SA featherweight champion Matima Molefe has been banned for two years by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
Molefe’s urine sample that was taken by the institute’s officials on May 29 this year after a title fight in East London had illegal substances.
From Supersport.com:
Molefe stopped Simphiwe Tom in [...]
December 2, 2011 | Posted in
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Because of rampant doping among players, the second Kabaddi World Cup has been robbed of its true spirit.
Five players, two from Canada and one each from UK, Australia and Italy, were recently found dope positive, taking the overall tally to 12 out of 36 samples tested till now.
From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
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November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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A’s prospect Mitch LeVier and Major League veteran Timo Perez were among four players who have been suspended for drug use by the Commissioner’s Office.
Catcher Oscar Rodriguez and right-hander Kelvin Santana were also banned 50 games after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
From Web.minorleaguebaseball.com:
LeVier, 23, spent his fourth season in the Minors in [...]
October 20, 2011 | Posted in
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The Commissioner’s Office has suspended A’s prospect Mitch LeVier and Major League veteran Timo Perez for drug use.
Catcher Oscar Rodriguez and right-hander Kelvin Santana were also banned 50 games after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
From Web.minorleaguebaseball.com:
LeVier, 23, spent his fourth season in the Minors in 2011 with Class A Advanced Stockton, where he [...]
October 18, 2011 | Posted in
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The WWE Star, Sin Cara, is in a damage-control mode these days after the association placed him on suspension for 30 days after finding him violating their Talent Wellness Program by testing positive for anabolic steroids in June.
The drug violation has put the career of Cara with WWE in complete danger.
From Cagesideseats.com:
For starters, [...]
October 15, 2011 | Posted in
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The County Durham handler, Howard Johnson, may be fighting for his training career as he would need to provide answers to serious charges at a British Horseracing Authority inquiry.
Johnson is in London for the all-important hearing after admitting to running a horse that had undergone a palmar neurectomy whilst under his care.
From Dailymail.co.uk:
The [...]
October 6, 2011 | Posted in
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Activated vitamin D stimulates expression of the androgen receptor in skeletal muscle cells, according to a recent study by the Dutch company OrgaNext Research. Nandrolone, the active metabolite of the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate, stimulates expression of the vitamin D receptor in skeletal muscle cells, as per the researchers.
The Dutch scientist Lenus [...]
September 27, 2011 | Posted in
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Two of India’s junior campers tested positive for the same anabolic steroid during National Anti-Doping Agency tests in May.
NADA sources told TOI that samples from Om Prakash and Anuj Kumar returned positive results out of the 61 samples collected.
From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
The May tests came just days before the trials for the Junior World championships in Malaysia. [...]
August 16, 2011 | Posted in
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A Belgian police report has disclosed an increase in the amount of steroids seized in 2010 and offered details of two cycling-related incidents.
“In 2009 the use of anabolic steroids has overtaken that of all other illegal performance-enhancing drugs,” Francis Clarysse, the Ghent public prosecutor and coordinator of the special combined Hormones Unit [...]
August 13, 2011 | Posted in
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A British Government agency is to order the withdrawal from sale of all supplements that contain the anabolic steroid, nandrolone, 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 steroid in 1999-2000, with most, including the 1992 Olympic 100 metres gold [...]
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