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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 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.
America's best known weatherman Al Roker, who is already a top-selling author, changes gears with "The Morning Show Murders", a mystery thriller set in his world of network breakfast television.
The 338-person guest list was a study in contrasts, mixing wonky Washington, Hollywood talent, prominent members of the Indian community in the U.S. and Obama friends, family and campaign donors. VIEW SLIDESHOW
Both the readers and editors agree: The Tiger Slam was the biggest golf news story of the last 10 years.
Brazil is seen as an economic success story and its people revere President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva like a star. He is on a mission to turn the country into one of the world's five biggest economies through reforms, giant infrastructure projects and by tapping vast oil reserves.
