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Olympic leaders silent after talks on WADA role
Olympic leaders held a summit meeting on doping and match-fixing but declined to give any details of the discussions. IOC President Jacques Rogge ...
FILA changes rules in bid to keep sport in games
Wrestling's governing body is pinning its hopes of keeping the sport in the Olympics after 2016 on rule changes designed to make matches more exciting ...
Wrestling federation to debate major changes
Wrestling's governing body is preparing for what could be the match of its life, holding a special congress in Moscow to discuss changes to modernize ...
AP Source: CK Wu tells Rogge he'll seek presidency
Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques ...
Hungarian ex-president's plagiarism case closed
Former Hungarian President Pal Schmitt hopes to continue working in the Olympic movement despite a plagiarism scandal. Schmitt resigned as Hungarian ...
Singapore's Ng Ser Miang joins IOC race
Portraying himself as a "global" candidate with a world view, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is hoping to break the European stranglehold on the top ...
Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will
Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.
IOC to chart out India's return to Olympic fold
The IOC will issue a "roadmap" for India's return to the Olympic fold after both sides reached agreement Wednesday on the terms for lifting the ...
AP Sources: Ng Ser Miang to run for IOC president
Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the IOC.
IOC proposes global betting monitoring system
The IOC is proposing the establishment of a global system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events, the latest step in efforts to ...
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 ...
CAS allows wrestling body meeting in Moscow
The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland has given wrestling's governing body the go-ahead to hold a congress in Moscow despite a suit filed ...
IOC President Rogge pays tribute to Simpson
IOC President Jacques Rogge paid tribute Friday to former Olympic sailing champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson after his death in a training accident.
Pescante endorses IOC presidential candidate Bach
Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body. A day after declaring his ...
Bach cites ethics issue with Havelange Stadium
Brazil must abide by the IOC's "zero tolerance" ethics policy in deciding whether to keep disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange's name on the ...
Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy
Thomas Bach is counting on his track record and long experience in the Olympic world to carry him to the top job in the IOC. The 59-year-old German ...
AP source: Bach to announce IOC presidential bid
Germany's Thomas Bach is set to become the first member to declare he is a candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International ...
IAAF says 2 Turkish athletes charged with doping
Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping Friday and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another female ...
WADA to hold meeting in China on gene doping
Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential ...
IOC and WADA condemn ruling on Puerto blood bags
Olympic and anti-doping officials condemned a Spanish court's decision to destroy the blood bags seized in the Operation Puerto case, saying it ...
'Clumsy' Sepp Blatter cleared of any wrongdoing
Despite being labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of FIFA's biggest corruption scandals, Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or unethical ...
Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks on Istanbul
Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose offered a "sincere apology" Tuesday for criticizing rival candidate Istanbul in violation of IOC rules on the bidding for ...
Willem-Alexander, from Prince Pils to Dutch king
He's evolved from a beer-loving student dubbed Prince Pils to an International Olympic Committee member and respected U.N. water expert. Now comes the ...
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 ...
Rogge says future IOC heads should be paid
IOC president Jacques Rogge believes his successor should be paid a salary. Rogge will step down in September after 12 years at the helm of the ...