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Interesting story. LA 2028 sponsors are reportedly being put off sustainability initiatives so as not to risk upsetting Donald Trump. References to a "car-free" Olympics have already been quietly shelved... www.cleanenergywire.org/news/trumps-...

Trump’s shadow looms large over Los Angeles 2028 Olympic green ambitions | Clean Energy Wire

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 2w ago

Anti-doping bodies, like the ITA here, are sometimes damned if they do or damned if they don't. We rightly criticise them for not testing thoroughly and then, if they do, it is supposedly a "commercial matter" about justifying their budget www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...

For a glimpse at how totally dysfunctional the top of world football is, Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez has unilaterally announced the 2030 World Cup will be expanded to 64 teams. He’s desperate for it. But it’s not his competition, it’s FIFA’s. No similar claim from FIFA or other bodies

"Vingegaard’s and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge". Still a lot we don't know, and arguably should not know, about exactly why these tests were done www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Vingegaard’s and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge

The International Testing Agency had petitioned the Paris prosecutor’s office to test the duo outside of the normal 6am to 11pm window before stage 15

theguardian.com

Good article on the nightime drug testing saga at Tour de France. It is obviously very tough to be tested at 2am and possibly did contribute to Jonas Vingegaard's crash the next day, although obviously we cannot be sure. However... 1/ www.thetimes.com/sport/cyclin...

Jonas Vingegaard’s 2am drug test adds to mystery of crash that ends Tour

Danish rider abandons Tour de France after heavy crash on stage 15, with rivals Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel coming to his defence over late-night testing

thetimes.com

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz sanctioned after cannabis-related positive test in game against Netherlands at T20 World Cup... www.reuters.com/sports/crick...

Pakistan all-rounder Nawaz sanctioned after cannabis-related positive test

Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, the governing body said on Friday, with the ‌Pakistan all-rounde...

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Hajo Seppelt@hajoseppelt.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ruling in landmark ECJ data protection case in Austria in favour of the publishing of the names of athletes convicted of doping offences. Should set a big precedent in other countries, including Germany.

News zum Datenschutz bei Dopingfällen: Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat sich dazu positioniert. www.sportschau.de/investigativ...

Fascinating article showcasing how FIFA boss Gianni Infantino transitioned from being seen as a reformist to the complete opposite... www.playthegame.org/news/infanti...

Infantino’s FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics

Gianni Infantino promised reform, transparency, accountability, and a “new FIFA.” Ten years on, Infantino’s FIFA is instead defined by political proximity, weakened scrutiny, and an increasing alignme...

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@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 4w ago

Contaminated supplement explanation due to doctor was accepted and proven... but accepted a 12 month suspension on the grounds that he should have been more careful. tennistourtalk.com/135799/facun...

Facundo Bagnis Accepts 12-Month Anti-Doping Suspension - Tennis TourTalk

Argentinian tennis player Facundo Bagnis has accepted a 12-month suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules.

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Estonia seeks EU funding ban for IOC over Russia decision news.err.ee/1610073586/e...

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@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 4w ago

South African junior rugby star tests positive for unspecified banned substance, reported here as an anabolic steroid. Latest of so many...although remember virtually no other countries properly test schoolboy rugby players. www.planetrugby.com/news/south-a...

South African 'Pratt' hit with drugs scandal as governing body set to face yet more questions

It's not looking good for the "future star of South African rugby!" 😳

planetrugby.com

Death, taxes... and Serena Williams complaining about the anti-doping whereabouts system. She is right, it is incredibly intrusive, but also made necessary by athletes deliberately avoiding tests to avoid failing them www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...

Serena Williams comeback: Seven-time Wimbledon champion says doping protocols almost put her off making return

Serena Williams says the nature of the anti-doping testing process almost stopped her from making a shock comeback.

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Hajo Seppelt@hajoseppelt.bsky.social · last mo.

ARD story: "Brazil is the 'doping champion' of all World Cup participants": 120 doping cases in Brazilian football between 2013 and 2023...

Unser ausführlicher Text zum TV-Beitrag: Brasilien hält nicht nur den Rekord an Fußball-WM-Titeln - auch bei der Zahl der Dopingfälle sind sie einsame Spitze. www.sportschau.de/fussball/fif...

SPORT&POLITICS@jensweinreich.bsky.social · last mo.

Very interesting article - about payments for Olympians and other IOC reforms which partly tear up the legacy of Kirsty Coventry's Presidential predecessor, and chief campaigner, Thomas Bach

Auf der 146. Session in Lausanne beerdigt das IOC mehrere Kernpunkte der Ära Thomas Bach und kehrt zu einigen Prinzipien zurück, die maßgeblich unter dem Belgier Jacques Rogge entwickelt wurden. Das betrifft auch die deutsche Olympiabewerbung. www.sportandpolitics.de/der-spate-si...

Founding WADA head Dick Pound as outspoken as ever on why no positive tests in men's World Cup since Diego Maradona in 1994. "I have no other explanation than that FIFA doesn't want World Cup to be discredited by doping cases." Latest ARD story... www.sportschau.de/fussball/fif...

