Racing’s attitude to illicit drugs is still reflective of how sports like AFL used to think, writes Back Page Lead’s Ralph Horowitz.
Drugs in sport
Ben Johnson: Yes I took steroids, but my drink was spiked
Sprinter Ben Johnson is notorious in sport for being busted as a drug cheat at the 1988 Olympics. But his new autobiography will reveal how he was framed with a spiked drink because of sponsors, says Johnson.
Let’s say no to the ‘just say no’ drugs in sport policy
With Tour de France champion Alberto Contador testing positive for a banned substance it is time to completely reconsider how we, the fans, and therefore governments deal with drugs in sport, write Dr James Connor and Dr Jason Mazanov.
Floyd Landis is coming to town … panic breaks out in cycling
For all the hysteria he has caused in Australian cycling over the past week, you would be forgiven for thinking that Floyd Landis was an evil genius with a dastardly plan to wreck the future of Australian and world cycling.
Evil riders or institutionalised corruption?
Martin Hardie, writer of the I Wish I was Twenty One Today: Beyond Doping in the Australian Peloton resarch report, discusses the perspectives and experiences of Australian professional cyclists and their cohort in relation to drugs in cycling.
Depression, drugs and sport: the AFL backlash is on
The AFL’s three-strike illicit drugs policy appears set to drive a wedge between the clubs and the league.
Mountains hammer Armstrong: new rumours may repeat the dose
“Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail,” Lance Armstrong said after a grueling Tour de France ride. Doping allegations are continuing to hammer the champion, says Bob Gosford.
First Agassi, now McGwire. Who next? Benaud?
So baseball legend Mark McGwire has joined the long list of drug taking sportsmen, admitting to taking steroids in 1998; the year in which he broke the single-season home run record. Jeez, who’s next? asks Leigh Josey.
Cycling winning the war against drugs
The Tour de France reached such a nadir in the 2006-08 period that something had to be done about the mainly older generation of cheats, says Brendan Gallagher. Now, there are reasons to feel positive.
Tour de France: sport’s ultimate enfant terrible faces doping chaos
The Tour de France is now beset by more drug controversies in its lead-up than ever before.
Former England cricketer’s cocaine smuggling scheme
Former England cricketer Chris Lewis smuggled cocaine worth more than £140,000 into Britain hidden in cans of fruit and vegetable juice, a court heard today.
Manny Ramirez joins the lost generation
The LA Dodgers baseball star is the latest in a long long of sporting heroes who have thrown away everything because of drugs.
Tennis drug ban proves that WADA has lost the plot
A young man’s life was saved by his sensible use of his own asthma medication but his career has been destroyed by a totalitarian doping agency, writes John Orchard.
Drugs and sport: an obvious combination
Why exactly do we ban performance-enhancing drugs for athletes, wonders Dr James Connor?
