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Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Istanbul is planning to bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. A move by the Turkish city has support from as much as 85 percent of citizens, spokesman Mehmet Atalay said today at a conference in London.
Tokyo's governor says he wants to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics _ a month after Japan's capital lost out to Rio de Janeiro for the rights to host the 2016 games. Gov. Shintaro Ishihara told a group of reporters Monday he wants to give it another try. Rio... Tokyo - Rio de Janeiro - Summer Olympic Games - Japan - 2020 Summer Olympics
A three million dollar grant from the El Pomar Foundation satisfies The City of Colorado Springs commitment for ensuring the United States Olympic Committee remains in Colorado Springs for decades to come. With a deadline a week away, the El Pomar Foundation Board stepped up with the money. The three million dollar announcement was made by foundation C.E.O., Bill Hybl. He pointed out that, El ...
Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A charitable foundation is donating $3 million to help keep the U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs.
Flying under the radar has been the surprising story of the United States Olympic Committee and the City of Colorado Springs arguing about money, facilities and threats to leave the state.
STOCKHOLM - Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet. Phelps, who...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - - Michael Phelps plans to wear the old-style swimsuit that will become the standard next year at the European World Cup meet. The Olympic star from Baltimore will swim the 100-meter freestyle and backstroke plus the individual medley today.
With the U.S. PGA looking to foster closer ties with China, it was fitting that Phil Mickelson was the first winner of a World Golf Championship event in the country at the HSBC Champions over the weekend.
COLORADO SPRINGS - El Pomar Foundation donates $3 million to help city make required payment to USOC.
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:01 a.m. MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.
ISHPEMING - Three adaptive skiers head up the largest class of inductees to enter the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame since 1984. Jack Benedick, Chris Waddell and Sarah Will are the first adaptive skiers to enter the Hall of Fame since the late Diana Golden was honored in 1997.
Mumbai, Nov 09 (PTI) Beijing Olympics gold medalist and Abhinav Bindra and women's boxing world champion MC Mary Kom, today received the Sahara Indian Sports Award 2008-09.
MALIN RISING, Associated Press Writer Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke events at a World Cup short-course meet while wearing an old-style swimsuit.
Yale Law School students gathered Monday for a bone marrow drive in support of a recent graduate — Nigeria’s first Winter Olympian hopeful — who has been diagnosed with aggressive cancer.
Michael Phelps to test form, old-style swimsuit at World Cup meet in Stockholm
The U.S. Olympic Committee has signed a sponsorship deal that makes DISC Sports and Spine Center its official medical services provider through the 2012 Olympics. The deal, announced Monday, will allow the USOC to partner with DISC to develop a sports medicine program for Olympic athletes. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. This is another in a list of smaller deals the USOC ...
LAKE STEVENS — Ursula Grobler James is unsure what the future holds for her rowing career. But her present just keeps getting better and better.
A San Francisco artist recovers after being stabbed while painting on Market Street.
Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will be among those missing when the United States plays Slovakia in an exhibition game Saturday.
COMMERCE — Services have been scheduled for Dr. Jesse Jefferson Hawthorne, who garnered multiple awards and honors during more than three decades as an educator at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce).
