Spanish cyclists Vila and Ventoso challenge doping bans at Court of Arbitration for Sport

October 7th, 2009 Spanish hurdler Onyia gets 2-year doping banLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia received a two-year ban on Wednesday after failing two post-race doping tests within 11 days. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had upheld appeals filed by the IAAF after the Spanish Athletics Federation refused to sanction Onyia.

September 25th, 2009 UCI launches anti-doping lessons for cyclistsLUGANO, Switzerland — All professional cyclists will have to complete a new anti-doping education program or lose their right to race. The International Cycling Union on Friday launched the "True Champion or Cheat?" project to complement extensive testing conducted on more than 1,000 registered racers across all disciplines.

September 24th, 2009 Valverde stays in Swiss hotel, avoids Italian raidMENDRISIO, Switzerland — Alejandro Valverde and his Spanish road race teammates have checked into a Swiss hotel, avoiding possible raids by Italian authorities during the cycling world championships. The Spanish cycling federation said Thursday that its elite men's team was now staying at the five-star Eden hotel on the banks of Lake Lugano to prepare for its gold medal race Sunday.

September 8th, 2009 Austria: Olympic ban on 12 biathlon coaches liftedVIENNA — The Austrian Olympic Committee lifted a ban Tuesday on 12 biathlon and cross-country skiing officials allegedly involved in a doping scandal at the 2006 Turin Games. The decision could trigger action by the International Olympic Committee, which said it reserved the right to reopen disciplinary proceedings against the officials.

August 12th, 2009 3 Russian biathletes suspended for doping at WCupMOSCOW — The International Biathlon Union has suspended three Russian biathletes for two years each after finding them guilty of anti-doping rule violations. Albina Akhatova, Yekaterina Iourieva and Dmitri Yaroshenko tested positive for the banned substance rEPO during a World Cup event last December in Ostersund, Sweden.

August 10th, 2009 5 Jamaican athletes cleared of dopingKINGSTON, Jamaica —Five Jamaican athletes were cleared Monday of doping at their national championships two months ago after the country's anti-doping panel failed to determine whether the banned substance was on the prohibited list. The athletes reportedly tested positive for the stimulant methylhexanamine.

July 22nd, 2009 Court bans 7 Russians who tampered with dope testsLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Sport's highest court extended doping bans until April 2011 for seven Russian athletes who tampered with urine samples, ensuring they will miss next month's world championships in Berlin. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IAAF's appeal for longer suspensions for middle-distance runners Olga Yegorova, Tatyana Tomashova, Yelena Soboleva, Yulia Fomenko and Svetlana Cherkasova, plus field athletes Gulfiya Khanafeyeva and Darya Pishchalnikova.

July 19th, 2009 FIG bans gymnast, fines Taiwan body in doping caseLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The governing body of gymnastics has fined and criticized the Taiwanese federation for its conduct in a doping case involving a teenage athlete. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) banned Chiu Shih-Hui after the 18-year-old aerobic gymnast tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide.

July 16th, 2009 CAS sets date for Hansen's Olympic doping appealLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Sport's highest court on Thursday set an October date for Tony Andre Hansen's appeal to keep his Olympic equestrian medal after his horse failed a drug test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear the Norwegian rider challenge an International Equestrian Federation (FEI) ruling to disqualify him from the Beijing Games, stripping him of the bronze in team jumping.

July 16th, 2009 WADA asks court to ban cyclist Hamilton for lifeLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked the sport's highest court to ban U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton for life for doping.

June 23rd, 2009 Valverde out of Tour de FrancePARIS — Top-ranked cyclist Alejandro Valverde's team says the Spanish rider will not compete in the Tour de France because of a doping ban in Italy. The Caisse d'Epargne team said Tuesday that Valverde met with his lawyers and was told he would have no recourse against the ban before the three-week Tour starts in Monaco on July 4.

June 19th, 2009 Top court to hear Valverde appeal on doping banLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Sport's highest court says it will hear Alejandro Valverde's appeal to overturn a doping ban that stops the star cyclist from riding in the Tour de France. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday it will try to schedule the case as soon as possible.

June 16th, 2009 Top court rules Vinokourov ineligible for TourLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Star cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov has been banned from next month's Tour de France. The top court in international sports says the 35-year-old Kazakh rider should have been barred for two years after being caught blood doping during the 2007 Tour.

June 9th, 2009 Sport's high court hears Polish canoeist's appealLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Polish canoeist Adam Seroczynski went to sport's highest court Tuesday trying to overturn his disqualification from the Beijing Olympics for doping. Seroczynski arrived for a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to help present his appeal against a ruling by the International Olympic Committee last December.

May 29th, 2009 WADA, swim body want 2-year ban for Jessica HardyLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Anti-Doping Agency and swimming's governing body appealed to sports' highest court to restore Jessica Hardy's two-year doping ban. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that WADA and FINA want the American swimmer barred for two years and ruled out of the 2012 London Games.