From Lance Armstrong's doping scandal to the Soccer Canada drone controversy, here are some of the most scandalous moments in sports history.
From Lance Armstrong's doping scandal to the Soccer Canada drone controversy, here are some of the most scandalous moments in sports history.0 of 40From Lance Armstrong's doping scandal to the Soccer Canada drone controversy, here are some of the most scandalous moments in sports history.
Former American professional road cyclist Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times from 1999 to 2005. Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong rides down the Champs Elysees with an American flag after the 21st and final stage of the cycling race in Paris, July 23, 2000. Armstrong was stripped of his titles after a 2012 United States Anti-Doping Agency investigation found he used performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his cycling career. He received a lifetime ban from all sanctioned cycling events. Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 13, 1999. Armstrong admitted to doping in 2013 and settled a lawsuit to pay back millions of dollars in bonuses he earned. Lance Armstrong, carries the Stars and Stripes during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race in Paris, on July 24, 2005. Cuban-American Rosie Ruiz set a record in 1980 after she crossed the Boston Marathon finish line with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes 56 seconds. Rosie Ruiz waves to the crowd after after being announced as winner of the women's division of the Boston Marathon in Boston, April 21, 1980. Just a few days after the race, organizers said Ruiz rode the subway for about 25 kilometres of her race, and she was stripped of her title.Canadian Jacqueline Gareau ended becoming the 1980 Boston Marathon winner, despite Ruiz insisting that she ran the entire race. 1980 winner of the Boston Marathon women's division, Jacqueline Gareau, crosses a ceremonial finish line in Boston Monday, April 18, 2005. Canadian-Jamaican sprinter Ben Johnson competed twice for Canada in the Olympics: 1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seoul. Johnson won a bronze medal in 1984 in the 100-metre race. He then won the 1988 100-metre final in a time of 9.79 seconds. Ben Johnson of Canada leads the pack as they churn to the finish of the Olympics 100-meter final, Sept. 24, 1988, in Seoul. However, just a few days after his historic win for Canada, he was stripped of his titles and suspended after testing positive for anabolic steroids. Sprinter Ben Johnson examines a bottle of steroids during the federal inquiry into drug use in amateur sports in Toronto on June 23, 1989. Johnson returned to compete in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where he finished eighth in the 100m semi-final after stumbling out of the blocks, and was the lead-off runner for the 4x100m relay team that was disqualified in the semi-final. , Ben Johnson, left, signals victory ahead of the United States' Carl Lewis, as he wins the 100-meter final at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 25, 1988. In 2015, NFL legend Tom Brady and the New England patriots were accused of delating balls. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Indianapolis Colts during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game in Foxborough, Mass, Jan. 18, 2015. The seven-time Super Bowl winner served a four-game suspension, and the Patriots were docked $1 million and two draft picks, for what the league found was a scheme to provide improperly inflated footballs for the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts on Jan 18, 2015.New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, right, talks to quarterback Tom Brady during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Foxborough, Mass, Nov. 3, 2013. Just two weeks after the AFL championship game, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, and quarterback Tom Brady cross paths during a news conference before NFL football practice in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Tonya Harding was a decorated American figure skater who won gold at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and silver at the World Championships. Figure skater Tonya Harding of Portland, Ore., skates in the free skating portion of the women's figure skating competition at the XVI Olympic Games in Albertville, France, Feb. 21, 1992. Harding finished fourth at the 1992 Olympics, and saw fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan as her biggest rival heading into the 1994 season. Tonya Harding, left, and Nancy Kerrigan at the 1992 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 12, 1992. Harding’s ex-husband orchestrated an attack on Kerrigan on Jan. 6, 1994 at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, in an effort to have her unable to perform at the championships and the 1994 Olympics. American skaters Tonya Harding, silver; Kristi Yamaguchi, gold; and Nancy Kerrigan, bronze, display their medals after the finals of the World Figure Skating Championships in Munich, March 12, 1991. Kerrigan was famously hit in the leg with a police baton, and withdrew from the championships. While Harding ended up winning that one, Kerrigan quickly recovered and still secured a spot on the Olympic team, winning a silver medal in the ladies single skate.American figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan, left, and Tonya Harding work out during an Olympic practice session at Hamar Olympic Amphitheater in Hamar, Norway, Feb. 22, 1994. One of the most famous cheating scandals in the Paralympics came from Spain’s men’s basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Games. For the first time, the Paralympics held a basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities. The Spanish team crushed all its opponents and took home the championships. Players and coaching staff of the Spanish intellectual disability basketball team celebrate their victory at the Paralympics Games in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, October 24, 2000. It was revealed that ten out of the 12 members faked mental disabilities, and had IQs over 70. Apparently, testing for disabilities was not rigorous enough for the fraud to be detected earlier. The Olympic Rings glow on the Sydney Harbour Bridge the day before the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Sept. 14, 2000. The Houston Astros were found guilty of sign stealing with the use of technology, a tactic that led them to win the 2017 World Series. The Houston Astros celebrate after their win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. An investigation found the Astros used the video feed from the centre-field camera to see and decode the opposing catcher's signs. Players banged on a trash can to signal to batters what was coming. The Houston Astros celebrate after Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. Sign-stealing is a legal and time-honoured part of baseball as long as it is done with the naked eye - say, by a baserunner standing on second. Using technology is prohibited. A Boston