Honest Sport

Adidas makes a continued commitment to clean sport, a cyclist once banned for doping becomes a race director and WADA focusses on dismantling trafficking networks over testing in a doping hotspot.

The Pope says doping is a temptation in sport, a controversial doctor reappears in boxing and the president of a junior development team in cycling is provisionally suspended.

The decision in the former Juventus player's case details the actions which led to Pogba failing a doping test for testosterone metabolites after a period of training in Florida.

A former WADA president passes away, there is minimal drug testing in a European football league and an anti-doping agency creates a new 'Enforcement Unit'.

A sprinter tests positive for the same drug as Ben Johnson, more allegations are made against a national sports federation and there is debate about the efficiency of testing at the Olympics.

A sport federation's president is banned for life, a German Olympian's doping case is concluded and the Enhanced Games ends plans to host a marathon event.

A French Olympian who competed at Paris 2024 is provisionally suspended, a footballer is involved in a 'tampering' case and WADA makes significant changes to the 'TUE' system.

A footballer is found in possession of banned drugs, a baseballer proposes an unusual punishment for athletes caught doping and a 'mockumentary' is made about the Ben Johnson scandal.

Text messages show how athletes evade doping tests, the third member of the same family tests positive and WADA agrees to stop anti-doping data from being used for 'sex-based eligibility’ purposes.

A tennis player is banned for blood doping, a Kenyan runner tests positive for the same substance as a current world record holder and ADHD stimulants are in focus.

Every Monday and Thursday, I publish a weekly press-round up of all the doping stories in the media from the past seven days. You can find the full archive below.

International rugby players and officials are banned for 'urine swapping', an American cyclist is charged with blood doping and concerns are raised about a top anti-doping agency's operations.

Two cycling teams are suspended after their riders are charged with blood doping, an Australian Olympian reacts to a rival being caught and a boxer is stripped of his world title.

New blood transfusion claims surround a former Olympic team, the US 100m sprinter Fred Kerley is banned and a British boxing icon faces steroid allegations.

Tadej Pogacar's agent denies cycling has a doping problem, a teenage tennis player tests positive and an American Enhanced Games swimmer claims he will compete 'clean'.

A US college runner faces serious allegations, the biathlete Rebecca Passler comments on her Milan-Cortina doping case and there is an investigation into drug testing in South African rugby.

A Pakistani cricketer 'secretly' took pills, a German athlete admits to taking testosterone and the Swiss anti-doping agency investigates whether seized drugs were destined for athletes.

The IOC president was 'unaware' of allegations against the Russian anti-doping agency director, there is minimal drug testing in Irish rugby and more detail emerges in the Soler/Marti cycling scandal.

A US Olympic medallist avoids a maximum ban after taking DHEA, there is coverage surrounding Russian coaches at the Winter Olympics and a Florida individual is charged with criminal doping offences.

The Italian Olympic biathlete Rebecca Passler cites a 'nutella' contamination defence, two athletes are banned in cannabis cases and old claims resurface about a former football manager.