Olympics






London 2012 should give Annecy Olympic bid hope, claims Rogge

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 30 - London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics should give Annecy hope that their campaign to host the 2018 Winter Games can still succeed despite being ordered to change their plans or face being eliminated, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has claimed.









Sao Paulo football stadium remains on list of Rio 2016 venues

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 26 - Estádio do Morumbi is still one of the venues due to stage football during the 2016 Olympics despite the Brazilian organisers having been forced to drop it from the list of grounds for the 2014 World Cup by FIFA due to lack of financial guarantees for renovation, Rio de Janeiro officials have claimed.