Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid boosted by record supportTokyo 2020 Olympics bid boosted by record supportThe support rate was up four points from January, the Tokyo bid committee said, citing its own telephone surveys. The rate started at 58 percent in July last year.A team from the International Olympic ...
Chinese amateur boxing star dreams bigChinese amateur boxing star dreams bigThe nimble Zou, light flyweight gold medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, begins his quest for world domination in Macau on April 6 against the little-known Mexican Eleazar Valenzuela.Zou, a three-time a...
Istanbul residents back Olympic bid - sports ministerIstanbul residents back Olympic bid - sports minister"83% of Istanbul's population support the bid - that's 11 million people who want a city which bridges East and West to host the Games," Kilic told reporters amid a visit by the evaluation commissi...
Rugby Sevens teams set sights on Olympic gloryRugby Sevens teams set sights on Olympic gloryThere was already an Olympic buzz at this weekend's Hong Kong Sevens, as training and team selection is being tailored to 2016 ambitions.England coach Ben Ryan made it clear that the Games is now a determ...
West Ham to move to London Olympic StadiumWest Ham to move to London Olympic StadiumThe 80,000 capacity stadium in east London, which hosted the athletics and the ceremonies at last year's Olympics and Paralympics, will be converted to a 54,000-seater venue in time for the 2016-2017 football...
