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BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Pogba set to complete Monaco move this week
Paul Pogba is set to complete his move to Monaco this week as he returns to competitive football following a doping Sport revealed this month that the France midfielder was in advanced talks over a two-year contact at the Ligue 1 close to the deal have indicated an agreement is in place, with Pogba expected to arrive in his homeland from his temporary base in the United States in the coming days to have a medical before Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Pogba was provisionally suspended after being randomly tested following Juventus' opening game of the 2023-24 season against World Cup winner later received a four-year ban which was slashed to 18 months in October following an has been free to recommence his career since March after reaching an agreement with Juventus to leave the Italian the final judgement of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) it was confirmed Pogba inadvertently took DHEA, a substance which boosts testosterone and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) banned however, the ruling stated DHEA only has an affect on females.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Paul Pogba reveals he was left 'shocked' by 'unkind' Juventus as former Man United star nears return to football after 18-month doping ban
Paul Pogba believes that Juventus did not do enough to support him during his doping ban. The former Man United midfielder was handed a four-year suspension after returning an adverse drugs test, however that was later slashed to 18 months. The ban officially ended in March. In the Court of Arbitration for Sport's final judgement it was confirmed that Pogba did inadvertently take DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone that is on WADA's banned list. The ruling stated however that DHEA only has an effect on females. Pogba left Juventus last November after the Serie A club confirmed the termination of his contract by mutual consent. And the 32-year-old has now reportedly signed a two-year deal with Monaco. The Parisien claims that he took 'significant financial sacrifices' in order to pen terms with the Ligue 1 side, in order to secure his return. The two parties are thought to have been in discussions for several days before at last agreeing to the financials on Sunday. And, as he nears a return to professional football, Pogba has opened up about how he was treated by Juventus during his suspension. 'I asked Juventus for help, but I wasn't given it,' Pogba told TF1. 'I asked to get a fitness coach.I had the right, and I was always part of the team. They were not very kind to me, they did not support me, and I was shocked. I did not understand why. 'I thought I was at war with anti-doping authorities, not Juventus. 'I couldn't keep taking my kids to school every day, passing by the stadium and the training centre, and knowing I wouldn't be able to play for a long time. My kids kept asking me when I'd be back on the pitch and when they could watch me at the stadium again.' And Pogba, who starred in France's World Cup triumph in 2018, insists he still has plenty to offer the game. 'I'm mentally and physically ready, and I'm eager to start again. I'm 32, but I still feel like a kid,' he added.
Al Arabiya
5 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Olympic sprint finalist Knighton at sports court for appeals in doping contamination case
US sprinter Erriyon Knighton went to court Monday to defend his claim he was contaminated in a positive doping test case that risks a ban from the next world championships. A two-time Olympic finalist in the 200 meters aged just 21, Knighton was cleared to run at the Paris Summer Games last year only after an American tribunal ruled he was not at fault for the positive test for trenbolone, a steroid used in livestock farming. The World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit have challenged that ruling in combined appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS has scheduled the appeal hearing for two days and said a verdict is likely within several weeks. The US track and field national championships start July 31 in Eugene, Oregon. They are trials to pick the US team for the 2025 worlds that open Sept. 13 in Tokyo. Knighton's attorney, Howard Jacobs, suggested last year Knighton could be 'collateral damage' in an ongoing feud between WADA and the US Anti-Doping Agency fueled by how a case of alleged contamination of Chinese Olympic swimmers was handled by the global watchdog. USADA prosecuted Knighton's original case after he tested positive in March last year and accepted the no-fault ruling based on the explanation the contamination was by oxtail from a bakery in central Florida. The USADA investigation included obtaining the meat and testing it, plus interviews with the manager of the bakery, Knighton, his girlfriend, and his mother. They backed up the athlete's claim of contamination. In the Chinese case, an explanation of contamination with a banned heart medication in a hotel kitchen in 2021 was accepted without evidence backing the theory. WADA lawyers and officials decided the agency was unlikely to win any appeals brought to CAS without being able to gather independent evidence in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Knighton is the sixth-fastest 200 runner in track history with a personal best time of 19.49 seconds set in 2022. Usain Bolt's world record is 19.19. He placed fourth in the 200 at past two Olympic Games and took one silver medal and one bronze from the past two editions of worlds.
