The second report from WADA’s Independent Commission discloses extensive corruption, nepotism and abuse of power in the IAAF as well as an undermining of the anti-doping structure in the association.

WADA’s independent report on doping in athletics says that Russia should be banned from international competition for upholding a state-supported doping system.

Too many sports federations have proven unable to take action on the avelanche of revelations of governance malpractice that is currently hitting sport. Put them under administration, says Andreas Selliaas in this comment.

More than a decade after the establishment of WADA and World Anti-Doping Code, the biggest challenge in the fight against doping is no longer the lack of rules and formal political support, but countries and sports that do not effectively comply. The challenge must be addressed step-by-step, a debate on doping concluded.

Created in 1999, the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has made great strides in unifying the fight against drugs in sports. A revised code, which took effect at the start of 2015, doubles the sanctions for first offences but allows for more lenient punishments in special cases. Will WADA’s revamped code make a difference, or does sport’s primary anti-doping organisation need more radical reform?

Freiburg used to be the centre for doping in the Federal Republic of Germany. For eight years now, a Commission has tried to fathom the entire scale of this scandal.

In December 2014, revelations about widespread doping and cover-up in Russian and international athletics, led both WADA and the IAAF to initiate investigations. The journalist behind the documentary as well as the two Russians who blew the whistle on the doping practices will share their story at Play the Game 2015.

The fight against match-fixing could be repeating the errors of the anti-doping fight, says Declan Hill, who in this article compares similarities between cycling's CIRI report and a yet undisclosed match-fixing investigation.