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Calgary formally ends Canada’s 2026 winter Olympic bid
The Calgary city council on Monday unanimously declared Canada’s 2026 Winter Olympics bid dead, after residents roundly rejected its proposal to ... Sports -
Italy to submit three-way bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
Italy’s Olympic committee (CONI) voted on Wednesday to submit a joint bid formed by Milan, Turin and the Alpine resort of Cortina ... Sports -
Olympics: Seven cities confirm interest in 2026 Winter Games
Seven cities, or joint-bidding cities, have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on ... Sports -
Ivanka Trump says questions on president’s sexual allegations ‘inappropriate’
Ivanka Trump expects to be treated seriously as a senior White House adviser. But when faced with uncomfortable questions about her father’s ... World News -
South Korea brings curtain down on ‘Peace Games’ Winter Olympics
South Korea brought the curtain down on its “Peace Games” on Sunday, with winter sports athletes dancing and singing together at a vibrant ... Sports -
Stunning ‘model looks’ of Russian athlete Anastasia Bryzgalova makes headlines
A Russian curler competing at the Winter Olympics has attracted attention over her “model looks.”“The 25-year-old is a world ... Sports -
US IOC member suggests joint Korean team for Nobel peace prize
A senior American member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on Sunday for North and South Korea’s joint women’s ice ... Sports -
Diplomacy under microscope as 'peace' Games get underway
The Winter Olympics sparked to life in a vivid, colorful ceremony of fire and ice in South Korea on Friday, and the diplomacy was just as ... Sports -
Does Winter Olympics still make sense?
The Olympic Winter Games, especially those taking place currently in Pyeongchang, are struggling to match their summer cousins in the collective ... Sports -
Olympics: No Pyeongchang invite for CAS-cleared Russian athletes
Fifteen Russian athletes and coaches who had their lifetime bans overturned by world sport’s highest tribunal will not be invited to this ... Sports -
IOC confirms 169 Russians cleared to compete in Pyeongchang
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that 169 Russian athletes have been cleared to compete at next month’s Pyeongchang ... Sports -
North Korea to send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang for Winter Olympics
North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games in the neighboring South next month and compete in three sports and five disciplines, the ... Sports -
Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Winter Olympics
The two Koreas agreed during rare talks on Wednesday to form a combined women’s ice hockey team to take part in next month’s Winter ... Sports -
WADA rules Russia ‘non-compliant’ in Winter Games blow
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday that Russia remains “non-compliant” with its Code, dealing a major blow to its hopes ... Sports -
IOC says no doubts about Korea Games amid French unease
Olympics organizers sought on Friday to ease French concerns about next year’s winter Games in South Korea, saying the safety of athletes was ... Sports -
‘It looks like Tom Hanks!’ Sculpture of British Queen draws laughs
Chen Dapeng made the 20-kilogram artwork -- the biggest piece of Chinese porcelain ever made -- which will be offered to the queen as a gift. Variety -
Beijing says access to winter sports also a human right
Access to winter sports is also a human right, a spokeswoman for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics said Sports -
Beijing chosen as host city for 2022 winter Olympics
Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee becoming first city to be awarded both summer and winter Games Sports -
IOC makes bidding easier, cheaper for Games city hopefuls
The IOC is eager to avoid a situation such as happened in the 2022 Winter Games campaign where four candidates dropped out for financial concerns Sports -
Winter Olympics may have to move for Qatar 2022 World Cup
FIFA awarded the 2022 finals to Qatar in 2010 and since then the question of when they would be played has been an issue for debate Sports -
IOC: Oslo 2022 Games pullout no blow but changes needed
Oslo withdrew its bid for the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, leaving Kazakhstan's Almaty and Beijing as the only two candidates Sports -
Ukraine 2022 Winter Olympic bid on thin ice but still alive
With the crisis in Ukraine escalating by the day, does it stand a chance at hosting the games? Sports -
Ukraine launches terror probe over Turkish plane hijack bid
The meeting on the sidelines of the Games’ opening ceremony focused on a prolonged political crisis in Ukraine World News -
Sochi Olympics kick off with grand opening
The opening ceremony on the edge of the Black Sea and subsequent games are Russia's chance to tell its story of post-Soviet resurrection to the world Sports -
Sochi Olympics opening
The opening ceremony for the Sochi Games hit a bump when only four of the five Olympic Rings materialized in a wintry opening scene. Perspective -
Record 88 nations to compete in Sochi Olympics
The previous record was set at the 2010 Vancouver Games, where 82 national teams took part Sports -
U.S. army to boost security at Sochi Olympics
Air and naval assets, including two ships in the Black Sea, would be made available if needed during the Sochi Winter Olympics Sports -
What do Geneva II and the Sochi Olympics have in common?
At the current time, it’s important for many countries to play a big role in the international community World -
Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 14
A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, raising fears of further violence as Russia prepares to host the Winter Olympics World News -
Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi Olympic delegation
Is Obama sending a clear signal to Russia about its treatment of gays and lesbians? Sports