Lance Armstrong’s lawyer has revealed the cyclist might take a lie detector test in an attempt to prove he is innocent of doping allegations, but admitted few people would believe the results even if they showed he was telling the truth.

AFTER a court settlement by Microsoft in the US, the battle now shifts to Europe where Competition Commissioner Mario Monti may soon impose his own set of sanctions against the software giant.

The former bosses of the world’s two largest auctioneers were yesterday formally charged with organising an ‘‘international conspiracy’’ to rig commissions.