Matt Damon up for Lance Armstrong biopic

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 11:18

Actor Matt Damon is reportedly in talks to play cyclist Lance Armstrong.

UK cyclist Cavendish says cycling still ‘cleanest’ sports despite Armstrong shame

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 18:22

British cycling ace Mark Cavendish has claimed cycling is still the cleanest sport in world despite Lance Armstrong getting banned from the sport for leading the most sophisticated doping scandal ever in sports history.

Contador says Armstrong was ‘humiliated, lynched’ during doping investigation

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 18:16

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador believes banned Lance Armstrong has not been treated with proper respect throughout the doping investigation, and added that the American was humiliated and lynched by doping accusations.

UCI chief launches personal attacks on former team-mates of Armstrong

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 12:38

International Cycling Union (UCI) president, Pat McQuaid has slammed Lance Armstrong doping scandal’s whistle-blowers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton as scumbags.

Ex-UCI boss vehemently denies backing ‘banned’ Armstrong in doping row

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 18:28

Former International Cycling Union (UCI) boss Hein Verbruggen has strongly dismissed a report in a Dutch newspaper on Thursday that claimed he still supported dishonored cycling icon Lance Armstrong in the doping scandal.

Barcelona refute links with banned doctor who worked with ‘drug-tainted’ Armstrong

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 13:51

Barcelona has claimed that Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral, a Spanish doctor who has been banned for life for his role in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, has never been on the club`s staff or its payroll.

Ashwini & Co. handed enhanced ban in athletics doping scandal

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 00:28

Indian athletics' biggest doping scandal involving six top women athletes, including three Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallists, ended with the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sports awarding an enhanced ban of two years on them.

Doping scandal: Mudgal committee clears tainted athletes

Last Updated: Friday, December 9, 2011, 10:31

The Mukul Mudgal committee, appointed by the sports ministry in the wake of doping scandal that hit Indian athletics in July this year, has given a clean chit to the eight athletes involved, according to reports.

Dope scandal hearing adjourned for Sept 14

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 16:47

Six top athletes who were involved in the recent dope scandal, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, today appeared before the NADA Disciplinary Panel which adjourned the case for September 14.

NADA conducts raid at SAI`s Bangalore centre

Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2011, 22:22

National Anti-Doping Agency conducted raids at Sports Authority of India`s centre at Bangalore and took urine samples from the campers there for testing.

Sports ministry to bring new law on doping

Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2011, 15:38

Rattled by the doping scandal that has rocked Indian athletics, the Sports Ministry is planning to bring a new law to deal with the menace in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

`Sports Ministry should share blame in doping row`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 18:28

Acting Indian Olympic Association President Vijay Kumar Malhotra said that Sports Ministry should also share the blame for doping scandal that rocked athletics, saying that coaches and doctors involved in it are its employees.