Jannik Sinner

Sinner doping case set for CAS hearing in April

Jannik Sinner on Thursday had his nomination for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award withdrawn after he was handed a three-month doping ban, Afrosport reports. Sinner twice tested positive for traces of the banned anabolic steroid clobestol last March and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) discovered that the Italian had been accidentally contaminated with the drug by his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi. The world...

WADA official makes admission about Sinner doping case

by Bayo Adegboyega

19 February 2025

World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) general counsel Ross Wenzel says the case of Jannik Sinner was "a million miles away from doping", Afrosport reports. Sinner was handed an immediate three-month ban by WADA on Saturday after reaching a settlement over his two positive drug tests last year. The 23-year-old was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent panel after testing positive for banned e clostebol in March...

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Djokovic calls on tennis authorities to overhaul anti-doping system

by Kunle Fayiga

18 February 2025

Novak Djokovic has called on tennis authorities to overhaul the sport's anti-doping system, pointing out inconsistencies in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, Afrosport reports. Men’s world number one Sinner agreed to a three-month ban on Saturday for admitting partial responsibility for mistakes by his team which led to him twice testing positive for traces of Clostebol in March last year. Earlier last...

Sinner receives three-month doping ban from tennis

by Kunle Fayiga

15 February 2025

World number one Jannik Sinner has received and accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over two positive drugs test last year, Afrosport reports. Sinner had previously been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent panel after testing positive for clostebol in March 2024, accepting that he had been unknowingly contaminated by his physiotherapist, who was...

Australia Open: Sinner dominates Zverev to win third Grand Slam title

by Ibikunle Salako

26 January 2025

World number one Jannik Sinner on Sunday clinched his second straight Australian Open title by dominating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles final in Melbourne, Afrosport reports. Sinner saw off Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in straight sets in a battle of the men’s top seeds to take home the $2.2 million prize money. The 23-year-old Italian claimed his third Grand Slam title and his...

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