French and Spanish clash over 2012 Olympics
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Madrid (pts) - The Spanish Olympic bid for 2012 have made an official protest to the International Olympic Committeeâs (IOC), accusing Paris 2012 organisers of illegally using French embassies to promote the city.
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London presents its bid for the 2012 Olympics at a press conference with four rival cities in Athens
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THE Madrid Olympic bid has suffered a setback because of the racist chanting on Wednesday in the BernabÃ©u stadium, one of the most famous arenas in the world and a proposed venue for the 2012 Games.
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London and four other cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinise their plans for holding the world&#39;s greatest sporting extravaganza.
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Madrid 2012 organizers complained that Paris 2012 had broken bidding rules for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games by using Franceâs embassies in Oslo and Kuwait to hold events promoting its candidacy.
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Winning a gold medal would ease the sting of two Olympic qualifying defeats for the United States team of NBA stars. But their path to defending the throne is a rocky one, with unbeaten Spain coming up first
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No Italian opponent has scored in this World Cup. France has allowed two goals overall. Even with all the offensive flair on both sides, defense will decide the title Sunday in Olympic Stadium.
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The racist chanting by Spanish fans at Wednesday night&#39;s friendly international in Madrid has left the government here red-faced and fearing a black-mark against the city&#39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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PARIS: Jacques Chirac has confirmed his âtotal determinationâ to help Paris win the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics ahead of London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.
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The European Commission faces a battle with sport's governing bodies over its ability to regulate sport.
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Madrid&#39;s Olympic bidders complained to the IOC about Paris&#39; use of French embassies to promote the city&#39;s candidacy for the 2012 Summer Games.
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Zinedine Zidane&#039;s farewell tour with France continues. Spain&#039;s World Cup agony never ends.
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The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should heed the advice of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), when he meets with the candidate cities Friday morning.
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Organisers of London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid were yesterday swift to condemn the racist chanting in the BernabÃ©u Stadium, where an advert promoting Madrid&#39;s bid appeared regularly during England&#39;s friendly against Spain.
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Robert Pires has called for action to be taken against the Spain coach, Luis Aragones, over racist comments apparently aimed at his Arsenal and France team-mate, Thierry Henry, which were picked up on television.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- The French Olympic team is to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try to win back its three-day event Olympic gold medal in Athens.
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Madrid will be the first stop on an IOC tour to assess the five cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said Monday its evaluation commission will visit the Spanish capital on Feb. 3-6, followed by London (Feb.