Montpellier

MONTPELLIER - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus went down to Britain's Ross Hutchins and Australia's Stephen Huss 6-3, 3-6, 12-14 in the quarter-final of the 650,000-euro Open Sud de France tennis.

MONTPELLIER, France - Over two days, Lance Armstrong showed his rivals that his desire to lead his teammates to victory was very much alive after nearly four years in retirement.

MONTPELLIER, France - Calling his team "simply awesome," Lance Armstrong was nearly decked out in yellow again.

MONTPELLIER, France - Lance Armstrong said he was wrong and disrespectful when he called last year's Tour de France a "bit of a joke." In the new book, "Lance - The Making of the World's Greatest Champion" by John Wilcockson, Armstrong is said to have recounted his early musings about a possible comeback after the 2008 Tour, won by Carlos Sastre.

MONTPELLIER, France - Lance Armstrong surged within a second of the Tour de France lead after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial in a dramatic finish.