Although Adshead holed out to David Sales off Brown four short of his half century, Taylor reached 100 when he cut Lance Klusener for three.

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It's the latest controversy from the athletic giant who has recently had to cut ties with biker Lance Armstrong and runner Oscar Pistorius due to separate scandals.

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Everyone knows the Lance Armstrong story: Cocky young talent cut down at age 25 in 1996 by testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain.

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