SportWeightlifter praised for courageThe young weightlifter who alerted authorities to his coach’s attempts to supply him with steroids and performance-enhancing substances has been praised for his courage.01 Dec 04:00 PM
SportWeightlifting coach banned for 6 yearsWeightlifting coach Daniel Milne has been suspended for six years by the Sports Tribunal for attempted trafficking in, and possession of, prohibited substances.01 Dec 02:51 AM
New ZealandThe toughest hurdle to faceIn the wake of equestrian star Jock Paget's horse testing positive for a banned substance, Phil Taylor asks whether our reaction betrays a double standard01 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: Fully cocked and ready to goAll you have to do to understand how deeply entrenched drug-taking is in sport is to go to Google. Type in "fake penises for drugs testing" and up comes a website called Detox For Less, selling a US$150 Whizzinator.19 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Sport needs to look carefully at drug rulesAs Jesse Ryder's case shows, the use of dietary supplements to lose weight is far different from taking performance-enhancing drugs.23 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: Clean reps sold down the riverPerhaps the thing that grates most of all about the latest rash of track stars falling to positive drugs test is that so many seem to be living in that great river in Egypt.20 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionJulian Savulescu: Time to rethink case for legalised dopingSport, at international and national levels, seems to constantly be in a doping crisis.19 Jul 05:30 PM
AthleticsAthletics: Making sure fate is sealedValerie Adams fears her drinks or food could be spiked with banned drugs when she heads to Moscow next month for the track and field world championships.13 Jul 05:30 PM
NRLNRL: Canberra standing by wingerCanberra are standing by Sandor Earl in the face of allegations the winger was treated with peptides in 2011. He is under investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.14 Jun 05:30 PM
AthleticsAthletics: Adams wants inquiry into rival's winTwo-time Olympic shot-put champion Valerie Adams wants officials to look into Nadzeya Ostapchuk's win at the 2010 world indoor championships after it emerged yesterday Ostapchuk is facing a life ban for two failed drugs tests.07 Jun 05:30 PM
AthleticsTurkish champions face doping chargesOlympic 1500m track champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has been charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal.04 May 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Expelling drug cheats vital for sports' integritySteve Deane's reports this week on his personal experiment of peptides provided an insight to the effects of a performance-enhancing drug, as well as the ease with which they can be acquired and the scarcity of testing facilities.03 May 05:30 PM
OpinionRuth Money: Harder line needed to prevent madnessPolice broadly do the best they can, but are continually let down by soft-touch judges and the mental health system.16 Mar 04:30 PM
NRLNRL: Carney calls for quick end to drug crisisCronulla standoff Todd Carney says the Sharks need the drug crisis engulfing the club resolved as soon as possible, admitting the side can't play on emotion all season.11 Mar 04:30 PM
AthleticsAnother dose of justiceIt won't be gold, but Valerie Adams has the chance to upgrade a medal won at the 2005 world championships after her nemesis Nadzeya Ostapchuk failed a retrospective drugs test from those championships.09 Mar 04:30 PM
LeagueLeague: Players 'unwitting dopers'Rugby League Players' Association chief David Garnsey says anti-doping authorities shouldn't punish players for taking performance-enhancing drugs if they were unwittingly sanctioned by clubs.08 Mar 04:30 PM
NRLLawler unrepentant over doping claimsHe kicked it. Now he has to catch it. But the biggest bomb in Australian sport is proving hard to handle for Australian Crime Commission boss John Lawler.15 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDana JohannsenDana Johannsen: Focus on our backyardThe head of the World Anti-Doping Authority believes New Zealand sports bodies have to take a closer look at their operations in the wake of the Australian Crime Commission's findings.08 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDavid LeggatDavid Leggat: Underarm delivery of 1981 was wrong but this tsunami in different leagueFancy being an Australian sports lover this weekend? Didn't think so. In small, steady increments the innocence of sport has been eaten away down the decades.08 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Oz drugs shock warning for NZ sports bodiesOur sports bodies are anxious to distance themselves from the drugs and criminal connections that are said to have penetrated some of Australia's proudest professional sports.08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandDeer velvet ban: Sir Bob didn't knowNew Zealand golfing great Sir Bob Charles says he had no idea a health supplement he has taken and promoted for years contained a banned substance.31 Jan 06:00 PM
OpinionAlan Goldman: How the fallen can become mightyThere are comparisons to be drawn between two of sport's greatest fallen idols in recent years: Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong, writes Alan Goldman.23 Jan 04:55 AM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Oprah's Armstrong soap doesn't make the blood boilI'm still waiting for my blood to boil about Lance Armstrong, but it just ain't happening, writes Chris Rattue. There are, I think, too many far more important issues to be incensed about.20 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: Cheeky bid to cheat fateThere's a new case study coming for the public relations text books and for all sports bodies and sportspeople - the rehabilitation of Lance Armstrong, says Paul Lewis.19 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireManhire: Armstrong busy back-pedalingWatch as disgraced cyclist Armstrong loses himself in his host's deep, trusting eyes, writes Toby Manhire. Watch as the tears roll authentically down his contrite face.17 Jan 08:30 PM
CyclingThe man behind ArmstrongDisgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is on a contrition tour every bit as emotionally gruelling as the seven he won in France.17 Jan 04:30 PM
