The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport has banned SA Boxing Featherweight champion Matima Molefe for two years.

The ban was imposed after Molefe tested positive for anabolic steroids after the featherweight title fight in May this year.

From Sport24.co.za:

The banned substances were found in Molefe’s urine sample, which was taken by the Institute’s doping control officials on 29 May 2011, after the featherweight title fight in East London.

Khalid Galant, CEO of the Institute of Drug-Free Sport, says that Matima tested positive for metabolites of the anabolic agent, Nandrolone.

Latest doping figures show that anabolic steroid doping amongst boxers is becoming a trend because of the misconception that steroids alone will enhance their performance and give them additional strength and power.

Galant says that drug abuse by professional boxers is becoming rife, with four positives out of 87 tests reported for the period April 2010 to March 2011.

“Boxing is a sport that combines high level co-ordination of gross motor skills with speed and strength. By focusing on illegal performance gains from steroids and ignoring the consequences that a doping ban can have, boxers are placing their championship status and earning potential at risk,.” Gallant said.

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The boxing featherweight champion from South Africa, Matima Molefe, has been banned for a period of two years from the sport.

The boxer was banned over anabolic steroids, according to a statement by the Institute for Drug-Free Sport recently.

From Iol.co.za:

The institute said Molefe tested positive for the drugs – metabolites of the anabolic agent Nandrolone – after a featherweight title fight in May this year.

The banned substances were found in Molefe’s urine sample, taken by doping control officials on May 29 after the title fight in East London.

CEO Khalid Galant said latest figures showed anabolic steroid doping among boxers was becoming a trend.

“Due to the number of adverse analytical findings that we have experienced in boxing over the last two to three years, we have increased our testing and anti-doping education to professional boxing,” Galant said.

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The second Kabaddi World Cup has been robbed of its true spirit due to rampant doping among players.

On Tuesday, five players, two from Canada and one each from UK, Australia and Italy, were found dope positive, taking the overall tally to 12 out of 36 samples tested till now.

From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

The revelation has cast shadow over the event, putting the organizers and Punjab sports department, in an embarrassing situation.

The samples taken from Moga had nandrolone, methylhexanamine, methanteramine and other stimulants. “Almost every third player tested so far has been found positive with steroids and stimulants. It is a grave situation,” said National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) director general Rahul Bhatnagar.

“To be very true, I don’t know whether we will be participating next year or not,” said an apprehensive Australian coach.

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The number of people caught selling steroids in the Lothians has soared, which is evident from the fact that police snared nearly 50 dealers peddling the performance-enhancing substances in the last three years.

The new figures sparked concern from drug charities that warned that the use of steroids had risen steeply in recent years.

From Scotsman.com:

Dealers are often sourcing the Class C drugs over the internet before selling them to users, including at gyms in the Capital.

Anabolic steroids are also becoming increasingly popular amongst members of drug gangs in the Lothians, while prison inmates are also abusing the body-building substances, which can be taken as tablets or injected.

Police chiefs today pledged to continue to crack down on steroid dealers, with 46 people charged with dealing the substances, or possession with the intent to supply, since January 2009.

The steroids seized last year were nandrolone, methandrostenolone, and oxymetholone that are used by bodybuilders to produce muscle growth and testosterone.

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The Commissioner’s Office has suspended A’s prospect Mitch LeVier and Major League veteran Timo Perez for drug use.

Catcher Oscar Rodriguez and right-hander Kelvin Santana were also banned 50 games after testing positive for anabolic steroids.

From Web.minorleaguebaseball.com:

LeVier, 23, spent his fourth season in the Minors in 2011 with Class A Advanced Stockton, where he hit .218 with 15 homers and 48 RBIs in 99 California League games. In the playoffs, the center fielder hit .280 with a pair of homers and eight RBIs in eight games as the Ports fell to Lake Elsinore.

Perez is a journeymen outfielder who has played for seven Major Leagues organizations along with teams in Japan, Mexico and an independent league amidst appearing in nearly 1,000 Minor League games. He won a World Series with the White Sox in 2005 after appearing in one with the Mets in 2000 following four seasons in Japan. He hit .304 with six homers, 50 RBIs and 16 steals for Triple-A Toledo in 2011 after signing a one-year deal with Detroit in January.

Rodriguez’s contract was voided after testing positive for Nandrolone and Stanozolol.

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Sin Cara is in damage control mode after WWE suspended him for a period of thirty days for violating their Talent Wellness Program by testing positive for anabolic steroids in June.

The violation has put Cara’s career with WWE in complete danger.

