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Tennis Star Halep Appeals Doping Ban At CAS


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On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) began hearing the appeal of former Wimbledon and French Open champion, Simona Halep of Romania, against a doping suspension that could end her career. Halep, 32, has been…

AIU Appeals Tobi Amusan’s Doping Violation Verdict


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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said it has started the process of challenging the decision to clear Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan of doping violations, after the body charged her with three whereabout failures in July before she was…

CAS Backs FIFA Ban On Russian Teams


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Russia's hopes of competing at the Qatar 2022 World Cup were effectively ended after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected a request from the Russian Football Union to freeze FIFA's suspension, while its appeal is heard. CAS…

CAS Upholds UEFA Ban On Russian Teams


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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), upheld UEFA's ban on Russian teams taking part in its competitions while CAS deliberates on the case, the body said. Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA had decided together that all Russian…

Athletics: CAS Upholds Chijindu Ujah’s Doping Violation


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British athlete Chijindu Ujah has been stripped of his Olympic silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay in Tokyo last August after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld his anti-doping violation on Friday. Ujah has been…

Nigerian Bobsleigh-Pyeongchang Athlete Lodges Gender Discrimination Complaint


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Nigerian monobob and skeleton athlete Simidele Adeagbo has lodged a formal complaint with the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), alleging gender discrimination in the spots allocated to men and women at the Beijing 2022…

Samson Siaisa Says Match-Fixing Case Taught Him So Much


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Former Super Eagles player and Coach Samson Siasia has spoken out after the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to reduce his life ban from all footballing activities for match-fixing by FIFA  to five years. In 2019, FIFA…