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Cycling cheat Lance Armstrong is facing a growing number of legal cases against him after he sensationally admitted to years of doping in a 'tell all'-style confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey last week.

Armstrong was last year named as the ringleader in what was described by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the most "sophisticated and professional" doping conspiracy ever conducted in sport.

The USADA's investigation uncovered witness testimony from several of Armstrong's co-conspirators, including other professional cyclists, personal assistants and team members. The damning report revealed how Armstrong played the system almost perfectly, ordering others to cheat with him and ruthlessly casting aside those who chose not to participate in the scam.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) may face a legal battle over its decision to end a competitor's hopes of competing in this summer's London Olympic Games.

The world number one in taekwondo Aaron Cook was not selected by British Taekwondo, despite being ranked number one in the world and having defeated ten of the world's best 15 fighters in the 80-kg category at which he hoped to compete this summer.

British Taekwondo has instead selected Lutalo Muhammad, ranked number seven in the world, at the third time of asking. The fighters have won one bout a piece in competition this year.

A former Essex county bowler and a sports agent have lost their appeals against convictions for 'spot-fixing' in matches.

Agent Mazhar Majeed from Croydon and cricketer Mervyn Westfield were found guilty in separate cases of so called 'spot-fixing'.

Spot-fixing occurs when sportsmen agree to deliberately cause a particular event to happen during a match in return for money generated from betting by those who know that the event is going to take place in advance.

New England manager Roy Hodgson has praised his legal team, who worked into the night to secure him a four-year contract worth an estimated £3m a year.

His legal team are based at firm Russell Jones and Walker (RJW), and were headed by lawyer Paul Daniels who heads the firm's sports law department and Paul Gilroy QC, an employment law specialist who works under retainer for the League Managers' Association.

RJW have also represented Everton's David Moyes and Aston Villa's Alex McLeish.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that the British Olympic Association (BOA) lifetime ban for athletes convicted of cheating with drugs is unlawful, in a move that could see sprinter Dwaine Chambers and cyclis t David Millar compete for Great Britain in London this summer.

The CAS was asked to rule on whether the BOA policy was consistent with the policies of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in a case which the BOA were widely tipped to lose.

In a statement, the CAS said: "The (BOA) by-law is a doping sanction and is therefore not in compliance with the WADA code. The CAS confirms the view of the WADA foundation board as indicated in its decision."

The British Olympic Association is facing up to a legal bill in excess of £200,000 after anticipating that it will lose its legal case against athletes Dwain Chambers and David Millar.

The case concerns the BOA's policy of lifetime Olympic bans for any athletes convicted of using performance-enhancing substances.

Both Chambers and cyclist Millar have served previous bans for doping, and now compete regularly in other competitions for Great Britain.