Australian swimmer Jodie Henry retiresSYDNEY - Olympic gold medallist Jodie Henry announced her retirement from swimming Wednesday. The 25-year-old Australian was one of the stars of the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning three gold medals and setting a world record in the 100-metres freestyle. Obama to use international popularity to bring 2016 Olympics to ChicagoWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has said that he will leverage his international popularity to try to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown of Chicago. Brumby calls on Kalmadi, reviews preparations for C’wealth 2010 gamesNEW DELHI - Premier of Victoria John Brumby called on Suresh Kalmadi, the Chairman of Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games 2010 here on Saturday. 2016 Olympic vote at a glanceThe International Olympic Committee’s voting process to select a host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics: Tokyo mobilizes robot, holds rallies and readies billions of dollars in 2016 Olympic bidTOKYO — If anything can make the busy citizens of Tokyo take notice of their city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics, it’s a robot large enough to take on Godzilla. Obama Transportation Secretary LaHood to support Chicago Olympics bid at Denmark meetingWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is joining a growing list of Obama administration officials who will travel to Denmark next week to support Chicago’s Olympic bid. Danish organizers say UN boss Ban Ki-moon to attend IOC CongressCOPENHAGEN — A Danish sports official says U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attend next week’s Olympic Congress in Copenhagen. Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gets rousing welcome in IndiaNEW DELHI - A large number of people gathered at International Airport here with musical band and garlands to welcome Ramesh Kumar, who won India’s first world championship men’s wrestling medal in 32 years. Queen’s elite bodyguards queuing up for 2012 women’s beach volleyballLONDON - The Queen’s elite bodyguards are reportedly queuing up for seats to watch the women’s beach volleyball at the London Olympics, which will be taking place three years from now. Miller low-keys return to sport he owned _ and might reclaim for a day or two in VancouverBode Miller was low key, even by his relaxed standards. Bode Miller returns to US Ski Team, aiming for Vancouver OlympicsLOS ANGELES — Bode Miller is ending his splendid isolation and rejoining the U.S. Ski Team, just five months before the Vancouver Olympics. Peter Forsberg scores in comeback gameSTOCKHOLM — Peter Forsberg scored less than six minutes into his comeback game but his hometown team Modo lost 4-2 to Frolunda in a Swedish Elite League opener on Thursday. Bode Miller announces he’s returning to US Ski TeamLOS ANGELES — Bode Miller is rejoining the U.S. Ski Team, just five months before the Vancouver Olympics. Obama’s Education secretary to attend Olympics meeting in Denmark in support of Chicago bidWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago’s Olympic bid. Tokyo pushes itself as most experienced host for 2016 OlympicsTOKYO — Tokyo should host the 2016 Olympics because it has the most compact set up, the most experience and will be the best stage for the world’s athletes, one of Japan’s top sports figures and bid backers said Thursday. Rio expects thumbs up from olympic committeeRIO DE JANEIRO - When Rio de Janeiro announced its third bid to host the Olympic Games, chances of success seemed very slim. IOC President Jacques Rogge bids to stay in powerHAMBURG - Jacques Rogge admits that it’s lonely at the top, but that isn’t stopping him from seeking a second term as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president. Oprah Winfrey going to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bidCHICAGO — Oprah’s trying to land another big get. NY police charge former Olympic track star with drunken driving on Long Island parkwayHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A former Olympic track star has been arraigned on drunk driving charges on New York’s Long Island. Rio carries hopes of entire continent, promising to excite the world in 2016RIO DE JANEIRO — South America has never hosted a Summer Olympics. If Rio de Janeiro breaks that streak and gets the 2016 games, the setting could hardly be more spectacular. Michael Johnson, Nastia Liukin among gold medalists to lobby for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bidCHICAGO — There’s gold in Chicago 2016’s delegation. Lots of it. Obama adviser gets Olympics advice from former British PM ahead of Olympics meetingWASHINGTON — A senior adviser to the president is getting advice on Chicago’s 2016 Olympics bid from a high-profile source. India to ensure adequate security in C’wealth 2010 games, say MakenNEW DELHI - India on Wednesday assured the representatives of the participating countries of the Common Wealth Games 2010 of providing adequate security during the games to be held next in October. New Japanese PM sends letter to IOC members assuring support for Tokyo’s 2016 Olympics bidLONDON — Japan’s new prime minister has sent a letter to IOC members assuring them that government support for Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics “remains as strong as ever.” Major League Baseball opens China training center in quest to nurture game, find new talentWUXI, China — There’s a Babe Ruth in training right now. Here in China. Volleyball players in mid court suffer more physical stress than teammatesMELBOURNE - A new Australian study has shown that volleyball players, who play in the middle position on court, end up with more physical stress from jumping and landing than their team-mates do. Skiing star Bode Miller to announce World Cup, Vancouver Olympic plans ThursdayPARK CITY, Utah — For months, Bode Miller has been mum about his future in skiing. A look at Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer GamesA look at Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics: Windy City? Second City? With Obama push, Chicago goes for new nickname: Home of 2016 OlympicsCHICAGO — The crowd at President Barack Obama’s victory rally stretched from one end of Grant Park to the other, spilling onto nearby sidewalks and streets. From Oprah Winfrey to blue-collar workers, downtown pulsed with elation and electricity. US women’s basketball team adds 14 players to training camp, including 4 more HuskiesU.S. women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma should feel right at home with the addition of four current or former UConn players to the national team training camp next week at American University in Washington, D.C. Fabian Cancellara looks for golden double at road world championships in SwitzerlandMENDRISIO, Switzerland — Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara will attempt to go for double gold at the road world championships when he returns to his native Switzerland for the first time in 13 years. Brazil’s president says his country needs to host the 2016 OlympicsNEW YORK — Brazil’s president on Tuesday defended Rio de Janeiro’s candidacy to host the 2016 Olympics, saying no other country needed it more than Brazil. President Obama sends letters to IOC members promising ’spectacular’ 2016 Olympics in ChicagoLONDON — President Barack Obama has written to International Olympic Committee members promising the United States would “welcome the world with open arms” if Chicago is awarded the 2016 Summer Games. Stolen Olympic medals found in shoe box - after 24 yearsMELBOURNE - Australian swimming legend and Olympian John Konrads could scarcely believe when he was told that a gold and two bronze medals, which he won in the 1960 Rome Olympics and were stolen 24 years back, had been found in a shoe box. First lady plans personal appeal for Chicago Olympic bid, door left open for Obama to attendWASHINGTON — As Michelle Obama prepares to make a highly personal appeal in Denmark on behalf of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the White House is leaving open the possibility that President Barack Obama will make a last minute decision to join her. |
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