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Former Tour de France champ Ullrich slapped with two year ban for doping offence
Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has been banned for two years for a blood doping offence. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) also ruled that all of Ullrich's results since May 1 2005, be annulled. "The CAS has partially upheld the appeal filed by the UCI (International Cycling Union) and has found Jan Ullrich guilty of a doping offence," news.com.au quoted CAS, as saying. "As a consequence,

No exotic cheese names for Amul if India accepts EU demand

Amul, the country’s best-known milk products maker, may have to soon erase several exotic words such as Gouda and Emmental from its cheese labels, if the European Union (EU) succeeds in its

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Tamilnad Mercantile Bank MD resigns

A couple of days after Dhanlaxmi Bank's chief executive resigned, the top post in Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has also become vacant. A K Jagannathan, managing director and chief executive of the

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CAS to issue Ullrich doping case verdict Thursday
Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against a Tour de France winner.

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Banned cycling champ Contador has no plans of retiring
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has no plans to retire after being banned for two years and being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.

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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title

Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.

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