ARMSTRONG AND SUNDAY TIMES SETTLE LIBEL CASE

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Lance Armstrong and the Sunday Times newspaper have agreed to settle their libel case over doping accusations before it goes to trial.

On Friday Judge Justice Gray ruled in a preliminary hearing that the article did suggest Armstrong was guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs and so the dispute looked set to go to trial.

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