Kritik an der FIFA: Anti-Doping bei der WM: "Einfach nicht glaubwürdig"

Die FIFA lobt sich für "eines der umfangreichsten Anti-Doping-Programme in der Geschichte des Spiels", doch Experten kritisieren den Kampf gegen verbotene Leistungssteigerung bei der WM-Endrunde schar...

sportschau.de

Alex Schwazer, Beijing Olympic champion race walker who has spent a decade arguing a previous doping case was flawed and a set up, has tested positive for EPO aged 41 in both (!) urine and blood tests www.nada.de/service/news...

NADA leitet Verfahren gegen Alex Schwazer ein

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Philippe Auclair@philippeauclair.bsky.social · last mo.

Very good article on the realities of not only FIFA, but international sport generally, especially this part...

Whistleblowers almost always pay a heavy price for their courage and honesty, and @bonitamersiades.bsky.social is no exception. What she endured after shedding light on some of the darkest corners of Fifa was awful; yet she soldiers on - and "soldiers" here, is the right word. A true truth fighter.

@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 6mo ago

2023 Wimbledon singles winner Marketa Vondrousova handed 4-year ban for refusing a doping test. Full written verdict not yet out but her stress/acute anxiety explanation not accepted. Rare failure for her lawyer Howard Jacobs, very successful in previous tennis cases www.itia.tennis/news/sanctio...

ITIA - Markéta Vondroušová suspended for refusing anti-doping test

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Clause ensuring that future US funding for WADA is dependent on an "independent audit" of all their activities being carried out is now signed into law by Trump. ARD story from yesterday... www.sportschau.de/investigativ...

US wants to suspend WADA funding by law

A bill intensifies the dispute between the USA and the World Anti-Doping Agency. Money is to be given only after an "independent audit" by WADA. The situation could become a test of strength for world...

sportschau.de

@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Latest ARD Doping Editorial Team story: WADA hunts whistleblowers in China case. On the cryptically named ongoing "Operation Puncture" being prioritised by their investigations team www.sportschau.de/wada-hunts-w...

"Operation Puncture": WADA hunts whistleblowers in China case

A World Anti-Doping Agency investigation is seeking to expose whistleblowers who passed on information about suspected doping cases in China to ARD. Human rights organisations are strongly criticising...

sportschau.de

@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Interesting story. Ser Miang Ng is chair of both WADA (since 2020) and IOC (since 2014) Finance Committees. Will he be temporarily suspended from both while investigations take place?

SPORT&POLITICS@jensweinreich.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Bang. Exclusive: The IOC Ethics Commission received a comprehensive corruption complaint against senior IOC member Ser Miang Ng, who is alleged to have mixed his many positions with family business in connection with esports and the Olympic Esports Games. www.sportandpolitics.de/corruption-c...

@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Reminder of why whereabouts violations banned. WhatsApp messages from sprinter Blessing Okagbare showing she deliberately missed a drugs test -and took one whereabouts violation hit - as worried she may otherwise test positive as drugs still in system. She then tried to argue she didn't hear testers

@nickjmbutler.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Latest ARD report: "Stepanovs’ cry for help. Forgotten and facing an uncertain future". Tough emotional story about situation unchanged for over a decade www.sportschau.de/stepanovs-cr...

Whistleblowers in fear : Stepanovs’ cry for help. Forgotten and facing an uncertain future

Their revelations about state-sponsored doping in Russia shocked the sporting world in 2014. Today, Yuliya Stepanova and Vitaly Stepanov are still fighting for permanent residency in United States. Ou...

sportschau.de

"Only when a PED scandal becomes large enough to affect the retail sales of the shoe companies or negatively impact title sponsorship PR will anything get done, says one long-time sport insider with experience in dealing with all entities involved." tonireavis.com/2025/07/17/b...

Beyond the Athlete: The Hidden Blame in Running’s Drug Crisis

ADDENDUM: 17 July 2025 Today, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich due to a doping violation. Ms. Chepngetich…

tonireavis.com

"Revelations of links between an Ineos Grenadiers trainer and a doctor involved in the Aderlass doping case." Another follow-up to ARD documentary www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur...

Révélations de liens entre un soigneur d'Ineos Grenadiers et un médecin impliqué dans l'affaire de dopage Aderlass

L'Irish Independent a publié un article qui révèle la relation en 2012 entre David Rozman, soigneur de Sky devenu Ineos Grenadiers, et Mark Schmidt, docteur impliqué dans l'affaire Aderlass.

lequipe.fr

Article by Paul Kimmage in which he names the Team Sky/Ineos soigneur linked to convicted doping doctor Mark Schmidt following ARD documentary. He is still working at Tour de France this year for Ineos...who are refusing to comment www.independent.ie/sport/other-...

Paul Kimmage: Revealing the links between the Team Sky masseur and a convicted doping doctor at the Tour de France

It was late last Sunday evening when Sebastian Krause arrived in Lille. He had taken a flight from Munich, and a train from Paris and left first thing the next morning in a car to Dunkirk.

independent.ie