News Source: Jang.com.pk
| about 1 month ago
Japan plans to bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in spite of Tokyo�s failure to win the right to stage the 2016 Olympics. The Japan Football Association (JFA) initially said a bid would hinge on the result of last Friday�s International...
News Source: Miami Herald
| about 1 month ago
Close race to host 2016 Olympics nears finish Close your eyes and imagine the possible scenarios in 2016. Olympic athletes strolling to competition venues along Chicago's lakefront. Volleyball players diving on the sand of Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana...
News Source: The Orange County Register
| about 1 month ago
To loud "aahhs" and applause from the audience, the team that led the Brazilian city's winning bid to host the 2016 Olympics on Saturday unveiled a new map of the world to make clear that South America, finally, is getting the games. In trying to...
News Source: Kiev Post
| about 1 month ago
Ukrainian president congratulates Brazilian counterpart on Rio de Janeiro�s winning 2016 Olympics bid Today, 17:12 Interfax-Ukraine http://en.epochtimes.com Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has congratulated his Brazilian counterpart Luiz...
News Source: National Public Radio
| about 1 month ago
The city of Chicago lost out, despite a last-minute personal appearance by President Obama in Copenhagen Friday, along with Michele Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Guest host Jacki Lyden discusses the failed effort to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago with...
News Source: Toronto Star
| about 1 month ago
Toronto's bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games just got a boost. The choice of Rio de Janeiro to host the Summer Games in 2016 opens the door to a possible bid for the Olympics in 2020. Some observers say the fact that South America has bagged the...