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European soccer leaders have unanimously backed a proposal to limit participation in future Olympic Games to players under the age of 21. The International Olympic Committee wants to keep the status quo of under-23s plus three overage players, which allows countries to bolster their teams with star talent and enhances the appeal and credibility of the Olympic tournament.
The ISAF Sailor of the Year awards are recognized as the highest honor a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements and this year’s official award ceremony took place Nov. 10 in Busan, South Korea at the Busan Yacht Club in Haeundae-gu. The winners of this esteemed award for 2009 were Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) and Torben Grael (BRA). Tunnicliffe is no stranger to success ...
Juan Martin del Potro squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London by beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 yesterday — the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Andy Murray out of the tournament.
(Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.) has been selected by the USA Basketball Board of Directors as the 2009 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - The money goes where the medals are - one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result. Chris Klug and his band of snowboarders know all about it. Denied funding in part because they participate in the least popular, least medal-producing event on the snowboarding program - the parallel ...
The money goes where the medals are — one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result.
The IOC says two sports have agreed in principle to a venue change for the 2012 London Olympics. London organizers have proposed moving badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to Wembley Arena in north London rather than build a temporary venue near the Olympic Park in east London. Scrapping the temporary venue would save organizers about $33 million.
Here's a look at Tuesday's sports in brief around the world.
MLB: Sosa hit with suitSammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman who claims the former Major Leaguer owes him for commission on a house sale, among other things. Carim Abu Nabaa alleges that Sosa has not paid him a commission of $150,000...
Sun Valley native and Dartmouth graduate Mike Sinnott will compete for the second time at the National Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, during the first week in January.
Tennis Murray is knocked out of ATP World Tour Finals: Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World...
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New BCS chief Bill Hancock is saintly. But to many, the current system that crowns a national champion is hell. Can the nice guy convert the infidels?
Here's a look at Monday's sports in brief around the world.
GUANGZHOU, China — For decades, China's citizens have lived with the controversial one-child regime imposed on them by the government. Now, pet lovers in this southern factory city are frothing over the latest official intrusion into their lives: a one-dog policy.
Brazil has endured another major blackout, as officials remain unclear what is causing the problem...
Coach J Robinson has wrestlers with the potential to win a national title, which could help the team do the same.
COEUR d'ALENE -- Students in the new digital video class at North Idaho College didn't have a lot of classroom time to learn the principles behind video production before jumping into hands-on applications this fall.
EDINBURG – The most difficult portion of the South Padre Island Invitational is over. The University of Texas-Pan American men’s basketball team hit the road for the first two rounds of the tournament and, judging by the combined score (175-94) of those two games, it was brutal.
Juan Martin del Potro squeezed into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London by beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 Thursday -- the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Andy Murray out of the tournament.
Sochi, the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, has been chosen as the venue for an international peace and sport conference in 2012. The decision was announced Wednesday at the opening in Monaco of the 2009 Peace and Sports International Forum, whose patron is Prince Albert. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee.
