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US cyclist Armstrong faces new doping charges

US cyclist Armstrong faces new doping charges

Rediff.com14 Jun 2012

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has brought formal doping charges against US cyclist Lance Armstrong and he has been immediately banned from competition in triathlons as a result, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Armstrong quits Paris-Nice race

Armstrong quits Paris-Nice race

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

Adorable! Sabalenka's 'mini-me' steals the show at US Open

Adorable! Sabalenka's 'mini-me' steals the show at US Open

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

The girl, wearing a matching fuchsia Nike kit and sporting a temporary tiger tattoo on her left forearm, emphatically cheered Aryna Sabalenka on

Would Armstrong have achieved same success without doping?

Would Armstrong have achieved same success without doping?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

Lance Armstrong's former doctor, Michael Ferrari has claimed the American was more talented than other cyclists of his generation and could have achieved the same success without taking performance-enhancing drugs.

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Cycling's world governing body has disbanding the Independent Commission which investigated the Lance Armstrong doping scandal in favour of a 'truth and reconciliation process', the UCI said on Monday.

Armstrong will not be prosecuted for doping: US official

Armstrong will not be prosecuted for doping: US official

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's public admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs will not change US prosecutors' decision to spare him of criminal charges, an attorney who oversaw the federal investigation said.

Only a miracle would reopen Armstrong case, says Fahey

Only a "miracle" would reopen Armstrong case, says Fahey

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong would need "something close to a miracle" to get his lifetime ban from cycling re-examined, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey said on Tuesday.

South Australia govt to sue Armstrong after doping confession

South Australia govt to sue Armstrong after doping confession

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

Stories in the fallout of Lance Armstrong's doping confession.

Lance Armstrong to run in New York marathon

Lance Armstrong to run in New York marathon

Rediff.com21 Apr 2006

The seven times Tour de France champion will make his marathon debut on Nov 5.

Armstrong says he will testify with 100 percent honesty

Armstrong says he will testify with 100 percent honesty

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

Disgraced former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says he will testify with "100 percent transparency and honesty" at any independent inquiry into doping in cycling but wants assurances he will be treated fairly.

Armstrong files: Lance fails to win over fans after confession

Armstrong files: Lance fails to win over fans after confession

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong failed to convince many people he was truly sorry for his actions during his televised confession to cheating his way to a record seven Tour de France titles by using drugs, according to a Reuters poll.

'We will move forward,' Lance Armstrong tells gala guests

'We will move forward,' Lance Armstrong tells gala guests

Rediff.com20 Oct 2012

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong told supporters of his Livestrong cancer charity that it had been a difficult couple of weeks but the foundation's mission must go on.

Armstrong says 2010 Tour will be his last

Armstrong says 2010 Tour will be his last

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has announced that he is making his final appearance in the Tour next month. The 38-year-old American, two years into a second comeback, revealed the news through his Twitter website just days before he begins his campaign for an unprecedented eighth victory in the gruelling event.

Armstrong yet to return Sydney Olympic medal to IOC

Armstrong yet to return Sydney Olympic medal to IOC

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Disgraced retired cyclist Lance Armstrong has yet to hand back his Sydney 2000 Olympic medal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) nine months after he was stripped of it, officials said on Monday.

Armstrong to stage comeback in Italy

Armstrong to stage comeback in Italy

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

Lance Armstrong will race in next year's Giro d'Italia for the first time as part of his cycling comeback.

Umpire Gerry Armstrong still calls play

Umpire Gerry Armstrong still calls play

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

From linesman at Wimbledon to chair umpire for more than 25 years, Gerry Armstrong, now ATP Supervisor at the Kingfisher Airlines Open in Mumbai, has come a long way.

Armstrong not losing sleep over doping allegations

Armstrong not losing sleep over doping allegations

Rediff.com15 Jan 2011

Lance Armstrong is not losing any sleep over a US federal investigation into allegations of doping in his team, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Saturday ahead of his final international race.

First man on the moon Neil Armstrong is dead

First man on the moon Neil Armstrong is dead

Rediff.com26 Aug 2012

July 20, 1969 became a watershed date in the history of mankind after Armstrong, commanding the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon, and accompanied by fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon

'Armstrong's samples had traces of steroids in 1999'

'Armstrong's samples had traces of steroids in 1999'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Lance Armstrong returned four samples with traces of banned corticosteroids in the 1999 Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday, although the governing body added it did not handle them as positive tests.

Armstrong confident investigation will go his way

Armstrong confident investigation will go his way

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

Lance Armstrong is confident the ongoing federal investigation into alleged doping will go his way, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Thursday. The American rider has hired criminal defence attorney Brian Daly, a former US federal prosecutor, following allegations made by fellow countryman and ex-team mate Floyd Landis.

