Olympics News

Going slow just feels wrong to Ted Ligety. The gradual process of rehabilitating a knee that quite nearly needed surgery has moved at a pace not nearly hectic enough for the 24-year-old ski racer.

This evening the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid committee begins a series of neighborhood meetings to try to convince residents that hosting is better than not hosting even though the city would be responsible for any financial losses.

Business Entertainment Sports Employees stand under an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER aircraft sporting Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games livery after it was unveiled during a ceremony at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday July 8, 2009.

Her seven-week-old son cooed in the background, and Kerri Walsh could barely stifle a yawn as she explained why she is abandoning plans for a yearlong maternity leave to get back on the pro beach volleyball tour.

Colorado Avalanche forward Joe Sakic retired from the NHL on Thursday as the eighth all-time leading scorer in league history.

Witt joins Munich bid Retired figure skater Katarina Witt, seen in a 2003 photo, will lead the board of trustees for Munich's 2018 Olympic bid.

Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters Aaron Peirsol overshadowed Michael Phelps ' first appearance at the US national swimming championships yesterday, reclaiming his 100 metres backstroke world record with a stunning swim.

In this Feb. 20, 1998, file photo, Nicole Bobek performs her routine during the ladies free skating long program at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

International organised criminal networks are already preparing to target the London 2012 Olympics, a senior police officer warned today.

Indianapolis: Michael Phelps made his first appearance at the U.S. Nationals and clocked the fastest times with two routine swims in morning preliminary heats yesterday.

The North American ski industry has been hit hard by the global recession and will not likely recover for another two seasons, says the chief executive of Intrawest, owner of the 2010 Winter Olympics venue Whistler Blackcomb.

COLOUR CHANGE: A positive drugs test in a competitor could see New Zealand's Nick Willis promoted to the silver medal spot in last year's Beijing Olympics 1500 metre final.

The positive test of German cyclist Stefan Schumacher for EPO Cera during last year's Olympic Games has been confirmed by the B sample, his lawyer Michael Lehner said on Tuesday.

AA woman walks near Jin Mao Tower, right, and The Shanghai World Financial Center, left, in Shanghai, China.

After more than two years of negotiations, the U.S. Olympic Committee is ready to introduce a network devoted solely to Olympic sports.

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COC drops challenge against chat line Olympic committee decides against fighting trademark application made by company that calls itself North America's largest chat line for gay and bisexual men VANCOUVER - The Canadian Press Last updated on Tuesday, Jul.

Thomas Haffield hopes Michael Phelps' decision to quit the 400m individual medley gives the Welshman a greater chance of winning a major medal.

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong placing a respectable 10th for the start of his comeback to the sport's biggest event.

The opportunities for female athletes were so minimal back then it was no wonder Lisa Leslie had modest expectations when she first heard about the WNBA.