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On scandal after scandal, sports journalists drop the ball

12 March 2013

What is sports journalism for? Are sports journalists a part of the fourth estate or merely a fan club? In this article from The Conversation, David Rowe discusses the role of sports journalism in the light of the number of...[more]


Photo: sacks08/Flickr


Play the Game presents conference title and themes

12 February 2013

Play the Game and the Danish Institute for Sports Studies can now reveal the title and themes for this year’s Play the Game conference, taking place in Aarhus, Denmark from 28-31 October 2013.[more]




Australian report exposes widespread doping

07 February 2013

A national report about doping in Australia shows an extensive use of doping among Australian elite athletes.  The report, which is the result of a 12-months investigation, is prepared by the Australian Crime Commission...[more]


Australian Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare was shocked by the findings of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC). Photo: screen dump from news conference


Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen cooperates with anti-doping authorities

31 January 2013

The Danish professional cyclist Michael Rasmussen has confessed to Anti Doping Denmark and the NOC and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) about his extensive use of doping for many years, and a case will now be opened against...[more]


Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen admits to 12 years of doping. Photo: Flickr/Rune


WADA blasts UCI over ‘deceitful’ statements – UCI denies accusations

30 January 2013

WADA president John Fahey fervently denies that WADA had agreed to work with the International Cycling Union, UCI, on a new Truth and Reconciliation Commission to replace UCI’s Independent Commission. He also criticizes the...[more]


UCI president Pat McQuaid rejects WADA's accusations. Photo: Colourbox


UCI dissolves independent commission

29 January 2013

Only a few months after establishing the International Cycling Union Independent Commission (UCIIC) to look into the allegations set forward against the UCI in the USADA report, the UCI has disbanded the commission in exchange...[more]




UCI independent commission to hold public hearing after WADA rejection

16 January 2013

The Independent commission set up by the UCI has decided to hold a public hearing on a truth and reconciliation process for witnesses. The news about the hearing comes after both WADA and USADA decided not to support the...[more]




The winding road towards a new World Anti-Doping Code

08 January 2013

The sanction length and criteria for the prohibited substance list will be in the centre of discussions in the lead up to the adoption of a new World Anti-Doping Code later this year, David Howman, Director General of WADA,...[more]


David Howman speaking at Play the Game 2009. Photo (c) Jens Astrup/Play the Game


“The Armstrong case has given people a significant jolt”

07 January 2013

Last year’s Armstrong case shows that science alone cannot solve the doping problem in sport. Anti-doping organisations must put more focus on gathering evidence, David Howman urges in this first part of an extensive Play the...[more]


WADA Director General David Howman speaking at Play the Game 2009. Photo (c) Jens Astrup/Play the Game


UCI’s role in the Armstrong doping scandal under investigation

07 December 2012

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced last Friday that an investigation into its role in the Armstrong doping scandal will be undertaken by a three-member Independent Commission chaired by British judge Philip...[more]




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