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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich banned for 2 years

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich banned for 2 yearsGeneva, Feb 9 - Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was Thursday banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for two years and stripped of his third-place finish in the 2005 race for blood doping.  Read more »

Stripping Contador of Tour de France title bad for sport, say cycling greats

Stripping Contador of Tour de France title bad for sport, say cycling greatsMelbourne, Feb 7 : The decision to strip Alberto Contador of his Tour de France title and ban him for two years for doping is  Read more »

Sports tribunal suspends Spanish cyclist

Sports tribunal suspends Spanish cyclistLausanne (Switzerland), Feb 7 - Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be excluded from this year's Tour as well as the 2012 Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for  Read more »

Seven-time Tour De France winner Armstrong cleared of doping charges

Seven-time Tour De France winner Armstrong cleared of doping chargesLos Angeles, Feb 4 : Seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong has been cleared of doping allegations, concluding a nearly two-year long inquiry.  Read more »

Contador to focus on Tour de France in 2012

Contador to focus on Tour de France in 2012Madrid, Oct 1  : Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador Saturday said he is targeting a win in 2012 Tour de France cycle race after finishing fourth in this year's edition.  Read more »

Lance Armstrong’s ‘tweet’ invites fans for a cycle ride

Lance Armstrong’s ‘tweet’ invites fans for a cycle rideDornoch (Scotland), July 18 : Hundreds of people swarmed to Dornoch to take part in cycling legend Lance Armstrong's invitation for a `twitter ride'.  Read more »

CBS stands by ‘60 Minutes’ Armstrong drug cheat report

CBS stands by ‘60 Minutes’ Armstrong drug cheat report Washington, June 2 : American television network CBS has rejected a legal demand for an apology after claiming that former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong was a drug cheat.  Read more »

Now, another ex-teammate says Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs

Now, another ex-teammate says Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugsNew York, May 21: After Tyler Hamilton, another ex-team-mate of seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has revealed that the latter took the performance enhancing drug EPO.  Read more »

Pedalling Delhi to Mumbai in 30 hours for a green cause

Vinod-PunmiyaNew Delhi, Feb 18 :  Having cycled from Mumbai to Delhi in four days to spread the message of peace after the 26/11 attack, 53-year-old Vinod Punmiya will try now to pedal the 1,484 km the other way in  Read more »

Lance Armstrong retires from professional cycling

 Lance Armstrong retires from professional cyclingAuckland, Feb 17: American road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is best known for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer, has announced his retirement.  Read more »

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Australia set India 270-run target

Australia set India 270-run targetAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia made 269 for eight against India in the fourth match of the tri-series at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.

David Hussey scored 72 while debutant Peter Forrest made 66.

R. Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav took two wickets each for India.  (IANS)

Australia bat against India

Australia bat against IndiaAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth match of the tri-series against India here Sunday.

India rested Sachin Tendulkar while Australia Michael Hussey.  Read more »

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to perform

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to performLondon, Feb 4 (ANI): Force India driver Paul Di Resta has confessed to being under pressure to perform during his second full year on the Formula One circuit.  Read more »

i1 Supercar Series put off by a year

i1 Supercar Series put off by a yearChennai, Feb 1 :The much-hyped and twice postponed inaugural i1 Supercar Series will now be held in 2013, according to a press release from the promoters, Machdar Motorsports.  Read more »