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The International Baseball Federation will elect a new president to lead the sport after its latest Olympic rejection. Italian federation president Riccardo Fraccari and IBAF secretary general John Ostermeyer of Australia are the candidates to succeed Harvey Schiller. The American steps down after the International Olympic Committee rejected baseball's bid for the games.
China has sentenced 13 low-level officials to jail for an iron mine dam collapse just before the Olympic Games opened in Beijing last year, which was hushed up despite killing at least 43 nearby villagers.
Preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics have had a "slight positive" impact on Vancouver, according to a study released Friday. The study, conducted by the University of British Columbia, measured economic, social and environmental changes in the Metro Vancouver area between 2002 and 2006.
USA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
The battle-lines for the first World Cup on African soil will be laid down here Friday when the draw is made for the tournament separating the 32 qualified countries into eight groups of four.
Top seed Saina Nehwal of India on Friday booked her place in the women's semi-finals, beating Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-13, 21-19 at the BWF World Super Series Masters Finals.
Stephen Colbert's Canadian-bashing isn't sitting well with at least one American speedskating star.
Armed with a host of Olympic gold medalists, China is expected to dominate the East Asian Games that officially kick off in Hong Kong on Saturday, but Japan, South Korea and North Korea will offer stiff competition in some sports. Among the Olympic champions in the Chinese squad are hurdler Liu Xiang, divers Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia, swimmer Liu Zige and badminton star Lin Dan.
The most popular modern building in Beijing these days is not the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nor is it the futuristic new titanium-and-glass opera house—known as "The Egg"—or the much-vaunted new terminal at Beijing Capital International Airport. According to a recent survey of Beijing citizens, the most popular contemporary structure in the Chinese ...
For a company that has shed 20 percent of its work force and narrowly escaped bankruptcy, opening a glitzy new headquarters might look like corporate vanity.
Brazil can expect a helping hand from Germany as the Brazilians prepare to host both football's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games after the countries announced a co-operation deal on Thursday.
Stephen Colbert's Canadian-bashing isn't sitting well with at least one American speedskating star. "He's a jerk," Shani Davis said Thursday when asked for his take on the comedian's criticism of Canadians. "You can put that in the paper." Davis declined to elaborate, making the comment while vetting potential questions from The Canadian Press before rejecting an...
Told to clean up its act, USA Track and Field responded Thursday by announcing a $21 million budget for next year, a 40 percent increase over 2009 thanks largely to a new marketing deal with Nike. USATF chief executive officer Doug Logan unveiled the budget plan at the organization's annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Anne Donovan is staying with the New York Liberty. Donovan, who finished the 2009 season as the interim head coach, was hired on a permanent basis on Thursday. "There's no question that Anne is one of the most respected coaches in our game," Liberty president and general manager Carol Blazejowski said in a statement.
USA Track and Field wants a head-on clash with Jamaica next year and hopes to land the sport's world championships, the organization's chief executive said Thursday.
Make room, Europeans. The Americans are starting to look right at home on the biathlon medals podium.
Maurice Wilson, an assistant on the Jamaican National Team at the 2008 and 2004 Olympic Games, is one of seven featured speakers at the 2009 Iowa Track and Field Coaches Clinic, Dec. 11-12 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames, IA.
Britain's world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis is set to miss next year's Commonwealth Games.
For world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis 2009 has been as rewarding as 2008 was disappointing.
ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (AP) -- FIFA announced a 60 percent hike in prize money for next year's World Cup and offered Ireland "moral compensation" for missing out thanks to Thierry Henry's handball.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday they did not expect a "dream" accord at the Copenhagen climate summit but foresaw a major step forward.
