Russian athletics has been engulfed by a doping scandal this week following the publication of a damning report by the sport's drugs watchdog. Doping refers to a number of substances and techniques ...

In the 1990s, Lee Sweeney, a physiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that inserting the gene encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) into the muscle cells of mice increased ...

There were several questions about Markéta Vondroušová being charged by the ITIA with refusing a doping test. The 2023 ...

Blood doping boosts athletic performance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Blood doping is commonly associated with endurance sports such as cycling, distance running, ...

After provisionally suspending Mykhailo Mudryk in December for a failed drugs test, the English Football Association (FA) has now charged the Chelsea winger for violating its anti-doping regulations.

Arsene Wenger had a lot to get off his chest in the autumn of 2015. His Arsenal side were in danger of exiting the Champions League at the group stages and their 2-1 loss away to Dinamo Zagreb had ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout photo was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) Composite image of 2025 Gentlemen's ...

Now, we see today’s doping scandals in winter sports. The Ustyugov case shows how the game has changed. It involves abnormal biological passports and evidence from the Moscow Laboratory, leading to ...

The UCI has revealed details of their latest techniques and strategy to detect and deter mechanical doping in cycling, with bikes now checked using a handheld backscatter x-ray device that can see ...

WADA is targeting India’s performance-enhancing drugs production industry, the world’s biggest.

Lance Armstrong became the first person to win the Tour de France seven times in a row, but he was stripped of his titles after doping allegations in 2012 Lance Armstrong is a former professional ...

MONACO (AP) — Track and field investigators have classed India as an “extremely high” risk for doping and imposed stricter testing on athletes from Botswana including a stellar men’s sprint team ahead ...