If this fine country has relied on anything in recent times, it is our certainty about what represents an Absolute Disgrace.

So, there it is: Lance Armstrong has admitted to Oprah Winfrey that his dominance of cycling from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s was tainted — to put it mildly — by performance-enhancing drugs.

BASEBALL stars David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, who powered the Boston Red Sox to World Series titles in 2004 and 2007, tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, it was reported yesterday.

FORMER slugger Jose Canseco has expressed regret over his involvement in baseball’s steroids controversy.