Armstrong on Contador's side

Armstrong on Contador's side

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Alberto Contador proved time was on his side when he outclassed seven times champion Lance Armstrong and the rest of the peloton to seize the Tour de France lead in the Alps on Sunday. The Spaniard surged ruthlessly with six kilometres left in the 207.5-km 15th stage to the Swiss ski resort of Verbier to collect the stage laurels and his first yellow jersey since his 2007 victory in Paris.

Armstrong to break silence on Oprah's TV show

Armstrong to break silence on Oprah's TV show

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

Lance Armstrong will break his silence about his lifetime ban from cycling and the doping charges made against him in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, the television presenter announced on Tuesday.

Armstrong ignores USADA deadline to cooperate in probe

Armstrong ignores USADA deadline to cooperate in probe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will push ahead with efforts to clean up cycling without help from Lance Armstrong after the disgraced cyclist rejected another deadline to meet anti-doping investigators by Wednesday.

Armstrong deletes Tour wins reference in Twitter profile

Armstrong deletes Tour wins reference in Twitter profile

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

A day after he was banned from cycling for life and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, Lance Armstrong took the first step towards accepting the sanctions by deleting reference to his Tour wins on his Twitter biography.

Enigmatic Armstrong brings down curtain on career

Enigmatic Armstrong brings down curtain on career

Rediff.com26 Jul 2010

Lance Armstrong drew the curtain down on an amazing career in top-class international cycling on Sunday as a hero to his devoted followers but much less so to the sceptics.

Former team boss laments Armstrong's no-fight decision

Former team boss laments Armstrong's no-fight decision

Rediff.com25 Aug 2012

Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight doping charges was disappointing for the rider and for cycling in general, according to his former team manager John Bruyneel, who also faces charges brought by the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA).

Former team boss laments Armstrong's no-fight decision

Former team boss laments Armstrong's no-fight decision

Rediff.com25 Aug 2012

Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight doping charges was disappointing for the rider and for cycling in general, according to his former team manager John Bruyneel, who also faces charges brought by the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA).

Armstrong to run New York marathon

Armstrong to run New York marathon

Rediff.com21 Apr 2006

The seven-times Tour de France champion will make his marathon debut in the New York City race on November 5.

IN PHOTOS: Neil Armstrong now rests at sea

IN PHOTOS: Neil Armstrong now rests at sea

Rediff.com15 Sep 2012

The remains of legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on Moon, were buried at the Atlantic Ocean in a ceremony aboard a US Navy cruiser.

Armstrong unable to make up ground

Armstrong unable to make up ground

Rediff.com23 Apr 2005

The defending champion laboured to a seventh-place finish in the fourth stage won by Dane Brian Vandborg.

Armstrong to compete in Tour de France - magazine

Armstrong to compete in Tour de France - magazine

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and compete in next year's Tour de France, the cycling magazine VeloNews reported on Monday. Velonews cited sources on its website as saying that Armstrong, 36, would compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere and the Tour de France.

'We were all fooled by Armstrong'

'We were all fooled by Armstrong'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

Jean-Marie Leblanc, the Tour de France director, said he backed the report stating that Lance Armstrong took EPO in 1999.

PIX: Naomi Osaka thrills with frills at US Open

PIX: Naomi Osaka thrills with frills at US Open

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Naomi Osaka dons tutu 'super suit' in triumphant US Open return.

Contador says focus on future after Armstrong gate

Contador says focus on future after Armstrong gate

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

Cycling should try to put the Lance Armstrong doping case behind it, Spain's double Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who returned from a two-year doping ban in August, said on Saturday.

Image of cycling wrongly tainted: Armstrong

Image of cycling wrongly tainted: Armstrong

Rediff.com12 May 2005

Lance Armstrong said that cycling looked more scandalous since dope testing was done most in the sport

Lance Armstrong gives up fight against USADA charges

Lance Armstrong gives up fight against USADA charges

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Lance Armstrong said on Thursday he would no longer fight doping accusations by the U.S. Anti-Doping agency, a move that appears to put his seven Tour de France titles at risk.

US prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team

US prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team

Rediff.com4 Feb 2012

Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centred on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.

Armstrong and Williams win Laureus awards

Armstrong and Williams win Laureus awards

Rediff.com21 May 2003

The glittering evening attracted royalty as well as movie stars, entertainers and a worldwide television audience estimated at 320 million.

I won't attack Contador, says Armstrong

I won't attack Contador, says Armstrong

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Lance Armstrong promised on Tuesday not to try to overhaul his Astana team mate Alberto Contador as overall race leader but still allowed himself to dream of an eighth Tour de France victory. The 37-year-old American, back in the saddle after three-and-a-half years in retirement, is second overall, one minute 37 seconds behind the Spaniard after the 16th stage.

Armstrong wins Tour 17th stage

Armstrong wins Tour 17th stage

Rediff.com23 Jul 2004