Los Angeles to host 2009 world championships
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Los Angeles will host the 2009   world figure skating championships, the International Skating   Union announced on Tuesday.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - It took five years and six major revisions, but organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada said on Wednesday they now know when each sporting event will take place in the 17-day competition.
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Over there, New York City&#39;s final 2012 Olympic bid book officially comes under consideration today at the International Olympic Committee&#39;s Lausanne, Switzerland, headquarters in an otherwise
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The prestigious end-of-season Masters Cup will switch from Shanghai to London from 2009, the ATP men's tennis tour announced on Tuesday.
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One of Russia, Austria or South Korea will be celebrating later on Wednesday when the host venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics is decided.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee said Monday it has received bids from London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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A route to the world's highest mountain is to be built in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was revealed Wednesday.
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Los Angeles was awarded the 2009   world figure skating championships on Tuesday, beating out bids   from Helsinki and Budapest.
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at the North American World Championships qualifier at Salt Lake City.
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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Sparks aim for their seventh straight win at home when they host the Sacramento Monarchs on Sunday at the Staples Center.
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The tiny Pacific island chain of Tuvalu is set to become the newest Olympic member. Montenegro, which was recognized by the committee board this year after splitting from Serbia, is also set to gain formal admittance from the assembly. The centerpiece of the meetings is Wednesdayâs selection of the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three candidates are Salzburg, Austria; Pyeongchang, South Korea; and Sochi, Russia.
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Prior to their 10-minute presentations before the general assembly of the European Olympic Committeeâs in Dubrovnik Croatia, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge spoke to the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic
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New York and four European capitals submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics by yesterday&#39;s deadline, the International Olympic Committee announced.
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ADELAIDE, Australia  - Third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland will take on Frenchman Michael Llodra in the final of the Adelaide International after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday.
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German capital Berlin will host the 2009 World Athletics Championships.
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It's been a winter wonderland so far for US athletes, who've already won 10 world medals with upcoming global championships in skiing, figure skating, and speedskating likely to provide more. Experience has been the biggest factor; the winners of nearly half of last year's 25 medals in Turin have returned for another season, if not another quadrennium.