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Doping
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Some 2024 Paris Olympics Scandals You Might Have Missed
07 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The 2024 Olympics must surely be the most scandalous and controversial so far.
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Springboks Star Faces Potential Career-Ending Doping Ban
22 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Springboks winger Sbu Nkosi might have just played his last match.
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Elton Jantjies Could Exploit This Loophole To Escape His Four-Year ‘Doping’ Ban
11 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Elton Jantjies received a four-year ban from rugby following his suspension for the use of a prohibited substance. However, in a shocking turn of events, the embattled rugby player may just have a loophole to escape this sentence.
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Springbok Elton Jantjies’ Rugby Career Could Be Over
19 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has received a years-long ban from rugby following his suspension for the use of a banned substance.
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There’s a Chance The Government Will Embarrass The Springboks At The World Cup Because Of Anti-Doping Code Non-Compliance
05 Oct 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Suppose our government doesn’t pull it together to meet the deadline (13 October) for amending the outdated drug-free sports act, then the Springboks will be forced to play under a neutral flag, sans the national anthem, at the Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinal next week.
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What Is Metandienone Metabolite? The Drug That Two Craven Week Players Were Banned For
12 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
In fact, four young rugby players were recently slapped with a three-year ban for doping violations. Two of them tested positive for Metandienone metabolite.
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“Suspicious” Test Results Point To Drug And Booze Problems In SA Sport
04 Oct 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport says the abuse has increased to such an extent that it’s “turned to specialists in drug addiction in an attempt to deal with the problem”.
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SA Team Disqualified From CrossFit Games After Failed Drug Test
02 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A South African team member tested positive for an illegal substance ahead of being invited to compete in the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
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BBC’s In-Depth Look At SA’s Massive Schoolboy Rugby Doping Problem
03 Mar 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
South Africa’s schoolboy doping problem is no big secret, but some of the numbers from tournaments such as Craven Week are unrivalled in other parts of the world.
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Plot Thickens In SA / Russia Boxing Bout Doping Scandal
04 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Sunday, Russian boxer Shavkat Rakhimov defeated South Africa’s Azinga Fuzile in an IBF world junior lightweight showdown in East London, but that’s where the story really heats up.
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More Allegations Of Doping In Cape Schoolboy Rugby
14 Aug 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Six players at last year’s Craven Week tested positive for steroids, and now a coach from Cape Town’s northern suburbs is under the spotlight.
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Remember The Ozzie Who Protested At World Swimming Champs? Things Just Became Very Awkward
30 Jul 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
At the Swimming World Champs, Ozzie Mack Horton refused to share the podium with gold medallist and accused doper Sun Yang. That has now backfired rather spectacularly.
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Ugly Scenes At World Swimming Champs As Medallists Face Off [Video]
24 Jul 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The podium ceremony after the 200m freestyle at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, was pretty ugly to watch.
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What Do You Make Of Chiliboy Ralepelle’s Latest Doping Explanation?
13 Mar 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Late last week, it emerged that Sharks and Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle had failed another doping test. Last night, he defended himself.
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South Africa Has A Serious Schoolboy Rugby Doping Problem
02 Nov 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
This year’s Craven Week tournament was a reminder of the wealth of talent we have in this country. It was also a reminder of how a “win at all costs” approach can backfire.
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‘Icarus’, The New Doccie About Doping In Sport, Is Both Brilliant And Terrifying [Trailer]
14 Aug 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all know about Lance Armstrong, and how he somehow managed to fly under the radar for so long, but this scandal dwarfs that of the disgraced cyclist.
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Well That’s Awkward – Lance Armstrong’s Favourite Doping Drug Doesn’t Even Work
30 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lance Armstrong has admitted he cheated, but a new study shows that his beloved EPO might not be as effective as first thought.
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Dan Carter: Drugs Cheat?
07 Oct 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Dan Carter is one of the many All Blacks banking the big money over in France before he hangs up his boots, but he won’t like these claims.
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You Have To Watch John Oliver Talking About Doping At The Olympics [Video]
27 Jun 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
The Olympics are around the corner and excitement is growing, but there is just that little problem with rampant doping. Go wild John, do your thing.
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Russia’s Sophisticated Doping Program To Win Olympic Gold Is The Biggest Story In Sports Right Now
13 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
In what is nothing short of a bombshell Russia’s state-run doping program has been exposed, calling into question their recent Olympic successes.
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Some Companies Are Standing Alongside Maria Sharapova
09 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
As sponsors run for the hills there is at least one company that refuses to bow to public pressure. Just why are they so fond of Maria then?
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“Every Title Should Be Stripped” – World Turns On Maria, Except One Person
09 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sympathy is proving hard to come by for former darling of the tennis world Maria Sharapova. She does seem to have one fan though.
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A Quick Guide To Meldonium – Sharapova’s Drug Of Choice
09 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Depending on whether you’re a Sharapova fan or not, you may have differing views on her doping indiscretion. Here’s the science you should know.
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[Update]Nike Drops Sharapova’s $70 Million Deal Following Drug Test Fail – Now Porsche And TAG Heuer Join The List
08 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you think you had a crummy Monday spare a thought for Maria Sharapova, the tennis star going public with a rather expensive folly.
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Former Champion Comes Out Guns Blazing At Maria Sharapova For Drug Use
08 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
The world of sports is filled with bitter ex-athletes whose names have faded from the limelight. Being really nasty on Twitter usually grabs some headlines.
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Springbok Player Drug Saga
07 Sep 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Captaining the Boks at the age of 20 is nothing to be scoffed at, becoming the youngest captain in South African rugby history. How the mighty have fallen.
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Armstrong Confirms He Has Fallen Out Of Love With Cycling
11 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Having been battered in the press for the best part of three years it is clear that Lance Armstrong is angry. It seems he isn’t all that fond of cycling any more either.
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Largest Ever – Lance Armstrong To Pay R115 Million For Lying Under Oath
17 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
There’s that pesky traffic fine you got for R650. Then there’s that fine you got after a couple too many toots which proved a little steeper. Lance, the floor is yours.
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Lance Armstrong Says He Would Cheat Again
27 Jan 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Lance Armstrong has laid down a few truth nuggets in his latest interview/confession, with one admission in particular pricking the ears.
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EXPLOSIVE: Lance Armstrong Admits Cycling Chiefs Helped Him Cheat
18 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
He just can’t keep out of the headlines, can he? This time he’s had an interview with Emma O’Reilly (the whistleblower who first called him out), and claimed that certain individuals at the very top of the UCI hierarchy played a hand in helping him get away scott-free for so long.
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