Red Sox fan holds a sign up during the second inning in Game 3 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros in Boston, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Marion Jones was an American track and field star, who won gold medals in the 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships. Marion Jones of the United States, center, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 100 meters at Olympic Park, during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sept. 23, 2000. She then won five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She was accused of doping after the Olympics, but she never tested positive. Marion Jones holds up her five Olympic medals for track and field events in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 1, 2000. She admitted to lying to a grand jury about never taking performance-enhancing drugs. Jones was given a six-month jail sentence for perjury.The three-time Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones cries as she addresses the media during a news conference outside the federal courthouse, Oct. 5, 2007, in White Plains, N.Y. In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox accepted money from gamblers to throw their World Series game.Team photograph of the Chicago White Sox, the team that was involved in the Chicago Black Sox scandal. Almost a year later, eight White Sox players were accused of conspiring with gamblers to lose on purpose. The incident was dubbed the Black Sox Scandal. Black Sox scandal documents, letters and memos are displayed on the desk at Mastro Auctions, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 in Burr Ridge, Ill. The eight players were acquitted in a 1921 trial but were banned for life from professional baseball, including ‘Shoeless Joe’ Jackson. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, rear left, is seen during the investigation of the infamous"Black Sox" scandal in Chicago. White Sox players shown are Charles"Swede" Risberg, center left, and Arnold"Chick" Gandil, next to Risberg. Others are unidentified. In 2010, China was stripped of a bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics for fielding an underage gymnast, with the women's team medal going to the United States instead. Members of China's gymnastics team, from left, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin listen to their national anthem after winning the gold medal in the women's team final competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Aug. 13, 2008 The International Olympic Committee acted after investigations by the sport's governing body determined that Dong Fangxiao was only 14 at the 2000 Games. Gymnasts must turn 16 during the Olympic year to be eligible. Fangxiao Dong of China competes in the Final of the Womens Vault at the Sydney Superdome on Day Nine of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 24, 2000. Dong's results from Sydney were nullified by the International Gymnastics Federation. Because her scores contributed to China winning the team bronze, FIG recommended the IOC take the medal back. Chinese gymnasts Yang Yun, left, and Dong Fangxiao wave flowers after receiving the bronze medal in the women's gymnastic team finals at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Sept. 19, 2000. One of the most controversial goals in World Cup history, the ‘Hand of God’ goal in 1986, came when Diego Maradona punched the ball into England's net during the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals. Argentina's Diego Maradona, left, beats England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to a high ball and scores his first of two goals in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Mexico City, June 22, 1986. Maradona himself gave conflicting accounts of what had happened over the years, at one point attributing the goal to divine intervention, to “the hand of God.” An Argentine fan wearing a Maradona mask holds a stuffed glove reading in Spanish"The hand of God" prior to the World Cup group B soccer match between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, June 12, 2010. Diego Maradona holds up the trophy after Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 during a World Cup soccer final match at Atzeca Stadium in Mexico City, June 29, 1986 Canada's appearance at the 2024 Summer Olympics was marred by the discovery that Canadian Soccer Association staff used a drone to spy on the New Zealand women's national football team Members of Canada's women's soccer team train at Stade Auguste Dury in Saint-Etienne, France on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Head coach Bev Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander, and analyst Joseph Lombardi were all sent home from the Olympics, and later banned from all soccer for one year by FIFA. Lombardi was also given an eight-month suspended prison sentence in accordance with French drone operating laws. Coach Bev Priestman of Canada takes photos on the pitch at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. Despite Team Canada's six-point deduction penalty, they advanced to the quarter finals where they were eliminated in a 4-2 penalties loss against Germany New Zealand's Katie Kitching, left, and Canada's Jade Rose vie for the ball during the women's Group A soccer match between Canada and New Zealand at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. Skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender says she should have been going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy. As a veteran of five Winter Games from 2006 to 2022, sliding in Turin, Vancouver, Sochi, PyeongChang and Beijing, the American would have made history by competing in a sixth. Katie Uhlaender of United States takes a curve on her third run during the women's skeleton competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. What denied her entry to the Milan-Cortina Olympics was her final qualification event in the North American Cup earlier this month at Lake Placid, where several Canadian competitors were withdrawn at the last minute. Despite Uhlaender winning the race, the sudden reduction in the number of athletes competing had reduced the amount of qualification points available, leaving her just short. Katie Uhlaender, of United States, finishes the women's skeleton run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Uhlaender accused the Canadian team and its coach, Joe Cecchini, of intentionally withdrawing the athletes, deliberately manipulating the field to benefit one of their own sliders’ bids for qualification. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton denied anything untoward. Skeleton’s governing body also dismissed Uhlaender’s complaint, but she wasn’t the only athlete to have been negatively impacted at Lake Placid and, since then, an increasing number of national teams have rallied behind her. Katie Uhlaender, of the United States, center, greets fans after finishing her second run during a World Cup skeleton competition in Lake Placid, N.Y., Thursday, March 21, 2024.
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