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Read More at Wikipedia ›The chase to host the 2020 Summer Games was reduced to a three horse race between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Doha and the Azerbaijan capital Baku were dropped from the running by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday.
The announcement in a packed Quebec City ballroom brought smiles but few cheers from the surviving cities as all three know the challenges that lie ahead after having previously cleared the first hurdle with recent bids."It is the third time we have been invited to participate in the final run and we are very excited to bring this to Spain," Spanish IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., son of the former IOC president, told Reuters."This is a kind of Olympic competition with only a gold medal. We have bronze, silver and now we go for the gold."My father would not waste one second wasting how happy we are, he would have us all meeting in a room right now thinking what's next."Next for Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo is 16 months of furious campaigning as ...The United States women's national soccer team was drawn with France, Colombia and North Korea on Thursday for the 2012 Olympic Games.The United States was placed in...
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - World Cup holders Japan were held 1-1 by the United States in a women's soccer friendly on Sunday, failing in their bid to beat the Olympic...
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - World Cup holders Japan were held 1-1 by the United States in a women's soccer friendly on Sunday, failing in their bid to beat the Olympic...
With two World Cup titles and three Olympic gold medals, the United States has history on its side in Sunday's final against Japan.With their lightning quick passing...
With the final seconds ticking down and the Americans on the verge of their earliest exit ever from the Women's World Cup, Abby Wambach kept waving her index finger ...
Qatar won't say whether it will sell alcohol at stadiums during the 2022 World Cup, although a top official said Wednesday that the Gulf nation was discussing with F...
By Alastair HimmerTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan gave its women's soccer team the rock star treatment on Tuesday on their return from an astonishing World Cup triumph in Ge...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Japan won the women's World Cup on Sunday for the first time, stunning the heavily favored United States 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in e...
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Five North Korea players have tested positive for steroids at the women's World Cup, soccer's biggest doping scandal at a major tournament in 1...
Used to be, you could predict the lineup for the final four at the Women's World Cup before the tournament began.The Americans were a given. The Germans, too. Brazil...
Former Japan national defender Naoki Matsuda has died two days after suffering a cardiac arrest during training, his club said.The 34-year-old Matsuda had been in cr...
Goal-line technology could be introduced in soccer by the end of the year after two systems were approved Saturday for a final round of testing ahead of a vote in Ju...
Chelsea can plan its future from an unexpected position of strength as champion of Europe following its dramatic upset of Bayern Munich.Roman Abramovich has the Cham...
Women's World Cup champions Japan secured a place in the 2012 London Olympics after Australia beat China 1-0 in the final Asian qualifying tournament.Japan was held ...
Alex Morgan scored in the 72nd minute to give the United States a 1-1 draw with Japan, the team that beat them in the final of the Women's world cup last year.Yukari...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Accolades continue to shower on Japan's women's soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a sponsor paying a bonus of one million yen ($12,680...
With tension escalating between their governments, the United States and North Korea were drawn Tuesday into the same first-round group for this summer's Olympic wom...
U.S. National Women's soccer star Alex Morgan reveals secrets to staying in peak physical shape.
The United States women's national soccer team was drawn with France, Colombia and North Korea on Thursday for the 2012 Olympic Games.The United States was placed in...
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