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Bank warns of billions in losses from Sochi Games
Russia's state development bank says it stands to lose billions of dollars from financing unprofitable construction projects for the 2014 Sochi ...
Russia faces security challenges at Sochi Olympics
Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast — ...
Russian critic: Wide corruption at Sochi games
Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent ...
Sochi unveils medals for 2014 Winter Olympics
Sochi organizers unveiled the medals for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday — and now hope to make sure most of them stay in Russia to make up for ...
Sochi Olympic head pledges games will be safe
Russian authorities are working intensively with Olympic officials to ensure a high level of security for the 2014 Sochi Games, the head of the local ...
Wrestling's Olympic hopes in focus at SportAccord
Sports officials from around the world are descending on St. Petersburg for a major industry convention, where wrestling will bid to remain an Olympic ...
2,500 doping tests planned for Sochi Olympics
Sochi's anti-doping director says 2,500 drug tests will be conducted at next year's Winter Olympics, about 350 more than at the 2010 Games in ...
Sochi organizers pledge highest level of security
Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level." A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April has ...
Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of ...
Channel 10 wins Australian TV rights for Sochi
The International Olympic Committee has awarded the Australian broadcast rights for next year's Sochi Winter Games to Channel 10. The deal, which was ...
NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics
The NHL is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, deputy commissioner Bill Daly ...
Cameron promises British security help for Sochi
British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country's special services will resume limited cooperation with Russia to boost security preparations ...
Georgia confirms Sochi Olympics participation
Georgia has confirmed it will take part in next year's Winter Olympics in Russia. Georgia's participation in the Sochi Games had been under question ...
USOC: 10 cities interested in hosting 2024 Games
The U.S. Olympic Committee is talking to 10 cities about a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Games, including a joint proposal from San Diego and ...
Putin sure Sochi Games prep will be completed
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is certain that the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi will be successful despite concerns about construction ...
In Olympic year, half the battle is keeping fit
A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast between ...
Russia: Sochi security tight after Boston bombs
The naming of two Chechen brothers as the suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is reviving fears about security at the 2014 Winter Games in ...
Putin: Boston bombings "disgusting" crime
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called the Boston Marathon explosions a "disgusting" crime. Putin has offered assistance in investigating ...
Russia cracks down on illegal building in Sochi
Russia imposed a ban on all new building in Sochi on Wednesday to fight the illegal construction of apartments and hotels in the city preparing to ...
S&P warns Russia on high costs for 2018 World Cup
Many of the Russian cities hosting the 2018 World Cup will have trouble finding the money to build soccer stadiums and improve transit links and other ...
Sochi chief vows to make games 'safest in history'
The head of Sochi's Olympic organizing committee says authorities will do everything to make the 2014 Winter Games the "safest in history." Dmitry ...
Boston bombs raise worries for Olympics, World Cup
From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events ...
Boston Marathon bombs put world's cities on alert
With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security ...