美国运动装公司耐克终止对美国自行车手兼环法冠军兰斯·阿姆斯特朗的赞助，称有绝对证据显示他服用兴奋剂。阿姆斯特朗对此一直否认，但上周他说不会反驳美国反兴奋剂机构公布的指责他一路欺骗得到冠军的档案。Alex Capstic报道。

The sportswear manufacturer had pledged to support Lance Armstrong, but it seems the weight of evidence supplied by US Anti-Doping Agency has convinced Nike to end its long standing relationship with the most successful cyclist in the history of the Tour de France. In a statement it accused him of apparently misleading the company for more than a decade. The news was released minutes after Lance Armstrong announced he would no longer be a figure-head for Livestrong, a cancer charity he formed in 1997. He said he wanted to limit the damage caused by the doping scandal.

这家运动装商家过去承诺支持兰斯·阿姆斯特朗，但美国反兴奋剂机构提供的有力证据使耐克结束与这位环法比赛史上最成功自行车手的长期合作。耐克在声明中称阿姆斯特朗显然误导本公司达10多年之久。这个消息公布的几分钟前，兰斯·阿姆斯特朗宣布不再担任他1997年建立的癌症慈善机构“坚强活着”主席一职，称希望减少兴奋剂丑闻带来的影响。

On the eve of the European summit in Brussels, Germany has urged its European partners to agree to pool more economic sovereignty. From Berlin Chris Morris.