Bolt back in London for Diamond League event
Usain Bolt will headline the Diamond League meeting at London's Olympic Stadium in July, returning to the scene of his clean sweep of sprint gold ...
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 ...
International officials react to Boston attacks
International reaction to the bombings at the Boston Marathon: ___ "My thoughts and those of all the Olympic Movement are with the victims, their ...
Russia ponders sports security lessons from Boston
Russian officials gave mixed signals Tuesday over whether they needed to increase security at key sporting events like the World Athletics ...
Murofushi challenges IOC election bar at CAS
Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi left sport's highest court on Thursday after a two-day hearing to challenge his disqualification at the London ...
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang out for season
Former Olympic hurdles champion Liu Xiang will miss the 2013 season because of his slow recovery from an Achilles injury. Jos Hermens, the Chinese ...
Thatcher had troubled relations with UK sports
Margaret Thatcher barely concealed her distaste for sports while serving as prime minister of Britain. Instead, she tried to use the athletic arena ...
IOC mulls requests for new events at 2016 Olympics
Three years out from the Rio Games, 3-on-3 basketball and BMX freestyle are competing in an alternative Olympic contest — trying to win selection to ...
2 top Olympic sports lose major sponsor
Two major Olympic sports are in the hunt for new sponsorship deals after key commercial partners announced the end of their partnership right in the ...
Baseball still lacks MLB guarantee for Olympic bid
Baseball and softball's joint bid for Olympic reinstatement is still lacking a guarantee that major league stars would be freed up to play ahead of ...
Greece: 5 jailed for militant anarchist attacks
A Greek court on Wednesday convicted five people on terrorism-related charges related to a militant anarchist group which claimed responsibility for ...
Olympic wrestling champion Martinescu dies at 73
Wrestling's governing body says former Olympic champion Nicolae Martinescu of Romania has died. He was 73. Martinescu won gold in the Greco-Roman ...
US, French tourists kidnapped, 1 raped in Rio
A night out on the town turned into a nightmare after an American woman was gang raped and beaten aboard a public transport van while her French ...
Russian hammer thrower Kuzenkova banned for doping
Former Olympic hammer throw champion Olga Kuzenkova of Russia has been banned two years for doping and is set to lose her 2005 world championship ...
IOC backs Rio Olympic preps after stadium closure
The IOC expressed confidence Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2016 Olympics despite the temporary closure of the stadium that will ...
IOC panel has 'excellent impression' of Istanbul
The IOC came away with an "excellent impression" Wednesday of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics, stressing that the city's multi-billion-dollar ...
Baseball, softball cite WBC success in Olympic bid
World baseball and softball leaders say their joint bid for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics has been boosted by the success of the World Baseball ...
Istanbul 2020 bid stresses transport plans
Istanbul is highlighting major improvements to the gridlocked city's transportation system as part of its bid for the 2020 Olympics. The bid committee ...
Istanbul 2020 bid slogan: 'Bridge Together'
Istanbul chose "Bridge Together" as the slogan for its 2020 Olympic bid on Monday, while an IOC poll indicated strong public support for the city's ...
Turkey stresses commitment to Istanbul 2020 games
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul welcomed the IOC's evaluation committee to Istanbul on Sunday, reaffirming the government's commitment to staging the ...
Istanbul bid committee says Turkey tough on doping
The Istanbul bid committee for the 2020 Olympics has reiterated Turkey's tough stance against doping on the eve of a four-day visit by the IOC's ...
Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC ...
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