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Max Purcell admits doping violation: US Open doubles champion enters provisional suspension – Blogging Sole

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Max Purcell admits doping violation: US Open doubles champion enters provisional suspension – Blogging Sole

2024 US Open men’s doubles champion Max Purcell has admitted to violating anti-doping rules and has been provisionally suspended from tennis while he is investigated. Purcell has been suspended since December 12, after making the admission and requesting his interim suspension on December 10. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed the suspension on December … Read more

Champion cyclist pleads guilty to lesser charge after Olympian wife dies in Australia Blogging Sole

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Champion cyclist pleads guilty to lesser charge after Olympian wife dies in Australia Blogging Sole

Former Australian cycling world champion Rohan Dennis admitted Tuesday to a charge of creating a risk of harm in connection with the December 2023 traffic death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins. Dennis pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to an aggravated charge of creating a risk of harm after a car he was … Read more

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek receives one-month suspension after failing doping test Blogging Sole

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Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. Swiatek failed an out-of-competition doping test in August, and the ITIA accepted his explanation that the result was unintentional and was due to … Read more