Tag: doping
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Victoria Hotspurs’ captain Ferdinando Apap handed three-month ban following positive Doping Test
Former Malta international defender Ferdinando Apap has been handed a three-month suspension after returning a positive doping test earlier this year. The test was carried out following an FA Trophy fixture between Victoria Hotspurs and Ħamrun Spartans at the Tedesco Stadium on January 3, with results confirming the presence of cocaine in the player’s system.…
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Jean Claude Micallef appointed AIMS CEO
As already announced by The Maltese Herald some days ago, former Labour MP Jean Claude Micallef has been appointed as the new CEO of the Authority for Integrity for Maltese Sport (AIMS). Micallef has been appointed after the acrimonious departure of the authority’s previous CEO Luciano Busuttil. The former Labour MP and Sport Malta chairman…
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Exclusive: Doping athletes serving suspension revealed
The Maltese Herald exclusively reveals the names of the 5 athletes that have been found to breach doping regulations in past years. The same athletes are currently serving doping bans imposed by the National Doping Disciplinary Panel now integrated into the Authority for Integration in Maltese Sport. These are the athletes and the decision by…
