Sports / Cycling

Mueller labels Armstrong delusional 21 Jan 2013 - 07:00 am

ADELAIDE, Australia: Cycling Australia president Klaus Mueller has launched a stinging attack on Lance Armstrong, labelling the self-confessed drug cheat delusional following his...

Armstrong still keen to compete 20 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in Austin, Texas, in this January 14, 2013 handout photo courtesy of Harpo Studios. NEW...

Armstrong admits doping in ‘toxic’ tale 19 Jan 2013 - 05:26 am

NEW YORK: Lance Armstrong ended years of vehement denial yesterday by finally coming clean and admitting he had cheated his way to a...

Cycling: Armstrong loses Olympic medal 18 Jan 2013 - 03:54 am

LOS ANGELES: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his 2000 Olympic bronze medal hours before the airing yesterday of his eagerly-awaited tell-all interview with...

Pound urges Armstrong to co-operate 17 Jan 2013 - 04:31 am

LOS ANGELES: The former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Dick Pound, has called on Lance Armstrong to co-operate fully with drug-testing authorities...

Armstrong admission could see cycling dropped from Games 16 Jan 2013 - 12:28 am

Washington: Cycling could be dropped from the Olympic programme if Lance Armstrong implicates the sport’s governing body of covering up a widespread doping...

Australia review urges drug test expansion 15 Jan 2013 - 07:44 am

SYDNEY: An independent review of cycling in Australia yesterday recommended that officials extend drug testing and establish an ethics panel in the wake...

Armstrong ‘plans to admit doping’ in Oprah interview 13 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

A file picture taken on July 22, 2004 shows Yellow jersey US Lance Armstrong (US Postal/USA) celebrating as he crosses the finish line...

Armstrong to discuss doping scandal on Oprah show 10 Jan 2013 - 07:11 am

LOS ANGELES: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong (pictured) will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his stellar career during an interview with...

Knighthood for Wiggins 30 Dec 2012 - 12:49 am

Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain during the medal ceremony at Hampton Court palace for the Men’s time trial during the...

Armstrong case sends shockwaves; Britain rules 22 Dec 2012 - 12:40 am

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France 2012 winner celebrates during the parade at the end of the 120km and last stage of...

GCC Cyling: Qatari rider Al Bourdainy tops stage 20 Dec 2012 - 12:55 am

Qatari rider Ahmed Al Bourdainy (centre) winner in the fifth stage of the 2012 GCC Cycling Tour receiving his trophy from an official...

GCC Cycling Championship: Qatar’s Khalfan wins fourth stage 19 Dec 2012 - 04:25 am

Cyclists in action during the 2012 GCC Cycling Championship held near Losail International Circuit, yesterday. CENTRE: A Qatari cyclist holds Qatar’s national flag....

Wiggins happy to accept Sky’s Tour leader decision 19 Dec 2012 - 04:15 am

LONDON: Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins insists he is happy to accept Team Sky’s decision over their leader for next year’s race,...

I never saw Armstrong dope: Ferrari 16 Dec 2012 - 12:49 am

PARIS: Lance Armstrong’s former doctor Michele Ferrari yesterday insisted he had never seen the disgraced seven-time Tour de France winner dope. Ferrari, who...

Tour de France 2014 to start in Yorkshire 15 Dec 2012 - 01:02 am

PARIS: The start of the 2014 Tour de France will begin in the northern English county of Yorkshire, organisers of cycling’s most prestigious...

Cycling: UCI mulls plans for calendar revolution 13 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

LONDON: The International Cycling Union (UCI) has left the door open for a possible profound reform of the professional calendar but said yesterday...

Cyclists’ body calls for tougher doping sanctions 16 Nov 2012 - 11:46 am

PARIS: Professional cyclists have called for tougher sanctions for dope cheats, the sport’s governing body has said, as it seeks to restore its...