Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon Union, has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption, Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided in November to declare the national anti-doping agencies of Venezuela, Nigeria and Tunisia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. Now it has an update on the situation with the African country.

WADA's Play True Day 2024 will be held on 19 April to raise awareness of clean sport. WADA urges everyone to take part to support integrity in sport through anti-doping efforts.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2022 Testing Figures Report, which provides an overview of the results of all samples analysed and reported by WADA-accredited laboratories in the WADA Anti-Doping Administration and Management System during 2022.

A recording of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the victim of a prank call from someone claiming to be a senior official of the African Union Commission, has been posted online. 

Independent member of parliament Andrew Wilkie has accused the Melbourne Football Club of evading drug tests with the help of the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL CEO Andrew Dillon didn't deny Wilkie's allegations.

A recording of the Polish President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Witold Banka, the victim of a prank call from someone claiming to be a senior official of the African Union Commission has been posted online. The caller asked questions about the Russian-backed multi-sport event, the Friendship Games, about which WADA had previously raised anti-doping concerns.

Ingmar De Vos from Belgium is the only candidate for the presidency of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). This matter will be dealt with at the 48th General Assembly in Birmingham on 9 April.

The statement by the WADA leadership that it is impossible to conduct an on-site audit of RUSADA's activities due to complex geopolitical conditions is "unfounded", RUSADA Director General Veronika Loginova told the TASS news agency.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday accused Russia of "politicising sport" by launching its so-called Friendship Games from next September. The new competition will compete with the Olympic Games, and Russian organisers are also planning a winter edition.

Plans for celebration in Paris are in jeopardy after US Olympic officials warned on Thursday that appeals could delay the awarding of medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, following Russia's disqualification for doping.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, has rejected Italian runner Alex Schwazer's appeal against the decision to suspend his eight-year ban for anti-doping violations.

Witold Banka, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said on Tuesday that the organisation remains "deeply sceptical" about the integrity of Russian sport, but believes the situation is better than it was a decade ago.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are launching measures and documents to ensure that athletes are well prepared for Paris 2024.