The former Canadian under-20 international, Jeff McKinnon, has been banned from rugby worldwide for two years for doping.
McKinnon tested positive for testosterone and boldenone — both classified as anabolic steroids — while playing for the B.C. Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship in August.
From Winnipegfreepress.com:
According to the International Rugby Board website, McKinnon is the fifth [...]
November 7, 2011 | Posted in
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Two power lifters from Mali and Ukraine have been excluded from the Paralympic Games after doping violations.
Facourou Sissoko from Mali and Ukrainian Liudmyla Osmanova tested positive in pre-Games out-of-competition tests for the anabolic agents, boldenone metabolite and 19-Norandrosterone, respectively.
From Espnstar.com:
Pakistan powerlifter Naveed Ahmed Butt tested positive for methandienone metabolites on Tuesday, while German wheelchair basketball [...]
September 12, 2011 | Posted in
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Two minor league pitchers, Joselito Adames and San Lazaro Solano, were suspended by the Major League Baseball. Both the pitchers were suspended for 50 games by the MLB for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
The suspension will be effective at the start of the 2011 season.
From Miamiherald.com:
Two minor league pitchers were handed 50-game suspensions for [...]
March 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Usain Bolt said that he was shocked to learn about the news that five of Jamaica athletes have tested positive for banned substances and called the incident as a backward step for the sport.
The triple world record holder, who won the 100m in 9.91sec in the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace, remarked [...]
September 22, 2010 | Posted in
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The relationship between steroids and sports is often a matter of never-ending debates but they do not matter to some players from the Dominican Republic who thinks that steroids are worth the risk and they do use them even after knowing about the risk factors.
Bernardino Jimenez was a child in San Pedro de Macoris striving [...]
February 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Rumor has it that Fabrico Werdum and Antonio Silva will possibly fight in Strikeforce’s CBS fight on November 7th, although Strikeforce has yet to confirm and announce the fight between the two heavyweights.
Antonio Silva is a former Elite XC heavyweight champion. He is widely considered a top heavyweight prospect. However, in July 2008, he tested [...]
October 13, 2009 | Posted in
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