Doping

Will Armstrong admit to doping in Oprah show?

The interview, to be broadcast on January 17, will be the first the American cyclist has conducted since receiving his ban and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. ...  

Lance Armstrong may admit to doping: report

The 'New York Times' reported on Friday that Lance Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. ...  

Dope, Olympic flop show mar Indian athletics in 2012

The list includes the likes of double Asian Games gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji who are now serving a two-year ban for doping. ...  

British paper to sue Lance Armstrong

The paper is demanding the return of the 300,000 pounds payment plus interest, as well as costs accrued in defending the case, which was settled in 2006. ...  

IOC not ready to move on Armstrong's Olympic medal

Lausannel: Lance Armstrong will hold on to his 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze medal a little longer after the International Olympic Committee said it would wait for the international cycling union to inform him before moving to strip him of it. The 41-year-old had his seven Tour de France victories nullified and was banned from cycling for life in October after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping...  

Four Athens Games athletes stripped of medals: IOC

Four 2004 Athens Olympic medallists, including Ukraine's shot put gold medallist Yuriy Bilonog, have been stripped of their medals after re-tested samples from eight years ago were positive, the IOC said on Wednesday. The other athletes are women's shot putter Svetlana Krivelyova of Russia, discus thrower Irina Yatchenko of Belarus and Belarussian hammer thrower Ivan Tsikhan who lost his silver medal. ...  

Pakistan introduces in-competition dope tests

Pakistan has been embarrassed internationally by doping offences with frontline speedsters Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif failing tests in 2006. ...  

Livestrong cancer charity drops Lance Armstrong name from title

Austin, Texas: The Lance Armstrong Foundation has formally dropped the name of the disgraced cyclist from its title, the organization said on Wednesday, marking the latest move by the cancer charity to distance itself following the biggest doping scandal in the sport's history. The foundation that has been informally known for years as Livestrong - the word adorning its well-known yellow wristbands - filed paperwork with the Texas Secretary of...  

Armstrong steps down from Livestrong board

London: Lance Armstrong has stepped down as a board member of Livestrong, the cancer-support charity he founded in 1997, the organization said on Monday. "Lance Armstrong has chosen to voluntarily resign from the Board of Directors of the Livestrong Foundation to spare the organization any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding his cycling career," Livestrong chairman Jeff Garvey said in a statement. We are deeply grateful to Lance...  

Federer calls for more drug tests

London: Roger Federer wants more blood testing done in tennis to help keep the sport clear of doping, the 17-times grand slam champion said on the eve of the ATP World Tour Finals. Britain's newly-crowned US Open champion Andy Murray raised the subject this week at the Paris Masters, suggesting there needed to be more out-of-competition checks. World Tour Finals title holder Federer said his Scottish rival had a point....  

WADA won't appeal against Armstrong ruling

New York: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced it will not appeal against the decision to ban American cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles. WADA had the option of challenging the ruling that was made by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and backed by the International Cycling Union (UCI). "WADA has no concerns as to the complete process and...  

Contador says Armstrong being humiliated and lynched

Paris: Spaniard Alberto Contador expressed support on Wednesday for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong saying the American was being "humiliated and lynched" by doping accusations which have led to the stripping of his seven Tour de France titles. "It seems to me that at certain times and in certain places Lance is not being treated with any respect," Contador, a double Tour champion who returned from a two-year doping ban in...  

Tour de France unveils special route for centenary

Paris: While the sports world comes to terms with the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, Tour de France organisers unveiled a mountainous, prestigious route for the 100th edition of the world's greatest cycling race on Wednesday. The 2013 Tour, which will start from Corsica, will take l'Alpe d'Huez's 21 hairpins twice in the same stage, go up the gruelling Mont Ventoux and end at dusk on the Champs Elysees. But with...  

Aussie cricketer warned over cocaine use

According to reports, the unnamed player admitted to an "incident occurring and was subsequently counselled". ...  

UCI and USDA at war of words in the wake of Armstrong ban

A day after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life, the war of words between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) escalated. Though Armstrong's exposure as a drug cheat was effectively sealed when the UCI on Monday ratified USADA's sanctions against the American, the two bodies have been quick to hurl accusations and critiques at one...  

Lance Armstrong faces heat as the sponsors pull out

After being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles Armstrong has been asked to return the prize money of 4 million US dollar. ...

Former Lance Armstrong team-mate admits to doping

Oslo: Norwegian cyclist Steffen Kjaergaard, who competed with the disgraced Lance Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Service team in the Tour de France in 2000 and 2001, admitted to doping on Tuesday. "When I was a part of the U.S Postal Service team, everything was organised by the team. I did not need to arrange for a doctor or do anything by myself," retired Kjaergaard told a news conference. "The...  

Sponsor Oakley drops Armstrong after 25 years

London: Californian sunglasses maker Oakley has ended a sponsorship of Lance Armstrong that began 25 years ago when he was a teenage triathlete after the American was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles over a doping scandal. Oakley, owned by Italy's Luxottica (LUX.MI), became the latest sponsor to drop Armstrong after the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday ratified the United States Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions against the 41-year-old,...  

Fall from grace for Lance Armstrong

USADA banned Lance Armstrong for life on Monday on the grounds of doping and asserted that there's no place for cheats like him in cycling. ...

Lance Armstrong found guilty of doping, stripped of titles

The International Cycling Union has stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles after the United States Anti-Doping Agency brought out a guilty verdict against the iconic star. ...