Olympics 'risk good causes cash'
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There are claims charities in Wales could lose over Â£24m as lottery money is diverted to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Sport England, the body which distributes lottery and government funds, warned it was looking for value for money after announcing a 315 million pounds (93 million dollars) package for the next four years.
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Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said some Beijing Olympic events might be postponed if the pollution would put the athletes at risk.
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Football shirt sponsorship deals with gambling firms may be under threat from a probe by the Gambling Commission.
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The final cost of the Athens Olympics has soared to about â¬9bn (Â£6.2bn), at least â¬2.4bn more than estimated, the Greek government said yesterday.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- Olympic organizers announced that more than half of available tickets (3.1 million) to the Games have been sold, almost reaching the budget for purchases.
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The International Olympic Committee this week is set to review progress of upcoming Olympics including the London 2012 Games amid reports in British media their cost was spiraling.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of  almost 10 billion euros ($12.09 billion), more than double the  original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU  limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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Ministers must reveal how much Lottery money will be moved from heritage projects to the Olympics, MPs say.
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The expected cost of the 2012 Olympics has risen from Â£2.4bn to at least Â£3.3bn, the culture secretary tells MPs.
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The International Olympic Committee&#39;s decision to send their evaluation team to London in mid-February could turn out to be a huge advantage for the capital&#39;s bid for the 2012 Games.
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The expense of securing the Olympic Games has become so daunting for host cities and nations that it is now time for Olympic officials to consider international cost-sharing
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By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer  How interesting that a major media outlet suddenly recognized there's money to be made from an outdoor sport.
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- An equestrian doping scandal could cost Ireland its only gold medal from the Athens Olympics. Cian O&#39;Connor won the individual show jumping gold aboard Waterford Crystal, but the horse was
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There are favorites and there are expectations, but to compete in the Olympics is to hazard the risk of being outfought, outscored, out-happied.
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MONTREAL, Canada -- The world swimming championships in Montreal next July could be called off because of huge financial problems, it was reported on Wednesday.
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Turin&#39;s Olympic Committee needs to raise another 65 million euros from sponsors to meet targets for the 2006 Winter Games, its chief said on Monday after reports of a huge