stories connected to the leaked data in recent

cloak of Parliamentary privilege' has been used to implicate any specific individual in any form of doping

A prominent anti-doping expert claimed at a British Parliamentary hearing here today the International

was also accused of being naive due to his optimism in the commitment of the organisation to tackle doping

in events such as the London Marathon.The IAAF was also called upon to publish monthly statistics of doping

respectively.It was Australian anti-doping expert Dr Michael Ashenden, one of the figures who studied

In comparison, during the 1990s and 2000s the UCI, which faced a similar doping crisis in cycling, had

UK Anti-Doping chief executive Nicole Sapstead disagreed with some of the views expressed by Michael

Boxing has been getting short shrift in the public prints of late. Are sports editors giving it the elbow?

totally obsessed by the great god football.OK, so it has been a busy British summer with the Ashes, doping