Sports Scandals

Italian athletics great Pietro Mennea, the gold medal winner in the 200m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics who held the world record in the event for 17 years, has died.

Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding one of the most notorious doping rings in sports, said Wednesday he would be willing to give the names of his former sports clients to the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency if asked to do so.

Tiger Woods, who can overtake Rory McIlroy for World No. 1 by defending his title this week at Bay Hill, says he and ski star Lindsey Vonn went public as a couple to combat "stalker-azzi."

Anti-doping authorities Wednesday said they wanted to interview 30 players from the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) as part of a wide-ranging probe into drug use in sport.

Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.

Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.

Rolf Soerensen, one of Denmark's most successful professional cyclists, admitted Monday to using blood-boosting EPO and cortisone in the 1990s, ending more than a year of denials.

"We were fully delinquents, if not criminals. If there was one product that we could almost not do without, it was EPO."

England great Ian Botham revealed he was relishing Australia's woes in India after four players were suspended for indiscipline, mocking the "wellness reports" they are forced to complete.

The chairman of crisis-hit Australian rugby league team Cronulla Sharks quit, the sixth casualty of a spiralling drugs furore which the embattled club vowed to survive.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reiterated its call for the blood bags confiscated from Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes to be handed over to them for inspection.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte said he was absolutely certain he would face no further action after being interrogated by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Disciplinary Commission over a match-fixing scandal on Monday.

The International Athletics Federation (IAAF) on Friday announced that a re-testing of samples from the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki has revealed six new cases of doping.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who have been outspoken in calling for more stringent anti-doping measures in tennis, welcomed the introduction of biological passports for players.

Tennis is to introduce biological passports for players this year to help in the fight against doping, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Thursday.

The Cronulla Sharks were in disarray on the eve of Australia's new National Rugby League season with reports that up to 14 players face suspensions for using banned drugs.

The Cronulla Sharks were in disarray on the eve of Australia's new National Rugby League season, with reports that up to 14 players face suspensions for using prohibited drugs.

South Sydney and Sydney Roosters kick off Australia's 2013 National Rugby League season Thursday against a backdrop of six clubs under investigation for alleged doping and potential links with organised crime.

South Korean prosecutors said on Tuesday they were investigating a professional basketball coach for alleged match-fixing, following similar scandals in domestic football and volleyball leagues.

Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was slapped with a five-game ban by National Hockey League disciplinary chiefs for an illegal check against New York Rangers Brad Richards.