Cycling: Sports doctor linked to Armstrong gets suspended jail ...
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BOLOGNA, Italy : Italian sports doctor Michele Ferrari, who has worked with several top cyclists including six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, has been given a 12-month suspended jail sentence for malpractice by a court here.
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ROME -- Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso should be banned from cycling for 21 months because of his involvement in the Spanish doping scandal, Italian Olympic Committee prosecutors recommended Friday.
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The Juventus doping trial came to an end today, Friday 26th of November 2004, as Riccardo Agricola, chief-doctor of the Turin giants, has been given a 22-month prison sentence for being found guilty of sporting fraud.
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L'ALPE D'HUEZ  - Seven-times Tour de France winner   Lance Armstrong believes cycling needs the support of its fans   following the doping scandal that prevented this year's   favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso competing.
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The Belgian cycling federation for doping has banned Johan Museeuw, Chris Peers and Jo Planckaert for four years. None of the three failed a test but all have been implicated in the trafficking ring run by vet Jose Landuyt.
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Former Olympic sprinter Alvin Harrison has been suspended for four years for drug violations, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday.
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 30, 2004 - A defrocked Irish priest with a history of disrupting sports events was given a one-year suspended sentence and fined $3,600 Monday for grabbing a runner who was leading the Olympic marathon with three miles to go.
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A biker who caused the death of his pillion passenger after drinking 12 pints is jailed for five years.
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Two of Lance ArmstrongÂs 1999 Tour de France teammates said they used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO in preparing for that yearÂs race.
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Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso should be banned from cycling for 21 months because of his involvement in the Spanish doping scandal, Italian Olympic Committee prosecutors recommended Friday.
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Two of Lance Armstrong's former team   mates have admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs while   preparing for the 1999 Tour de France, the New York Times   reported on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK -- Two of Lance Armstrong's former teammates said they used a performance-enhancing drug when they were getting ready for the 1999 Tour de France, according to a newspaper report.
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A defrocked Irish priest who attacked the leader during yesterdayâs Olympic marathon was given a one year suspended sentence in Athens today.
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A defrocked Irish priest, Cornelius Horan, 57, who attacked the Olympic marathon leader Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima, was given a one-year suspended jail sentence yesterday by a court in Athens.
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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling&#039;s premier race. Oscar Sevilla, Ullrich&#039;s teammate, also was suspended by the T-Mobile team.
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Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has been suspended by his Phonak team after failing a dope test. The American, who tested positive for blood doping at the Olympics and the Tour of Spain, is waiting for the results of his &quot;B&quot; samples.
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Independent Dutch investigators cleared Lance Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour de France on Wednesday, and blamed anti-doping authorities for misconduct in dealing with the American cyclist.