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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Russia's Sochi busy storing snow for 2014 Olympics
In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and ...
Investor in Sochi Games seeks help on rising costs
A key investor in Russia's 2014 Winter Olympics is lobbying the government to offer tax rebates for the companies operating in Sochi to help offset ...
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 ...
Fallon reportedly replacing Leno, moving to NY
As Jay Leno lobs potshots at ratings-challenged NBC in his "Tonight" monologues, speculation is swirling the network is taking steps to replace the ...
4 years later, Kim remains Olympic gold standard
Kim Yu-na was in a class all her own ahead of the Vancouver Olympics, so far superior there was no way anyone was going to steal that gold medal from ...
IOC visit Sochi again to check on preparations
With the Olympics less than a year away, IOC inspectors are visiting Sochi again to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Games. The IOC ...
US short track mired in scandal, poor showings
With charismatic stars such as Apolo Anton Ohno, the United States has been a top contender in short track speedskating since the sport known as ...
Paralympics refocuses on future without Pistorius
As Oscar Pistorius offered his first defense against a murder charge, the head of the Paralympics was trying to reassure members Tuesday that the ...
Americans finish 1-2 in World Cup skeleton finale
A year from the Sochi Olympics, the U.S. women's skeleton and bobsled teams have sent a clear message to the rest of the world. Quite simply, the ...
NHL meets with IIHF again on Olympic issue
Two days of talks between the NHL and international hockey officials wrapped up Friday with signs that the league will wind up sending its players to ...
No decision yet on NHL players in Olympics
A decision on whether NHL players will head to the 2014 Sochi Olympics isn't likely this week, but a first day of discussions went well. Talks between ...
Putin angry over Sochi Olympics cost overruns
A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be ...
What time is it? Russia's Medvedev resists change
When will the sun come up today? In Russia, it's a matter of fierce debate, and one that may reflect the sinking stature of Prime Minister Dmitry ...
Wallisch, slopestyle find fast track to Olympics
For years, Tom Wallisch's focus in skiing was more about fun than fame or fortune. An otherworldly video and a surprise decision from Olympic leaders ...
IOC's Rogge defends high costs for Sochi Olympics
With the Winter Olympics a year away, IOC President Jacques Rogge praised Sochi organizers on Wednesday and defended the $51 billion price tag.
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