Tuesday 14 February 2017 08:19, UK
A US government lawsuit seeking $100m (£80m) in damages from Lance Armstrong has been given the go-ahead.
The US Justice Department took up the case on behalf of the Postal Service in 2013 after the disgraced cyclist admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.
It says Armstrong defrauded the government by covering up his doping to keep getting paid under his US Postal Service sponsorship deal.
Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from competitive cycling in 2012 after his confession.
He tried to get the case dropped, claiming the sponsorship was worth more to the Postal Service than the $32m it paid to his team, Tailwind Sports Corporation.
That amount can be tripled in damages if Armstrong loses the case.
However, his lawyers suggest media exposure for USPS was worth at least $160m.
US District Judge Christopher Cooper, who had been considering the case since last year, decided the dispute should be decided by a jury.
Armstrong, who had long denied using performance-enhancing drugs, admitted to doping in January 2013 during a much publicised interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Armstrong's former team-mate, Floyd Landis, originally brought the claim in 2010 and stands to get up to 25 per cent of any damages.
