Clarke answers the call again
Rupert Guinness Melbourne professional says he is not one of the ''most naturally talented athletic specimens".
Another stage for Armstrong, but no cheering
Rupert Guinness It was the day of the hangover: the day after Lance Armstrong's highly anticipated confession.
Schleck ready to climb back into Tour de France contention
Rupert Guinness BEFORE Sunday night, the last time Andy Schleck raced a bike hardly reflected his status as a former Tour de France champion.
Schleck is back, with eyes fixed on Tour de France
Rupert Guinness Before Sunday night, Andy Schleck's most recent race did nothing to reflect his status.
Sprinters' uphill test
Rupert Guinness Winning opportunities will be rare for sprinters in this year's Tour Down Under.
Cycling
Oprah lets slip a second chance to get revelations out of Armstrong
Rupert Guinness Prime opportunity to press disgraced cyclist for names and details lost.
Cycling
Lance: I'm a doper, but no cheat
Rupert Guinness Yes. The simplest of words, but one that Lance Armstrong had never been able to say whenever he was faced with doping allegations.
Cycling
Pleas for amnesty are finally heard
Rupert Guinness The push for an amnesty for confessed drug users and anyone involved in doping who assists investigators is gaining momentum, with the world body of cycling back-pedalling on the issue in a bid to...
Review 'must be public'
Rupert Guinness Call to make public review into Orica-GreenEDGE team's anti-doping procedures and practices.
Doping fallout may hit UCI
Rupert Guinness Questions are being raised as to who else will pay for Lance Armstrong's doping.
Cycling
Confession mustn't pay - Hosking
Rupert Guinness AUSTRALIAN rider Chloe Hosking praised British star Nicole Cooke for condemning dopers such as Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton in her retirement speech on Monday.
There's more to this case than just drug-taking
Rupert Guinness If reports are true that Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey in an interview to air here on Friday that he used performance-enhancing drugs, they should be taken with caution.
Cycling
Angry riders slam cheats
Rupert Guinness Australian rider Chloe Hosking praises British star Nicole Cooke for condemning dopers.
Only the truth will do
Rupert Guinness Lance Armstrong will reportedly confess to Oprah Winfrey in an interview.
Cycling
Armstrong has more than just drug-taking to confess
Rupert Guinness If reports are true that Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey in an interview to air on Friday (AEDT) that he used performance-enhancing drugs, they should be taken with caution.
Athletes can handle the heat - doc
Rupert Guinness THE perception is that 40-plus-degrees heat is too much for elite sports stars - but they should be equipped to handle it, one of Australia's leading sports physiologists says.
Evans in a race against time to return to the summit
Rupert Guinness It has been almost five months since Cadel Evans pedalled his bike in competitive fury.
Cycling
Cadel reach the summit again?
Rupert Guinness After the high point of his 2011 Tour de France win, Cadel Evans struggled in 2012. Rupert Guinness looks at what needs to go right for Evans, at 36, to remain in contention for cycling's greatest...
Dwyer praises on-the-ball wife over heart drama
Rupert Guinness AS FORMER Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer lay in hospital recovering from a cardiac arrest, the person he thanked first for saving his life was his wife, Ruth, for her quick thinking in taking him to...
Beach Volleyball
Pottharst steps up to spark revival
Rupert Guinness KERRI POTTHARST is preparing to lead an aggressive push for change in Australian beach volleyball in a bid to revive it from a ''limping sport'' into a gold medal-winning one.
