Olympic Summer Games News

Given the electrifying sprint finishes of British rider Mark Cavendish, it is little wonder he is nicknamed `Cannonball Cavendish' and the `Manx Express'. After a barnstorming start to his career, where at only 24 he is already halfway to equalling Barry Hoban's British record of eight Tour de France stage wins, Cavendish is once again primed to ...

The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.

A food festival in Chicago is giving visitors a taste of the Olympics if Chicago gets the 2016 Summer Games.

The global financial crisis will in no way prevent London from hosting exactly the Olympic spectacle it promised in more affluent times, London's Games chief Sebastian Coe told Reuters yesterday.

British Olympic champions Andy Hodge and Peter Reed easily defeated Andrew Walker and John Huppi from Tulane Rowing Association in the Silver Goblet event for international coxless pairs at Henley Royal Regatta on Thursday.

Chinese fencer Olympic champion Zhong Man said in Belgrade on Wednesday that 2009 Universiade is just a warm-up for world championship, and that he likes the Universiade village.

Photograph: Tom Jenkins On form, Bradley Wiggins will be the favourite for Saturday's opening time-trial stage in the Tour de France in Monaco, but has longer-term ambitions for the overall standings.

The U.S. Olympic team will stay with the Polo look for the opening and closing ceremonies in Vancouver and London.

The Aug. 17, 2008 file photo shows Germany's Britta Steffen smiling after winning the gold in the women's 50-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

In this Jan. 28, 1978 file photo, Nicaragua's junior lightweight fighter Alexis Arguello, left, cuts into Puerto Ricos' Alfredo Escalera with a strong left in the ninth round of their World Boxing Council title fight near San Juan.

The last auction of Beijing Olympic assets closed Tuesday, bringing the total deals to 189 million yuan , an increment of 260 percent from the evaluation price.

Everybody wants to be wanted. And then there's Mike Krzyzewski. The man already has a job for life at Duke, and barely three weeks to decide whether he wants to coach the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team again.

The Dream Team is still dominating. The star-studded team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley and won the gold medal in Barcelona headlines this year's inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

Chicago's inspector general is calling a Chicago a corruption-plagued city that should turn itself into a model of reform before the city could get selected for the 2016 Olympics.

Olympic cycling gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has been honoured by his home city.

Scotland is to host a prestigious sailing event next year which will attract competitors from more than 30 countries, it was announced.

Forget the international date line. I crossed the international tennis line when I flew to the UK this weekend, leaving behind a place where I could follow most of Wimbledon live online at no charge on NBC , which even will stream the finals live, and ESPN for one where the Grand Slam event time shares between the BBC , and an online pay service.

Britain's top gymnast Beth Tweddle comes to Bexhill next Saturday to visit 1066 Gymnastics Academy and officially declare it open.

In his first major international outing since winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics last August, Sushil Kumar has now won a gold at the German Grand Prix.

Andy Murray received a surprise phone call from former 007 actor Sir Sean Connery after he cruised into the next round of Wimbledon.