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A Texas appeals court rules in favour of Armstrong─── 08:30 Wed, 05 Mar 2014
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - A Texas appeals court has temporarily blocked an arbitration panel from reviewing R130 million in bonuses paid to Lance Armstrong by a company that wants its money back.
The court order has put a stop to efforts to force him to give new sworn testimony about his doping past.
SCA Promotions has sought to reopen a 2006 settlement paid to Armstrong since his 2013 admission to using performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career to win the Tour de France.
Armstrong also faces a federal whistle-blower lawsuit, with US government wanting to recover more than R325 million the U.S. Postal Service paid to Armstrong's teams.
Potential penalties in that case could be as high as R1,1 billion.