Olympics News

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's hopes of success in athletics events at the 2012 London Olympics could be hit by a ban on a popular starting pistol, an official from the sport's governing body said on Friday. Full Story »

LAUSANNE (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing. Full Story »

GENEVA - Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling's governing body and stripped of other race results. Full Story »

MOSCOW - The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russia must step up efforts against the use of banned drugs by athletes. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A British initiative to enthuse children around the world about sport inspired by the 2012 London Olympics is halfway towards its target of reaching 12 million. Full Story »

Moscow - In an apparent bid to dramatize his flagging anticorruption drive, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has taken the unusual step of ordering an investigation into allegations that a top Kremlin official took huge bribes in connection with the troubled 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Full Story »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - With the economy spiraling downward and sponsors running away faster than Usain Bolt, the Olympics needed money. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Two years before the start of the London Games, Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), expressed his satisfaction at progress at the Olympic site. His comments came as he signed a new sponsorship deal, securing the IOC much needed income for the forthcoming summer and winter Games. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic chief Jacques Rogge on Wednesday praised London's 2012 Games delivery team for being on time and within budget as the two-year countdown to the event gets under way. Full Story »

LONDON - Procter & Gamble, the U.S.-based consumer products giant, signed on as a global Olympic sponsor through 2020 on Wednesday in the second 10-year multi-million-dollar marketing deal this month for the International Olympic Committee. Full Story »

LONDON - Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson crouched at the starting line, burst forward and ran down the track at the 80,000-seat stadium. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A German automaker sponsoring American athletes? BMW and U.S. Olympic Committee officials see nothing contradictory about that in this global economy. Full Story »

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - The Olympic flame for the inaugural Youth Olympics has been successfully lit by the sun's rays at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. Full Story »

LONDON - London 2012 Olympic organizers say they have met government targets by cutting $41.2 million from the event budget while keeping the project on schedule. Full Story »

GENEVA - American sprinters who were stripped of their 2000 Olympics relay medals because teammate Marion Jones was doping won an appeal Friday to have them restored. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - London is on track to finish its Olympic Park 12 months before the 2012 Games, officials said Tuesday, as sporting greats tried out the venues exactly two years before the opening ceremony. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy on Tuesday pleaded for government funding for Olympic sports not to be cut. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Beijing Olympic gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra and five others sportspersons were named on Tuesday as brand ambassadors for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Full Story »