From Cagesideseats.com:

For starters, Record posted audio of the interview so he couldn’t claim to be misquoted like Rey Mysterio did when he gave an interview in Mexico after his suspension in 2009 for improperly using painkillers.  Anyway, Sin Cara is saying that it’s all a mistake, as it was an injection for his knee that could cause a false positive.  This is all a load of crap, and Kurt Angle tried to use basically the same excuse to explain the suspension he served a couple months before he was fired by WWE.  Angle claimed that WWE flagged him for a cortisone shot because it’s a “steroid” that was injected by his primary care doctor instead of a pain specialist.  In fact, he tested positive for nandrolone.

Cortisone is a corticosteroid that is commonly injected directly injured injured areas as an anti-inflammatory agent.  It is NOT like nandrolone (brand name Deca-Durabolin),an anabolic androgenic steroid, the class of drug colloquially called “steroids” when talking about bodybuilding and performance enhancement.  They’re different animals.  One could not cause a false positive for the other.  Nandrolone is indicated for treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and aplastic anemia.  Which anabolic steroids do in fact make the joints feel better, none are indicated for musculoskeletal issues and no legitimate doctor would prescribe them for injuries.  It’s common for wrestlers and other athletes to try to confuse the general public’s lack of understanding of the different types of drugs referred to as “steroids.”  When someone says “I used anabolic steroids for treatment of an injury,” he’s full of it.

Cara promised that he will be meeting with Vince McMahon for discussing the suspension.

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Two Toronto Blue Jays pitchers in the Dominican Summer League, Aderly De La Cruz and Luillyn Guillen, have been suspended for 50 games.

The two minor league pitchers were suspended for positive tests under the minor league drug program.

From Espn.go.com:

There have been 38 suspensions this year under the minor league program. Although there have not been any suspensions under the major league program, Manny Ramirez retired rather than face a 100-game ban following a second violation.

While Cruz tested positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, Guillen tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol.

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The days of Nate Marquardt, the former middleweight top contender, are without a doubt over, according to UFC president Dana White.

The UFC fighter said his medically prescribed use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is what caused him to register high levels of testosterone but White was far from convinced.

From 5thround.com:

“There’s a difference between testosterone replacement therapy, and where you get it to a level where it’s a performance-enhancer,” White expressed. “I’m not a doctor, so I’m not going to pretend I even remotely know what I’m talking, but I know you get to certain levels where it’s more than testosterone replacement therapy and trying to get back to normal levels.”

Marquardt was previously banned by Nevada’s governing body after screening positive for high levels of nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, following his decision victory over Ivan Salaverry in his UFC debut in August 2006.

He holds an impressive 31-10-2 professional record and is still considered to be one of the world’s top competitors. His manager claims their phone has been ringing off the hook with other promotions throwing offers at the 32-year-old.

“To me this is his fourth chance. This is a fourth chance,” White flatly stated following today’s UFC 132 pre-fight press conference.

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Howard Johnson, top County Durham handler, could be fighting for his training career when he would be answering questions on serious charges at a British Horseracing Authority inquiry.

The top trainer is in London for the hearing after he admitted to running a horse that had undergone a palmar neurectomy whilst under his care.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

The neurectomy to the horse’s left fore leg came to light following a post-mortem carried out on Striking Article after the horse was pulled up and euthanized at Musselburgh on February 7, 2010.

The procedure involves severing nervous connection to the lower leg to cause numbness. It is banned under the Rules of Racing on welfare grounds.

Striking Article underwent the procedure in April 2008 yet ran eight times afterwards. Johnson claims he was unaware of the rule that states he should not have run the horse.

Johnson has also been charged under a separate investigation in relation to the administration of laurabolin, an anabolic steroid containing nandrolone, to three other horses under his care – Whisky Mac, Mintaka Pass and Montoya’s Son.

The County Durham handler is represented by solicitor Rory Mac Niece and the BHA by Graeme McPherson QC.

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According to a recent study by the Dutch company OrgaNext Research, activated vitamin D stimulates expression of the androgen receptor in skeletal muscle cells.

The Dutch scientist Lenus Kloosterboer, PhD, presented these breakthrough findings in Boston, USA, during the Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society (June 4-8, 2011).

The active metabolite of the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate, Nandrolone, stimulates expression of the vitamin D receptor in skeletal muscle cells, as per the researchers.

From Starglobaltribune.com:

Kloosterboer: “We found that both compounds stimulate expression of their own and each other receptors in human skeletal muscle. This has never been published before and could help unravel the mechanism of action of muscle regeneration.

What makes this study unique is that both young and aged human skeletal muscle cells were used. However, the receptor expression was greater in the aged muscle cells. It is likely that the number of both the androgen receptor and the vitamin D receptor on human skeletal muscle lower as we age, which may be why muscle regeneration slows down as people grow older. It is really promising that we were able to demonstrate that the proliferation of satellite cells, also known as new skeletal muscle cells, can be triggered by the active metabolites of NDD.

The combination of nandrolone and hydroxylated vitamin D (NDD) has a synergistic effect on the in-vitro proliferation of human skeletal muscle cells, as per the research.

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