A former team-mate of Lance Armstrong was shocked to learn he has tested positive for testosterone and denies doping.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen, Colorado, but agreed to let his long-time girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention, police reports show.

He had clearly been having one of those days at work.

A US judge has refused to dismiss the government’s lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and associates for alleged doping and use of banned performance-enhancing techniques.

Team Sky has called for opioid Tramadol to be added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list in response to comments made by a former team-mate of Lance Armstrong.

Mugger flips out over victim’s ‘old’ phone

A postman has been shot dead while delivering mail in Maryland.

Two men in Ireland were arrested as part of an international police operation against child abuse and exploitation.

Monkeys perfect the art of conversation

Specialist software group Escher has posted a 17% annualised jump in first-half adjusted pre-tax profit and a near 50% rise in revenue.

Thousands of stray dogs roam the streets and vacant homes of bankrupt Detroit, replacing residents, menacing humans who remain, and overwhelming the city’s ability to find them homes or allow them to have peaceful deaths.

The United States Government is seeking a sum of over €91m in damages after filing a lawsuit accusing disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and his associates of defrauding the US Postal Service (USPS).

The United States Government has confirmed it has joined a civil lawsuit against Lance Armstrong to claim around $100m (€75m) from the disgraced cyclist.

Lance Armstrong's former masseuse has rejected his apology after he admitted bullying her for speaking out about his cheating.

Former UCI President Hein Verbruggen had assets managed by the investment bank of Thom Weisel, backer of the US Postal Services team that disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong rode for during his rise to fame in the late 90s and early 2000s — but has denied any wrongdoing.

The fall-out from Lance Armstrong’s expected doping confession is already being considered as the world awaits the broadcast of the disgraced cyclist’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong last night apologised to the staff at his Livestrong foundation before heading to an interview in a Texan hotel with Oprah Winfrey.

Lance Armstrong will break his silence over allegations of drug doping after it was announced he is to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey next week.

The 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award has been won by former Tour de France rider Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle with “The Secret Race”, which exposes the culture of doping in professional cycling.

Six days after the Union Cycliste International (UCI) suspended their defamation case against author and journalist Paul Kimmage, the Irishman launched a counter-case of his own last night against UCI president Pat McQuaid and former UCI president Hein Verbruggen, accusing the pair of slander/defamation, denigration and “strong suspicions of fraud”.

UCI president Pat McQuaid and his predecessor Hein Vergrubben didn’t get to where they are by talking first and thinking second...at least you’d hope not anyway.

The son of Rabobank team manager Erik Dekker has accused his former “hero” Lance Armstrong of “destroying the sport I love so much”.

Cycling’s world governing body will reveal tomorrow whether they endorse the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s damning report which accuses Lance Armstrong of systematic doping during his seven Tour de France victories.

Take a bow UCI, to quote Laurel and Hardy: Here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.

Lance Armstrong was a “serial cheat” who led “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”, United States Anti-Doping Agency said last night.

Among Lance Armstrong’s former team-mates who gave sworn testimony against him were Michael Barry and George Hincapie and both released statements last night.

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) last night revealed its “reasoned decision” document, detailing the evidence it has amassed against Lance Armstrong and his US Postal Service team associates who engaged in what USADA calls “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”.

Lance Armstrong was a “serial cheat” who led “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”, United States Anti-Doping Agency said today.

A university has said it received a suspicious package, but would not confirm the contents or whether the sender was a former student accused of killing 12 people in the Colorado cinema shooting.

Frank Schleck was last night in a Pau police station after leaving the Tour de France following a positive drugs test, his RadioShack- Nissan-Trek team confirmed.

The US Anti-Doping Agency have confirmed they are to file formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong which could see the cyclist lose his record-breaking total of seven Tour de France titles.

Lance Armstrong was facing the prospect of losing his record-breaking total of seven Tour de France titles after the United States Anti-Doping Agency confirmed they had begun legal proceedings against the former cyclist.

Lance Armstrong said today he was “gratified” the US attorney’s office had decided not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the champion cyclist and his teammates ran a doping programme.

A criminal probe of Lance Armstrong and his former US Postal team was closed last night, without the seven-time Tour de France winner being charged over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs.

A mailman in the US has been suspended after he was caught defecating in a yard on camera.

The world of cycling is once again facing up to a storm over performance-enhancing drugs after Lance Armstrong and the International Cycling Union slammed Floyd Landis for accusations made by the disgraced rider.

LANCE ARMSTRONG yesterday insisted he has “nothing to hide” as he dismissed accusations made by disgraced American rider Floyd Landis.

Thousands of children around the world are set to be disappointed this Christmas if they write to the jolly man at the North Pole and expect a reply.

ADVANCED DNA testing led federal investigators to suspect a government scientist in the 2001 anthrax killings.

IT’S hard to believe 10 years will have passed next week since the death (May 14) of a true American idol — singer, actor and entertainer Frank Sinatra.

An estranged daughter helped murder her parents, brother, sister-in-law and young niece and nephew in a Christmas Eve row, it was alleged today.

A woman and her boyfriend are in custody today, suspected of shooting dead her parents and four other family members, including two small children, at a remote rural home.

IN the days before the world learns whether Harry Potter lives or dies, publishers have been warning fans to stay away from the internet as spoilers are spreading like wildfire across various websites.