Stanton accepts doping ban
The bid of James Stanton, Australian water polo star, to compete at a third successive Olympic Games is over after he reluctantly accepted a two-year doping ban.
The goalkeeper for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics tested positive for the anabolic agent clenbuterol in an out-of-competition test in Perth on September 15 last year.
From News.smh.com.au:
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Two men indicated for import of banned substances
According to court documents, two men have been indicated for importing a banned drug from China and selling it in Luzerne County.
The two men, Peter Sepling and John Nikoloff, conspired to import and sell gamma-butyrolactone, GBL, a banned substance sometimes used as a party drug.
From Citizensvoice.com:
A federal grand jury in Scranton has indicted [...]
Names of officers and firefighters on steroids sought
An officer in the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, Rafael Galan, is facing criminal charge of official misconduct after he allegedly tipped off the subject of a drug investigation.
This charge was dropped later and he was reinstated earlier this year.
From NJ.com:
Federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena seeking the names of hundreds of law [...]
Scandal hits school rugby
According to the results of a recently concluded survey, schoolboy rugby players are using illegal anabolic steroids.
The survey results followed tests conducted on pupils at 18 of the top schools of the country in which 21 out of 130 pupils - or roughly one in six - tested positive for a variety of [...]
Murray Inquiry adjourned by NSW Stewards
According to the Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards, the stewards inquiries into positives swab found in two greyhounds trained by New South Wales greyhound trainer Tim Murray has been adjourned.
The inquiries were set down after both Knocka Who and Solitary Sam returned positives swabs to an anabolic steroid metabolite.
From Australianracinggreyhound.com:
According to the analysts report [...]
Sale of nandrolone products banned
A British Government agency is to order the withdrawal from sale of all supplements containing anabolic steroid, nandrolone, which is at the centre of dozens of positive drug tests in sport.
Twenty-four competitors from 10 different sports in Britain alone tested positive for the b in 1999-2000, with most, including the 1992 Olympic 100 [...]
Suspension block request rejected by Appeals court
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has declined to block the NFL’s long-fought suspensions of Vikings defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for taking a banned substance.
The players are now left with the option to make an appeal to the state Supreme Court.
From Startribune.com:
The Appeals Court said that because the diuretic the players took does [...]
Game of football has one more cheater
The failed drug test of Kolo Toure is not new to the world of football that has already seen some of the biggest stars falling prey to name and fame.
The failed test also highlights the fact that the relationship between anabolic steroids and football is still on a surge despite tall claims by anti-doping authorities.
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