Wiggins' use of triamcinolone, the same drug Lance Armstrong tested positive for at the 1999 Tour de France, came to light when Russian hackers stole medical data stored by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and published it online on Wednesday.

Not a good week for fully developed human beings interested in sport?

A doctor has described allegations he prescribed performance-enhancing drugs to sports stars as "false and very misleading".

Turns out he can’t get everything right.

England’s repeated failure from 12 yards at World Cups prompted Ben Lyttleton to go in search of the perfect penalty kick.

England manager Roy Hodgson has named Dr Steven Peters as the psychologist he has entrusted to work with his squad — as captain Steven Gerrard praised him as the man he feels has allowed him to play his best football.

The international cycling union UCI has appointed three people including a war crimes investigator o sit on an independent commission to look into allegations of wrongdoing in the past.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey says it would take something “close to a miracle” for Lance Armstrong to have his lifetime ban from cycling reduced even if he co-operated with an inquiry into doping.

The UCI has dropped its legal action against the Irish writer Paul Kimmage, the cycling body's new president has confirmed.

Britain’s Brian Cookson has won the election to be the president of the international cycling union (UCI).

Great Britain’s Brian Cookson will learn later on Friday whether he has won the bitterly-disputed race to be the presidency of the international cycling union (UCI).

Britain’s Brian Cookson appears to be in the lead in the race for the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI) despite what his supporters are claiming is an attempt to torpedo his final speech tomorrow.

British Cycling president Brian Cookson has highlighted the “growing momentum” for change which has made him a firm favourite to replace Pat McQuaid as president of the International Cycling Union later this month.

Sebastian Coe and Sir Chris Hoy have thrown their weight behind British Cycling chairman Brian Cookson’s bid to become president of the UCI, the sport’s world governing body.

Embattled UCI president Pat McQuaid has been challenged to prove his commitment to good governance by taking a dispute over theforthcoming election to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has been challenged to prove his commitment to good governance by taking a dispute over the forthcoming election to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The International Cycling Union has been asked to take a dispute over its forthcoming presidential election to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has called for challenger Brian Cookson to allow the race for power to proceed to a vote amid a leadership battle which is being thrashed out by lawyers.

Embattled UCI President Pat McQuaid’s only rival in the upcoming election for the office, Brian Cookson, has launched a stinging attack on the Irishman after it emerged that rules which could aid McQuaid’s election bid may be changed in September and backdated to the current period.

A move to allow International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid to stand for re-election despite not being nominated by his own country has been condemned as “an embarrassment” by his rival.

Pat McQuaid, the head of cycling’s world governing body, emphasised his commitment to the fight against doping as he launched his manifesto for re-election today.

Tour de France organisers were last night trying to draw a line under a fresh row over doping sparked by Lance Armstrong as they prepared to start the great race for the 100th time in history.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has claimed it was impossible to win the Tour de France without using drugs during the time he doped his way to seven victories between 1999 and 2005.

Michael Hutchinson won his second successive Irish national time-trial title in the elite men’s event in Carlingford, Co. Louth last night.

Former British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton believes Bradley Wiggins has reached a crossroads in his career.

British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton believes the loss of Bradley Wiggins for the Tour de France will “massively” weaken Team Sky but lift a weight off the shoulders of lead rider Chris Froome.

An ambitious plan to try to get a million more women riding bikes by 2020 was announced in the UK today.

Dave Brailsford has responded to the innuendo and insinuation that Team Sky’s success is built on immoral foundations by pointing to the consistent achievements of the Great Britain cycling team.

Lance Armstrong has claimed he has been made a fall guy for cycling's doping problems and labelled International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid "pathetic".

British Cycling president Brian Cookson has stressed he is fully supportive of under-pressure UCI chief Pat McQuaid.

A lawyer who questioned Lance Armstrong under oath believes the disgraced cyclist will avoid criminal prosecution for lying following his belated confession to using performance-enhancing drugs.

Brian Cookson, the president of British Cycling, has urged Lance Armstrong to name names and tell all when he addresses the damning doping accusations against him this week.

Jimmy’s winning matches with incremental marginal gains

Bradley Wiggins’ remarkable year came to a perfect conclusion last night as he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the city he cruised to Olympic glory this summer.

Mark Cavendish has said he is “relatively ok” after colliding with a car while training in Italy.

Bradley Wiggins was released from hospital following his bike crash as British Cycling announced Shane Sutton, the team’s head coach, had also been knocked off his bike.

Bradley Wiggins believes people should not judge Lance Armstrong too harshly, saying he too might have been tempted to dope had it not been for British Cycling.

For a few moments, the hubbub that soundtracked Brands Hatch from early morning and through to teatime seemed to melt away into the sun-kissed Kent countryside, as James Brown and Damien Shaw cocked an ear towards the track’s tannoy.

Victoria Pendleton admits her relegation in the first of her women’s sprint final heats against Australian rival Anna Meares left her stunned.

Cyclist Laura Trott’s family have spoken about how they find it hard to believe she has become a double Olympic gold medalist after they feared she would not survive when she was born with a collapsed lung.

Official confirmation will come today that sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar are to have their lifetime bans lifted to allow their selection for Team GB for the London 2012 Olympics.

World champion Mark Cavendish has completed his much-anticipated move to Team Sky.