Russian athletics has been engulfed by a doping scandal this week following the publication of a damning report by the sport's drugs watchdog. Doping refers to a number of substances and techniques ...

There is an irony in the fact that sponsors and broadcasters won’t touch the Enhanced Games, explains Matt Readman. Last ...

In the 1990s, Lee Sweeney, a physiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that inserting the gene encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) into the muscle cells of mice increased ...

Blood doping boosts athletic performance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Blood doping is commonly associated with endurance sports such as cycling, distance running, ...

After provisionally suspending Mykhailo Mudryk in December for a failed drugs test, the English Football Association (FA) has now charged the Chelsea winger for violating its anti-doping regulations.

Arsene Wenger had a lot to get off his chest in the autumn of 2015. His Arsenal side were in danger of exiting the Champions League at the group stages and their 2-1 loss away to Dinamo Zagreb had ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout photo was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) Composite image of 2025 Gentlemen's ...

MONACO (AP) — Track and field investigators have classed India as an “extremely high” risk for doping and imposed stricter testing on athletes from Botswana including a stellar men’s sprint team ahead ...

WADA is targeting India’s performance-enhancing drugs production industry, the world’s biggest.

A total of 3,053 samples were collected on 1,848 athletes, which represents 63.4% of participants at the Games in Italy, the ...

India ranked among the top two in athletics’ most anti-doping rule violations between 2022 and 2025, AUI says.