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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 ...
Olympic champion Anette Norberg quits curling
One of the most accomplished players in women's curling, Sweden's Anette Norberg, is retiring from the sport and won't compete in the Sochi Olympics ...
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 ...
An Olympic life and 7 vital minutes at Sochi Games
For Florent Amodio, it may be now or never. The French figure skater was just 19 at his first Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010, old enough to ...
Slovak, Polish PMs support joint Olympic bid
The prime ministers of Slovakia and Poland say they fully support a possible joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Slovak Prime Minister Robert ...
3-time Olympic gold medalist Hjalmar Andersen dies
Hjalmar Andersen, a Norwegian speedskater who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympics, has died. He was 90. The Norwegian Skating ...
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 ...
Olympic ski champion wins doping appeal at CAS
Two-time Olympic cross-country skiing champion Andrus Veerpalu won his appeal Tuesday against a three-year doping ban, even though sport's highest ...
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 ...
Dutch skaters sweep men's 10,000 at worlds
Jorrit Bergsma led a Dutch sweep of the podium Saturday in the men's 10,000-meter race at the speedskating world championships, and Olga Fatkulina won ...
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 ...
Boyle: Queen volunteered for Olympics Bond spoof
Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — in fact, she ...
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 ...
Istanbul hopes to impress IOC panel with 2020 bid
After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics by stressing Turkey's robust economy, plans for modern ...
Deal reached for West Ham to move to Olympic venue
Premier League club West Ham will move into London's Olympic Stadium, ending the drawn-out negotiations over the future of the 486 million pound ($783 ...