World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban following the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, reported Reuters, adding, this would make Sinner eligible to return before the French Open in May. WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration…
File photo of Jannik Sinner. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban for doping having tested positive for a banned substance last year following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), it said on Saturday (February 15, 2025). WADA had appealed to the Court of…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat. File | Photo Credit: PTI India as an appellant Football: 2021: East Bengal vs Omid Singh: East Bengal appealed a decision by FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber, asking it to pay the Iranian midfielder outstanding payment after ending his contract. Dismissed. 2021: East Bengal vs Jaime Santos Colado: EB appealed a decision by the DRC which had…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ad-hoc committee sitting in Paris for the Olympics has released a 24-page document detailing its verdict in Vinesh Phogat’s appeal. An ad-hoc division of the CAS had on August 14 rejected her appeal against a gut-wrenching disqualification from the women’s 50kg final for being 100gm overweight, a decision that…
Ever since India wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned to India from Paris, she has been showered with with lots of support, love and blessings. Despite she could not secure a medal in the Paris Olympics, he won the hearts of her fans. On 19 August, the wrestler celebrated Raksha Bandhan with her brother Harvinder Phogat in…
A day after returning to her village Balali in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district from Paris, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on 18 August said that she will think about whether she wants to continue wrestling, but for now she can neither confirm or deny it. Phogat on 7 August had appealed to CAS against her disqualification…
Almost a week after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat knocked the doors of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for justice against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics and sought a joint silver medal, the CAS on Wednesday dismissed a petition of her getting any medal. With the turnaround of events, the Indian Olympic Association’s…
Gold medalist Rei Higuchi of Team Japan poses on the podium during the Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 57kg medal ceremony at Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: Getty Images All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who…
