Sports Shorts: Wrestler Sandeep Yadav banned for four years for failing dope test

Tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav's former roommate Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, who had also failed the dope test last year, has been handed a four-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of the NADA.

"Yes, Sandeep has been banned for four years by the NADA ADDP for failing the dope test last year," a top Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) official told PTI.

Days after Narsingh had failed his dope test last year ahead of the Rio Olympics, his sparring partner and roommate Sandeep also failed the test conducted by the NADA.

The two wrestlers were roommates at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Sonepat and both of them tested positive for methandienone, an anabolic steroid.

The tests were conducted on June 25 last year.

Narsingh was ousted from the Olympics last year and slapped with a four-year ban for flunking a dope test after Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) overturned the clean chit given to him by the NADA.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had appealed against the NADA all-clear to Narsingh at the CAS, three days ahead of his scheduled opening bout at the Rio Games.

Nadal wins defamation case over doping allegations

World No 1 Rafael Nadal has won the defamation case against former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot after she levelled doping allegation against the Spanish tennis maestro.

Roselyne Bachelot, who served as Minister for Health and Sport of France between 2007 and 2010, had alleged that Nadal's seven-month injury break in 2012 was due to the failed drug test.

During a court hearing in Paris on Friday, Bachelot was handed a fine of 500 euros besides being ordered to pay 12 000 euros in damages and legal fees to the 16-time Grand Slam champion over the allegations she made in March this year.

Following the verdict, Nadal expressed that he has utmost respect and confidence on the French legal system.

"When I decided to go to court it was not only to defend my own reputation as a sportsman but also to defend the values I have always held throughout my career. The motive as I said at the time was never about money," Sport24 quoted Nadal as saying.

In October, Nadal's lawyer, Patrick Maisonneuve, had informed the court that the doping allegations levelled by Bachelot could have had "major consequences" for his client, concerning his "existing or future sponsors".

The lawyer had further told that Nadal had asked him to put the matter to rest by passing on his medical file, which clearly reveals a very serious left knee injury.

The 16-time Grand Slam champion has never failed a drugs test and had defended his training methods and out-rightly rejected to have used any banned substance in order to speed up his recovery from injury.

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