San Francisco Chronicle
5 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Olympic sprint finalist Knighton at sports court for appeals in doping contamination case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton went to court Monday to defend his claim he was contaminated in a positive doping test case that risks a ban from the next world championships. A two-time Olympic finalist in the 200 meters aged just 21, Knighton was cleared to run at the Paris Summer Games last year only after an American tribunal ruled he was not at fault for the positive test for trenbolone, a steroid used in livestock farming. The World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit have challenged that ruling in combined appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS has scheduled the appeal hearing for two days and said a verdict is likely within several weeks. The U.S. track and field national championships start July 31 in Eugene, Oregon. They are trials to pick the U.S. team for the 2025 worlds that open Sept. 13 in Tokyo. Knighton's attorney Howard Jacobs suggested last year Knighton could be 'collateral damage' in an ongoing feud between WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, fueled by how a case of alleged contamination of Chinese Olympic swimmers was handled by the global watchdog. USADA prosecuted Knighton's original case after he tested positive in March last year and accepted the 'no-fault' ruling based on the explanation the contamination was by oxtail from a bakery in central Florida. The USADA investigation included obtaining the meat and testing it, plus interviews with the manager of the bakery, Knighton, his girlfriend and his mother. They backed up the athlete's claim of contamination. In the Chinese case, an explanation of contamination with a banned heart medication in a hotel kitchen in 2021 was accepted without evidence backing the theory. WADA lawyers and officials decided the agency was unlikely to win any appeals brought to CAS without being able to gather independent evidence in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Knighton is the sixth-fastest 200 runner in track history with a personal best time of 19.49 seconds set in 2022. Usain Bolt's world record is 19.19. He placed fourth in the 200 at past two Olympic Games, and took one silver medal and one bronze from the past two editions of worlds.
Fox Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Olympic sprint finalist Knighton at sports court for appeals in doping contamination case
Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton went to court Monday to defend his claim he was contaminated in a positive doping test case that risks a ban from the next world championships. A two-time Olympic finalist in the 200 meters aged just 21, Knighton was cleared to run at the Paris Summer Games last year only after an American tribunal ruled he was not at fault for the positive test for trenbolone, a steroid used in livestock farming. The World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit have challenged that ruling in combined appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS has scheduled the appeal hearing for two days and said a verdict is likely within several weeks. The U.S. track and field national championships start July 31 in Eugene, Oregon. They are trials to pick the U.S. team for the 2025 worlds that open Sept. 13 in Tokyo. Knighton's attorney Howard Jacobs suggested last year Knighton could be 'collateral damage' in an ongoing feud between WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, fueled by how a case of alleged contamination of Chinese Olympic swimmers was handled by the global watchdog. USADA prosecuted Knighton's original case after he tested positive in March last year and accepted the 'no-fault' ruling based on the explanation the contamination was by oxtail from a bakery in central Florida. The USADA investigation included obtaining the meat and testing it, plus interviews with the manager of the bakery, Knighton, his girlfriend and his mother. They backed up the athlete's claim of contamination. In the Chinese case, an explanation of contamination with a banned heart medication in a hotel kitchen in 2021 was accepted without evidence backing the theory. WADA lawyers and officials decided the agency was unlikely to win any appeals brought to CAS without being able to gather independent evidence in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Knighton is the sixth-fastest 200 runner in track history with a personal best time of 19.49 seconds set in 2022. Usain Bolt's world record is 19.19. He placed fourth in the 200 at past two Olympic Games, and took one silver medal and one bronze from the past two editions of worlds. ___ AP Olympics: in this topic
