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Rio 2016 adds Nissan as local Olympic sponsor
Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.

England football great Bobby Charlton has surgery
England football great Sir Bobby Charlton underwent "minor surgery" after being taken ill before the Laureus World Sports Awards in London, organisers said.

Women's Softball May Return to 2020 Olympics: A Female's Reaction
In 2005, the International Olympic Committee made the shocking decision to remove both baseball and women's softball from the Olympics. The decision to remove softball, a sport typically played by women, left female softball players across the world shocked, devastated and...

Olympic official defends Spain after Contador ban
The head of Spain's Olympic committee stepped up to defend Spanish sport Wednesday in the wake of two-time Tour de France champion cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban for doping.

Senate candidate can't escape sports scandals
In the sports world, Craig James was a star football player for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots. He later became a household name in Texas as a television analyst for ESPN.

Stars back London Olympics to leave lasting legacy
The great and good of world sport believe the 2012 London Olympics is primed to go down as one of the best Games in history.

Texas teen officially signs to play football … and rugby?
It's not unusual for a top athlete to compete in multiple sports in college. In particular, football players at certain positions (like wide receiver or defensive back) often participate in track & field in the spring as part, as the two sports and their training regimens tend to go hand-in-hand. Yet those aren't the two sports being taken on by Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic High senior ...

Potential Olympic ski champs set for Sochi test
Potential candidates for Olympic downhill gold in 2014 will put their technical and gliding skills to the test when they tackle the men's course for the first time in competition Wednesday.

10 Years After '02 Winter Games, Salt Lake Considers Another Olympics
The city is exploring a bid for the 2022 Winter Games. It has the advantage of extensive and specialized facilities. But Olympic officials may want to give another place a chance.