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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.
Sorry, but this is really tone deaf! Americans are losing patience with President Obama's lack of action to create middle class jobs. And now he's kissing up to India's prime … read more minister?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, November 22. SERAPHINA Van broke the Purdue freshman record in the 200-yard breaststroke Sunday as the women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the Purdue Invitational insi...
By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese correspondent TOKYO, Japan, November 20. KOSUKE Kitajima returned to competition today at the Tokyo Swimming Center, where he first entered the sport at...
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk deaths, hoping to assuage anger, reassure importers
The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Top American swimmers, including members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Team, will compete at the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships, December 3-5.
BRASILIA, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food...
Ric Charlesworth talks about shaping an organization without hierarchy.
As CEO of the venerable insurer Lloyd's of London, Richard Ward oversees $33 billion in premiums each year, underwriting such valuables as TV star Ugly Betty's smile, soccer player David Beckham's knees and singer Celine Dion's vocal cords. It's all part of the tradition at the 321-year-old Lloyd's, which is famous for insuring the first commercial air flight, the first commercial space flight ...
“We’re very excited to be able to bring in a diving coach of Jay’s caliber,” Byrne said. “His reputation on the national and international level is exceptional, and we are confident that he is the right person to continue and enhance Texas A&M’s tradition of excellence with its diving program.”
. “Some teams are there for the first time or are not as experienced and I think in our group we’ve got a little bit of both.
WILDWOOD — Casey Strickland has once again put himself between push and shove. Strickland, the former standout, two-sport athlete at Wildwood High School and Alabama’s Troy University has rekindled his Olympic Games dreams.
BUFFALO, NY-- He's a City Honors grad, a two-time Olympian and a favorite for gold in Vancouver, you wouldn't think he'd have trouble getting sponsors.
German investigators on Tuesday morning searched the residences of four suspected Chinese spies. According to information obtained by Spiegel Online, the suspects had been spying on Munich's Uighur community on orders from the Chinese government.
Beijing hopes the severe punishments will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food safety crises.
Westboro Tennis and Swim Club is hosting its third Mutual of Omaha BREAKout! Swim Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Even at this early stage of a Colorado ski season, the palpable stoke induced by the endless prospects of a Rocky Mountain winter has bled beyond the confines of mere anticipation. It's time to take action.
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... Xinhua News Agency - People's Republic of China - China - Milk - Capital punishment
Following the lead of the U.S. and European markets, in 2009 digital conversions in much of Asia continue to inch forward, propelled largely on a screen-by-screen basis as justified for specific 3D titles.
Quality assurance and testing often get short shrift, but deploying systems without putting them through their paces can result in embarrassing and costly failures. Ward Chapin, CIO of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, wants flawless performance when the Games begin on February 28.
