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‘Heartbroken’ Pogba to appeal four-year doping ban at CAS

‘Heartbroken’ Pogba to appeal four-year doping ban at CAS

JUVENTUS midfielder Paul Pogba's career hung in the balance after he was handed a four-year doping ban but the France international said he would try to clear his name by appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The France international was provisionally suspended by a tribunal of Italy's national anti-doping organisation (NADO Italia) in September after testing positive for DHEA - a banned substance which naturally raises levels of testosterone. Juventus did not comment on the ban but a source confirmed they had been notified about the decision and would assess the next steps. The 30-year-old Pogba, who has a contract…
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Still a long road for Semenya despite winning discrimination ruling

Still a long road for Semenya despite winning discrimination ruling

DOUBLE Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has taken a potentially small step towards competing at Paris 2024 but there is a long way to go in her battle against World Athletics regulations that have kept her largely idle for four years. South African Semenya, an athlete with differences in sexual development (DSDs), has been involved in a legal battle over regulations that prohibit her from running unless she medically lowers her natural testosterone levels. The 32-year-old middle-distance runner first took her fight to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sport's highest court, and later the Swiss Federal Tribunal…
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