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.

New UCI president Brian Cookson will aim to establish quickly whether his predecessors were embroiled in covering up the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Private investigators seized former UCI chief Pat McQuaid’s laptop computer within minutes of him losing the presidency of the organisation to Britain’s Brian Cookson, it has emerged.

Private investigators seized former UCI chief Pat McQuaid’s laptop computer within minutes of him losing the presidency of the organisation to Britain’s Brian Cookson, it has emerged.

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

1: Sort out problems with WADA

Pat McQuaid has lost his battle to remain as president of the international cycling union (UCI), beaten by Britain’s Brian Cookson by 24 votes to 18 at the UCI Congress in Florence.

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).

This afternoon in the Italian city of Florence, UCI Congress will sit down in the Palazzo Vecchio with the future of world cycling at stake.

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.

Irishman Pat McQuaid has promised not to prolong the bitter battle over the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI) if he is deposed from office by British challenger Brian Cookson in Friday’s vote.

European Cycling Union vice president Harald Tiedemann Hansen feels Pat McQuaid will need a “sledge hammer” to defend himself against corruption allegations in his bid to be re-elected president of the International Cycling Union.

International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has called on his election rival Brian Cookson to condemn the “gangster politics” in an increasingly bitter election contest following the emergence of an anonymous leaked dossier alleging corruption at the UCI.

Rival International Cycling Union presidential candidates Pat McQuaid and Brian Cookson have both issued strongly-worded statements following the emergence of an anonymous leaked dossier alleging corruption at the UCI.

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.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid will not withdraw his bid to be re-elected despite suffering the embarrassment of the Swiss federation withdrawing their nomination.

Senior figures at the International Cycling Union have encouraged amendments to legislation which could favour incumbent president Pat McQuaid’s bid for re-election, it has emerged.

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.

International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential challenger Brian Cookson has called for an end to the “wild-west style of governance” of Pat McQuaid by imploring the sport to vote for change next month.

Embattled UCI President Pat McQuaid believes he has “completely changed the culture of doping” in cycling since he came into power in 2005.

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.

The fight for the presidency of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) will be a two-horse race after it was confirmed there were no other challengers to Pat McQuaid and Brian Cookson.

Twenty-four hours after British Cycling president Brian Cookson launched his campaign for the leadership of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Pat McQuaid has come out fighting with a challenge to the Englishman to explain what he feels is a “half-baked” manifesto.

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

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.

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Investors kicked off a new year of trading in style today by sending the FTSE 100 Index soaring to a new four-year high.

Promoted Greystones and experienced Belfast side Instonians will clash in next Saturday's Lansdowne Road curtain-raiser (kick-off midday) after both prevailed in today's AIB League Division Three semi-finals.

“I HAVE a phone in one hand and a baby in the other. Ring me back in three minutes.” Such is the hectic lifestyle of Ireland’s latest celebrity writer, Liz Allen.

JK Rowling has soared up the lending league to mount a challenge to Catherine Cookson's dominance of the library world.

Engineering group Cookson is to cut a further 1,740 jobs as tough economic conditions hit its major markets.