2011
6
Apr
The British Olympic Association and the London 2012 organising committee have agreed to fresh talks aimed at settling their bitter financial row. The BOA has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to indefinitely suspend its request to rule on the division of any surplus from 2012. The BBC has learned that the BOA has [...]
2010
19
Jan
Newham Council and Olympics organisers have breathed a collective sigh of relief, as plans to build Britain’s biggest mosque in East London have collapsed.An Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat, wanted to build the so called “super mosque” (capab…
2010
15
Jan
Defending champion Joannie Rochette fell during her short routine at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Friday and trails Cynthia Phaneuf heading into the long program.
Phaneuf scored 66.30 points to win the short program ahead of Rochette, who received 64.15 points after her spill.
“Stuff like that happens and you have to deal with it,” [...]
2010
15
Jan
Kids sat on their parents’ shoulders and craned their necks as torchbearer Gary Gibson ran with the Olympic flame to the Edgeworth Centre in Camrose Friday afternoon and lit the cauldron onstage.
Thousands of people came out to see country musician Aaron Pritchett, the Augustana Men’s Choir and Blue Thistle perform at a lunchtime celebration, [...]
2010
5
Jan
Figure skater Miki Ando smiles while holding a ”Stitch” stuffed animal, a gift from a fan, at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, before leaving for the United States on Jan. 5, 2010. The 22-year-old Olympic athlete will be at the training base in Hackensack, New Jersey, before heading straight to Vancouver in February [...]
2010
5
Jan
Sasha Cohen’s coach says the Olympic silver medallist intends to skate at the U.S. championships later this month in Spokane, Wash., with an eye on participating at the Vancouver Olympics.
Cohen has been working “very, very hard,” long-time coach John Nicks says. The Chicago Tribune first reported Cohen’s plans Monday, with the skater telling the [...]
2009
2
Oct
Tokyo’s hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics were shattered Friday as the Japanese capital was eliminated in the second round of voting by the International Olympic Committee.
Rio de Janeiro was named the winner of rights to stage the 2016 Games, beating Madrid in the final round of voting to become the first South American [...]
2009
30
Sep
The International Olympic Committee is no stranger to tough decisions. It took the risk of sending the games to Beijing and said “No” to New York in the aftermath of 9/11. Yet, despite all of that accumulated experience, some IOC members are struggling with their latest conundrum: choosing the Olympic host for 2016.
Just two [...]
2009
30
Sep
Elana Meyers claimed the women’s U.S. national bobsled push championship title at Canada’s Olympic Park Ice House in Calgary, Canada today.
“We knew after last season that we had the most competitive group of push athletes for the women’s team heading into the Olympic year,” said Darrin Steele, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO. [...]
2009
30
Sep
Former top-ranked player Justine Henin will announce her return to competitive tennis Tuesday, according to two top Belgian newspapers.
La Derniere Heure and Le Soir reported the comeback Monday
Her spokeswoman did not return phone calls and Henin’s Web site had no comment on the rumors.
Last year, Henin shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement [...]