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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.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, November 25. FORMER U.S. Olympic diving coach Jay Lerew has been hired to direct the Texas A&M men's and women's diving program, A&M Director of Athletics Bill Byrne an...
World Cup (24 individual and four team events):...
From Singletrack.com The Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour is back for its second year with six races in 2010. The Pro XCT will feature six UCI-sanctioned events in California, Alabama, Wisconsin and Colorado. In 2009, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski was the series overall winner for the men and Catharine Pendrel took the top spot for women. Along with top cross-country racing, the Pro XCT presented ...
Mike Tyson, arrested after a scuffle with a photographer, could be sent to jail if he's found to have violated probation from a 2007 drug case.
The North Carolina women's soccer team won NCAA titles in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008. The program also won nine ACC championships during the decade, including this season.
Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home. The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than...
The record-setting Olympian prepares for a suit change next year, which he says will require additional training.
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 1. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Encores happen in sport, this we know. Michael Jordan kept winning NBA titles. Joe Montana kept winning Super Bowls. Lance Armstrong kept winning Tours de France. Greatness once established is proved again and solidified, and a legend's resume grows ...
After years of borrowing designs from all over the globe, China's restoration projects take on a more traditional look in an effort to boost domestic tourism.
The Chicago Fire announced Wednesday that the club has picked up the options for defender C.J. Brown and forward Brian McBride.
The President and Chairman of LandCo Equity Partners have been indicted on 33 counts, including theft, and violating the Colorado Organized Crime Act. Chairman Raymond Marshall and President James Brodie were indicted last night by a grand jury in Colorado Springs. They were arrested Wednesday morning, and posted a bail of $50,000 each. They are set to appear back in court on December 2. Ten ...
England's 2018 World Cup bid ambassador Richard Caborn MP has called for total unity among the bid team, and revealed to ESPN Soccernet that Russia are England's main rivals to host the tournament.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, signing accords with Bolivian President Evo Morales and pledging mutual cooperation.
LONDON - November 25, 2009: Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has today announced that BMW has become the Automotive Partner of London 2012.
Bartow Fire Department has two Olympians in its ranks. Both Chris Walker and Jeff Adams were gold medalists in the 2009 National Firefighter Olympic Games held in Stuart earlier this month.
China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula — severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food safety crises.
Associated Press - November 25, 2009 8:14 PM ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The chairman and the president of the real estate company that renovated the U.S.
Sochi residents deplored on Tuesday the manner in which their houses had been seized and destroyed under government orders as the Black Sea resort prepares for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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FRANKFURT — Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.
