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Rugby union player, Kyle Perry banned for four years
Welsh rugby union player, Kyle Perry, has received a 4-year suspension from all sport after testing positive for the prohibited substances, boldenone and 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one (a metabolite of boldenone) following an in-competition test conducted after a match against Beddau RFC on 24 November 2018.
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Nicole Maynard Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Nicole Maynard, an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has received a 4-year sanction after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample she provided on 30 April 2019. Specifically, Maynard tested positive for Methenolone and LGD‐4033, which are non-Specified Substances in the class of Anabolic Agents, as well as GW1516 (GW501516), which is a non-Specified Substance in the category of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators.
Bobsleigh athlete banned for four years
Nathan Togun, bobsleigh athlete, has been banned from all sport for 4 years after testing positive for the presence of the prohibited substances, 4β-hydroxystanozolol, stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide (metabolites of stanozolol), following an out-of-competition test on 6 October 2018.
WADA suspends accreditation of New Delhi Laboratory
Due to non-conformities with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the National Dope Testing Laboratory of New Delhi, India, for a period of up to 6 months.
How Difficult Is It for Sports Stars to Get Trademarks?
Tom Brady, quarterback for National Football League (NFL) side the New England Patriots, has had his application to trademark the term “Tom Terrific” rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). According to the USPTO, the nickname rightfully belongs to former New York Mets pitcher, Tom Seaver, even though it’s not trademarked by Seaver.
Council of Europe Convention on match-fixing enters into force on 1 September
The Council of Europe ‘Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions’, also known as the Macolin Convention, entered into force on 1 September 2019. The treaty, which has been ratified by Italy, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Switzerland and Ukraine, is the only legally-binding instrument promoting global co-operation in the fight against manipulation of sports competitions.
Sreesanth's ban reduced to seven years, to end in September 2020
Former Indian fast bowler, Sreesanth, has had his lifetime ban for spot fixing during the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) reduced to 7 years by BCCI ombudsman, Justice DK Jain. The reduction comes after the Supreme Court of India asked the BCCI to reconsider the length of the ban.
Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Samson Siasia
Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, has been found guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in connection with manipulating matches. The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee found that Siasia breached art. 11 (Bribery) of the 2009 edition of the FIFA Code of Ethics, and subsequently gave Siasia a life time ban from all football related activities.
Judge OKs $14M fees for lawyers who sued NCAA over athlete concussions
US District Judge John Lee has signed off a settlement which brings an end to the legal action regarding the NCAA’s handling of student-athlete concussions. As part of the settlement, the NCAA has agreed to spend $70m on instituting a medical monitoring program for current and former college athletes, with more than $14m also going to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. The longstanding dispute first arose in 2011 when former Easter Illinois University Football player, Adrian Arrington, filed a lawsuit alleging the NCAA mistreated athletes who suffered head injuries.
NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo Settles $2 Million 'Greek Freak' Lawsuit
Giannis Antetokounmpo, National Basketball Association (NBA) player and reigning MVP of the league, has reached a settlement with and has agreed to drop his lawsuit against Jinder Bhogal, the artist who allegedly infringed Antetokounmpo’s trademark term, the “Greek Freak”. Specifically, the lawsuit claimed that Bhogal was selling merchandise on his website using the “Greek Freak”, and continued to do so despite receiving cease and desist letters.
AIU will not appeal USADA decision to withdraw charge against Coleman
According to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), it will not appeal the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) decision to withdraw a whereabouts charge against American sprinter, Christian Coleman. Coleman had been charged with three failures to properly file whereabouts information in a 12-month period, however after receiving guidance from the WADA on how to calculate the 12-month window, USADA subsequently withdrew the charge.
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