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I used to watch LTDF in my prime time and this is one of the most prestigious event in the cycling sports.  Very disgraced to the sports if this is true. NEW YORK, (AFP) - American cyclist Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life, US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said Thursday. The decision came after Armstrong announced he was dropping his fight against USADA's charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the most prestigious event in the sport from 1999 to 2005. Tygart told AFP that Armstrong would be stripped of all his results dating back to August 1, 1998. He called the move a "sad day" for the sporting world but expressed hope that it would help create a "level playing field" for future athletes. "It is a sad day for all of us who love sport and our athletic heroes," Tygart said in a separate written statement. "This is a heart...

http://thestarmobile.com/jsp/news/viewNews.jsp?newsID=259422&catID=1 Age 60 withdrawal option after EPF Act amended next year PUTRAJAYA: Starting next year, private sector employees who work until the extended retirement age of 60 will have the option to withdraw their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings at the same age. An amendment to the EPF Act 1991 will be carried out to facilitate this regulation, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said. Under the amendment, the EPF will also compel those who work until the age of 60 to continue to contribute to their EPF savings throughout their term of employment. The amendment is in line with the private sector Minimum Retirement Age Bill 2012, which was passed in Parliament in June. The Bill stipulated that the minimum retirement age in the private sector be raised from 55 to 60 years old. "The EPF, after deliberations with the ministry, has decided that a 30% EPF withdrawal can be made at age 50 and the remaini...

For the sake of chasing the medal, this tactic is such a disgrace to the spirit of Olympics. There is also question on why the organizing committee proposed for such format in the beginning that allowed for abuse? Badminton players thrown out By Mike Collett-White and Ian Ransom LONDON (Reuters) - Eight women badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday for deliberately trying to lose and manipulate the draw, angering fans and fellow athletes who said they undermined the spirit of the Games. National euphoria was tempered by Tuesday night's farcical events, however, when at Wembley Arena in London the crowd shouted abuse at badminton players who deliberately sprayed shots and duffed serves. Four doubles pairs from China, South Korea and Indonesia were disqualified following a formal disciplinary hearing by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). An appeal by the South Koreans and Indonesians was turned down. The players involved were Chin...

Very true. Win or lose, Gold or Silver, it does not matter. I think the most important thing is for LCW to perform his best then the rewards of it - the elusive gold will come thereafter. Misbun: Win or lose, nation should be proud of Chong Wei's achievement UKAY PERDANA: Datuk Misbun Sidek looks as though he has lost some weight during this Ramadan month but his passion for badminton and admiration for his former singles player Lee Chong Wei have not diminished at all. Yesterday, he spoke highly - and with a sense of pride - of Chong Wei's accomplishment in reaching his second consecutive men's singles final in the Olympic Games by setting up a repeat showdown against four-time world champion Lin Dan of China today. In Beijing, under the tutelage of Misbun, Chong Wei became the first Malaysian to reach the final but went down to Lin Dan in a lopsided match. Chong Wei has trained under many coaches but was with Misbun the longest as both enjoyed "a father a...