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Sports-Doping Bureaucracy Failing Test

Bureaucratic BS is running amok. In one case, it has fingers in Belgium and Canada, England and Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. Yanina Wickmayer's case isn't about Yanina Wickmayer anymore. Oh, I'm sure it is in her world. But even bigger, and scarier, is an increasing focus of the entire sports-doping system. WADA,...

ITF Lifts Bans for Wickmayer, Malisse

LONDON -- U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer earned a major off-court victory Wednesday when officials lifted her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules. The 20-year-old Belgian was banned in November for breaking World Anti-Doping Agency regulations by failing to report her whereabouts for drug testing three...

WADA Crock: Making Wickmayer Pay for Agassi's Sin

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledged that it's too late to punish Andre Agassi for his failed drug test from 1997, darned statute of limitations. But WADA said it still wants some punishment, anyway. Maybe for Agassi's lies to doping officials, which he admits in his book? Maybe for perjury?Doubtful. But I...

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05/29/12 Yanina Wickmayer falls at 1st hurdle Source: flandersnews.be - Belgium Wickmayer seemed to be cruising to victory in the first set, which she led 3-1 at one stage.
05/22/12 Wickmayer, Arvidsson score Brussels upsets Source: United Press International (UPI) Belgian favorite Yanina Wickmayer and Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson scored first-round upsets Tuesday in the first round of the Brussels Open. Wickmayer rallied after dropping the first set to upend No. 5 seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
05/06/12 Azarenka progresses in Madrid Source: Sky Sports News Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka saw off Svetlana Kuznetsova in a tough opening round clash at the Madrid Open on Sunday.