
IOC President Rogge to meet with wrestling leader
IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the 2020 ...

Column: Swifter, higher, stronger? Or just dumber?
The motto of "swifter, higher, stronger" says little about the Olympics these days and everything about the lengths to which the clueless ...

Wrestling body reacts to Olympic rejection
Wrestling officials called Tuesday's decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program an "aberration" against a founding event. Known by its French ...

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 ...

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.

IOC's Rogge praises prep for 2014 Sochi Games
IOC President Jacques Rogge says he is impressed by preparations for the Sochi Olympics, which open in a year. Rogge, who is touring the Olympic ...

Sochi a point of national pride for Putin's Russia
One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 ...

Invest now, Russia says - but warning signs loom
Is Russia a haven of promise for the bruised global economy? Russian officials insist it is — and are bringing out the vodka in snowy Davos to change ...