Sporting scandals that shook the world: Lance Armstrong, Hansie Cronje, 'Crashgate' - BBC

Nine scandals that rocked the sporting worldImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gianluigi Buffon, Joe Jackson and Lance Armstrong all found their careers derailed, to different degrees, by sporting scandalManchester City being found guilty of fuelling an era of glittering Premier League success via a network of sponsorship deals, found by an independent commission to be a "sham", has shaken the world of sport. But it isn't the first time. The lure of glory and riches on the biggest stages have tempted plenty of others to cheat. BBC Sport looks back on nine more sporting scandals, stretching back more than a century. Lance Armstrong's great lieImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lance Armstong was stripped of the seven back-to-back Tour de France titles he wonCancer survivor. Cycling legend. American hero. Cheat. Lance Armstrong had spent years vehemently and aggressively insisting that he had won all seven of his Tour de France titles between 1999 and 2005 without the help of performance-enhancing drugs. His story was remarkable.