Red Bull teams drawn together in Europa League

By Reuters,

Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and Austrian outfit Salzburg, both closely identified with the Red Bull energy drink brand, will meet for the first time in...

Arsenal FC , Chelsea FC , RB Leipzig , RB Salzburg , UEFA Europa League

CAS dismisses Olympic appeals from Russia trio

By Reuters,

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed appeals from three Russian athletes against decisions issued by the International Olympic Commi...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , doping , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , Russia doping

Chepkoech leads Kenyan steeple sweep at Paris DL

By Agencies,

The women’s 3000m steeplechase at Saturday's Diamond League meet in Paris produced some memorable piece of running as Beatrice Chepkoech led a Kenya...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Caster Semenya , Celliphine Chespol , Hyvin Kiyeng , Paris Diamond League , Timothy Cheruiyot

IAAF, South Africa fail to end Semenya impasse

By Matthews Mutai,

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will not soften its stance on new regulations for female classification and is ready to ...

Caster Semenya , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , female classification , IAAF , International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) , Sebastian Coe

No more gold for Bolt as Carter loses doping appeal

By AFP,

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected an appeal by sprinter Nesta Carter, whose positive test for a stimulant saw Jamaican tea...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , doping , Nesta Carter , Usain Bolt

Russian officials admit to ‘systemic doping scheme’

By AFP,

Senior Russian sports officials have admitted to "some unacceptable manipulations of the anti-doping system" and the existence of a "systemic doping s...

doping , Russian doping , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency , World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

South Africa to fight testosterone rule

By AFP,

South Africa's athletics federation said Thursday it would challenge new rules governing female athletes' testosterone levels, which affect the nation...

Caster Semenya , testosterone

Blatter considering legal action against FIFA

By Reuters,

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, currently serving a ban from the sport, told Reuters on Thursday he is considering legal action against the global...

corruption , Court case , FIFA , legal action , Sepp Blatter

CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

By AFP,

Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after the...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , Pyeongchang , South Korea , Winter Olympics

Manangoi delivers for Kenya, Semenya peerless

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi upstaged favoured teammate Asbel Kiprop to win gold in the men's 1500m at the IAAF World Championships on Sunday. M...

I’m staying at Atletico, insists Griezmann

By AFP,

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann intends to stay at the Spanish club next season amid ongoing speculation about his future, the striker told Fre...

Antoine Griezmann , Atletico Madrid , English Premier League , football , Manchester United , Spanish La Liga , Transfers

Atletico Madrid transfer ban upheld

By AFP,

Atletico Madrid will be unable to sign new players until January 2018 after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday upheld their transfer...

Alexandre Lacazette , Antoine Griezmann , Atletico Madrid , English Premier League , football , Manchester United

CAS bans doctor for life over Russian doping

By AFP,

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said Monday it had issued a life ban against doctor Sergei Portugalov, an alleged mastermind of sta...

CAS , doctor , doping , IAAF , russia , Sergei Portugalov , WADA

Jelimo set for Olympics bronze after CAS sanctions Savinova

By Bernard Ndong,

Beijing 2008 women 800m champion, Pamela Jelimo is in line to add the London 2012 bronze after the Court for Arbitration of Sports (CAS) imposed a fou...

athletics , Beijing 2008 , CAS , Caster Semenya , doping , kenya , London 2012 , Mariya Savinova , olympics , Pamela Jelimo , russia

FKF, KPL flex muscles as uncertainty over league thickens

By Matthews Mutai,

The atmosphere at the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) offices in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon carried an agonizing sense of despair as the stalemate ...

18 vs 16 , Bob Munro , CAS , FIFA , FKF , football , Football Kenya Federation (FKF) , Jack Oguda , Kenyan Premier League (KPL) , KPL , SDT

Real Madrid transfer ban reduced by CAS

By AFP,

Real Madrid can buy new players in next summer's transfer window after sport's highest court on Tuesday halved their initial two-window ban imposed by...

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , FIFA , Real Madrid , Transfer ban

Italian manager Federico acquitted of doping charges

By Charity Wanja,

Italian manager and Athletes' Representative Federico Rosa was set free after the State withdrew doping charges levelled against him on Tuesday. T...

Asbel Kiprop , athletics , doping , Federico Rosa , Italian

Seb Coe: Jeptoo ban extension pointer to IAAF reforms

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

IAAF President Lord Sebastian Coe maintains the recent ruling to double the ban of disgraced Kenyan female marathon star Rita Jeptoo is a pointer to t...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , ban , Court of Arbitration for Sport , doping , EPO , IAAF , IAAF President , IAAF Reform , Reform , Rita Jeptoo , Seb Coe

Exposed: Facts of Jeptoo blockbuster doping case

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The blockbuster doping case of Rita Jeptoo has captivated the nation and the world since word broke out in December 2014 her A-Sample had tested posit...

Athletics Kenya , CAS , Court for Arbitration for Sport , doping , EPO , Rita Jeptoo

Rita Jeptoo handed extra two-year doping ban by CAS

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Marathon runner Rita Jeptoo of Kenya has handed extra two-year ban for doping in a judgement taken at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wedn...

ban , Court for Arbitration in Sports , doping , EPO , Rita Jeptoo