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- Australian rugby
‘Paid a heavy price’: The study decision that upended the life of a rising Waratahs star
Rugby Australia has revealed Henry O’Donnell has been serving an 18-month suspension after testing positive to two prohibited substances found in ADHD medication.
- Jonathan Drennan
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- Enhanced Games
Enhanced Games is a marketing ploy for billionaires to sell branded peptides
The inaugural event this weekend in Las Vegas features track events, swimming, weightlifting and “strongman”, with athletes unencumbered by rules that prevent the use of potentially dangerous performance enhancing drugs.
- Tim Moss
‘I’ve done it. I’ve cheated with it’: Ex-Australian No.1’s doping details come to light
A banned former Australian tennis player and coach declared “I’ve cheated with it” when discussing the pros and cons of taking clenbuterol, a substance prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency and strictly off limits in sport.
- Scott Spits
Australia’s former world No.39 banned until 2030 over doping offences
Australian Marinko Matosevic has been given a four-year ban for historical breaches of anti-doping rules. The ban includes coaching.
- Billie Eder
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- Milano Cortina 2026
Acid test: Why ski jumpers’ penis injections don’t constitute doping
If ski jumpers really are injecting hyaluronic acid into their crotches to gain an advantage, it appears they aren’t doing anything illegal.
- Darren Kane
Exploitative and callous, or excellence and innovation? The man who wants athletes to push their bodies to the limit
With his controversial sporting endeavour backed by a Trump, the Enhanced Games founder has come a long way from sweeping Melbourne restaurant floors as a kid.
- Tim Elliott
‘Is this really happening?’ The player who was served an anti-doping ban for a substance that isn’t prohibited
Tom Fancutt had just fulfilled his dream of playing at the Australian Open when tennis anti-doping officials pulled him aside.
- Frances Howe
‘Disgusted with myself’: Former Australian tennis pro says blood transfusion led to doping probe
A one-time world No.39, and coach to some of Australia’s top players, says it was reckless to undergo the procedure in Mexico while he was a travelling pro player.
- Scott Spits
Former Brisbane Lions player banned for three years under AFL anti-doping rules
Rhys Mathieson has been under provisional suspension for a breach of the doping code, via a positive test to a performance-enhancing substance.
- Jake Niall
Australian tennis player hit with 10-month ban for anti-doping breach over vitamin infusion
A second Australian tennis player in four months has been hit with a lengthy suspension for breaching the sport’s anti-doping rules over intravenous infusion of vitamins.
- Scott Spits