Lance Armstrong, stripped of seven Tour de France titles and cast into cycling oblivion, apparently acknowledged the decision on Twitter.

The phrase "7-time Tour de France winner" evaporated from Arm

Roger Federer began his bid for a sixth title at the Swiss Indoors by beating substitute opponent Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round.

The German ranked 83rd with one career

Six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty on Monday of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in the town of L'Aquila in 2009.

They were s

A man wielding a knife tried to attack Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen in the south-western town of Turku on Monday, but was swiftly arrested by police, the prime minister's office said in a sta

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the South Pacific island of Vanuatu Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake st

Security was tight on Saturday as Pakistan hosted the first international match since 2009, when militants attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team and brought tours to a standstill.

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The fate and legacy of global cycling icon Lance Armstrong could take a decisive turn when the International Cycling Union (UCI) meets to decide on the American's spectacular fall from grace here Mond

Top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur eased into the Kremlin Cup semifinals on Friday with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 win over Czech Klara Zakopalova to set-up a clash with former world number one Ana Iva

Lance Armstrong said on Friday he has been through a "difficult couple of weeks," his only glancing mention of the doping scandal surrounding him at a gala celebrating his Livestrong charity.

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The main event in a jam-packed fight card bringing elite boxing back to Brooklyn on Saturday was in jeopardy after "irregularities" in a drug test of Mexican veteran Erik Morales.

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