Premier League clubs reject doping claims

Leicester, Arsenal and Chelsea have expressed their disappointment at the publication of doping allegations made against them which they claim are “without foundation”.

The three Premier League sides were all named in a Sunday Times report which claims a doctor, named by the newspaper as Dr Mark Bonar, had been secretly filmed allegedly discussing working with numerous professional athletes who used banned treatments.

However, the claims have been rejected by the clubs involved, though an independent inquiry has been ordered by the government’s culture secretary, John Whittingdale.