
Sagan wins rainy 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
Sprint specialist Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the third stage of the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday, showing his finishing power on a rainy day ...

Goss wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage, Cavendish leads
Matthew Goss won a bunch sprint at the end of Thursday's stage but Mark Cavendish retained the overall lead of the Tirreno-Adriatico after finishing ...
Tennis adopts biological passport for anti-doping
Tennis is adopting the biological passport program and increasing the number of blood tests as part of a new anti-doping drive that players themselves ...

Omega Pharma wins 1st stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
Mark Cavendish took the early lead of the Tirreno-Adriatico after his Omega Pharma-QuickStep won the team time trial on a rainy opening day on ...
Dutch ex-cyclist Michael Boogerd admits doping
Former Dutch professional cyclist Michael Boogerd, a spring classic specialist who once edged Lance Armstrong to win the Amstel Gold Race, admitted ...

Lance Armstrong could lose Legion of Honor medal
Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials announced Monday that an inquiry will be opened ...

James wins 4 medals at track cycling worlds
Sarah Hammer of the United States grabbed her sixth career gold medal and second of the week by winning the women's omnium Sunday, while Rebecca ...

Yates wins points race at track cycling worlds
Simon Yates won the last sprint to claim the men's points race on Friday at the track cycling world championships for his first major title, while ...
Justice Dept joins suit against Lance Armstrong
The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion ...

Irvine medals make Irish history at cycling worlds
Martyn Irvine made history for Ireland by winning its first men's medals at the world track cycling championships in 116 years on Thursday. Irvine won ...
Giro to start in NIreland and Ireland in 2014
Giro d'Italia organizers say the 2014 race will begin in Northern Ireland and Ireland. The three-week race will start May 10 in Belfast then pass ...

Hammer wins fifth major track cycling title
Sarah Hammer of the United States grabbed her fifth gold medal, while Francois Pervis of France claimed his maiden title at the track cycling world ...
Hamilton says he paid $40,000 a year for doping
Disgraced former U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court Tuesday he paid tens of thousands of euros (dollars) a year to the doctor at the ...
Belgian authorities open probe into cycling doctor
Authorities have opened a judicial inquiry into cycling doctor Geert Leinders, who has worked for the Rabobank and Team Sky teams. The prosecutor's ...

IOC to discuss role of World Anti-Doping Agency
The IOC will hold a conference on the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency amid increasing tensions over how to deal with performance-enhancing drugs.
Spain to maintain doping fight beyond Puerto trial
Spain's sports authorities have vowed to maintain their campaign to end the country's reputation for widespread doping as the long-awaited Operation ...
Russian cycling team Katusha wins appeal at CAS
Russian cycling team Katusha won its appeal against the International Cycling Union's decision to deny it top-tier status this season for "ethical" ...
French anti-doping agency fuels rift with UCI
The French anti-doping agency is refusing to test riders at the Paris-Nice race next month, creating another rift between the International Cycling ...
Rogge backs McQuaid to lead cycling in WADA spat
IOC President Jacques Rogge has backed Pat McQuaid to lead the International Cycling Union in its ongoing dispute with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

England's image drive hit by Gatland comments
Eighteen months on and the England rugby team is still being haunted by a scandal-ridden 2011 World Cup campaign dogged by dwarf-throwing, ...
WADA urges football to conduct more EPO tests
The World Anti-Doping Agency urged football Tuesday to conduct more blood doping tests and intelligence operations to unmask cheating players.
WADA: Cloud over Spanish sport until stars named
A "monumental cloud" will hang over Spanish sport until all the athletes involved in the Operation Puerto case are identified, according to the head ...
Basso, Jaskche give evidence in Spanish court
Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso told a Spanish court Monday that he paid the doctor at the center of the Operation Puerto doping scandal ...

IOC set to cut 1 sport from program of 2020 Games
IOC leaders are meeting this week to decide which sport to drop from the Olympic program and how to deal with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong ...
Katusha to get verdict on UCI license next week
Russian team Katusha is presenting an appeal to sport's highest court after the International Cycling Union refused to grant top-tier status in 2013.