Armstrong admits to doping in Oprah interview

Updated: Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 12:49 Lance Armstrong has apparently admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career Cyclist Lance Armstrong has reportedly confessed to using drugs during the recording of his interview with Oprah Winfrey. USA Today said Armstrong did not confirm which drugs he used during the interview, which will be broadcast on Thursday. His lawyers have not responded to subsequent requests for comment. Although US media had widely speculated that Armstrong would admit to cheating in the interview, neither Winfrey nor Armstrong have since confirmed today's report. "We are not confirming any specific details regarding the interview at this time," a spokesman for Oprah's network OWN told Reuters. Armstrong has always vehemently denied using performance-enhancing drugs. CBS reported Armstrong had indicated he

Armstrong admits: ‘It’s been tough’

Updated: Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 11:52 Lance Armstrong spoke out in response to the USADA report Lance Armstrong admitted he had experienced "a difficult couple of weeks" as he made his first public appearance since the publication of the scathing United States Anti-Doping Agency's report. USADA last week published a 1,000-page report which concluded the Texan and his United States Postal Service team ran "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". Armstrong announced he would not contest charges handed down by USADA in August. USADA promptly stripped the 41-year-old of all results since August 1, 1998, including his record run of seven Tour de France triumphs from 1999 to 2005, and banned him for life. USADA sent the UCI