Yogeshwar Dutt: Former mud wrestler gripped by Olympic dream
Today, Dutt is warming up inside the Chaudhary Devi Lal Stadium complex tumbling across a padded floor in preparation for some training bouts overseen by his coach. The vast gymnasium…
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Shortage of Snow Aside, China Jumps Into Bid for 2022 Winter Games
CHONGLI, China — Out here, in the land of China’s Winter Olympics ambitions, there is more propaganda than snow. Some traces of white cling to the brown hills like dandruff,…
Usain Bolt confirms he will retire after 2017 World Championships
The Jamaican sprint starwho has won six Olympic gold medals and is the reigning world record holder over the 100 meter and 200 meter disciplineshad previously intimated he would quit…
Lance Armstrong Fast Facts
Birth Place: Plano, Texas Birth name: Lance Edward Gunderson Father: Edward Gunderson Mother: Linda (Mooneyham) Gunderson Marriage: Kristin (Richard) Armstrong (1998-2003, divorced) Children: with Anna Hansen: Olivia Marie, October 18,…
Bruce Jenner Issues Statement After Fatal Car Crash
Reality star and former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner has spoken out following a multi-car collision on Saturday that left one person dead and seven others injured. – The Los Angeles…
The Transition of Bruce Jenner: A Shock to Some, Visible to All
Bruce Jenner has been an Olympic superstar, the hunk on the Wheaties box, a Playgirl cover boy, the author of inspirational sports books and a sometime actor and celebrity game-show…
Jérôme Fernandez: Gallic handball giant with the golden touch
France’s Jérôme Fernandez may not be a household name outside his sport, but his achievements on court put even those of his twinkle-toed compatriot Thierry Henry in the shade. With…
Qatar buys London’s banking district
Qatar already owns several London landmarks, including the Shard, which is western Europe’s tallest building. It also owns luxury department store Harrods, and the Olympic Village. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
‘Girl with the dancing horse’ Charlotte Dujardin no longer fears last waltz
For Charlotte Dujardin, every triumph in the sporting arena seemingly took her another step closer to an uncertain future. Billed as “The Girl with the Dancing Horse” after her heroics…
Spectacular Sydney Harbor: A journey back in time
“Hmmm …cool I suppose.” I didn’t know what to say, I hadn’t been back to Sydney for 14 years and now, here I was standing by the Opera House, looking…
The ‘selfie’ striker: Francesco Totti rescues Roma in capital derby
Totti cut the arrears with a fine angled strike in the 48th minute of the clash in the Olympic Stadium. He then claimed his second and the vital equalizer as…
10 things China does better than anywhere else
Ask people for a list of things China is famous for and you might expect a healthy dose of sarcasm. But cast aside cynicism and you’ll find a number of…
Zara Phillips targets Olympic gold with baby Mia by her side
But come back quickly she did. Eight and a half months after Mia Grace Tindall — the 16th in line for the throne in Britain — was born on January…
Creating the sound of showjumping: ‘Microphones on anything that moves’
Baxter is best-known for his work at the Olympic Games, tackling the timbre of dozens of disciplines to captivate global audiences, winning multiple Emmy Awards. He is the man who…
Princess Haya: Equestrian’s Olympic savior moving on
One of very few women to occupy such a prominent position within the Olympic movement, Haya is the subject of a warm, impromptu tribute from Pearson. “She’s brought inclusion from…