Olympics News

MONTLUCON, France -- At the Tour de France, this is it. The only stage that now matters in cycling's three-week showcase is today's time trial.

LAS VEGAS, July 25 -- When the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team made its first and only appearance on American soil Friday night, the names were hard to find on the backs of the sleek white uniforms worn by Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. Their household names blended into the jerseys, accented by a light gray trim, with the letters USA on the front, in navy lettering, holding much more prominence.

Even before tip-off in an exhibition game against Canada at Thomas & Mack Center, two subtle messages were being sent -- that the country these players were representing was more important than the individuals in the uniforms, and that the players were famous enough already.

With LeBron James out, Dwyane Wade proved he is definitely back. Wade stepped into the starting lineup and scored 20 points in his first action in more than four months, and the United States beat Canada 120-65 ...

Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt arrive in style for a press conference in London ahead of the Grand Prix at Crystal Palace The night gets off to a great start as Sherone Simpson, number three, gets ahead of Allyson ...

Freedom:- It's all about PR. Ask the movie and music industries who use a vast, carefully orchestrated, multi-million-dollar PR campaign, floated willingly by the international mainstream media, to transform ...

Dara Torres ' swimming coach's pre-Olympic plans have taken a negative turn. Michael Lohberg , the coach of the 41-year-old swimmer who broke American records en route to qualifying for her fifth U.S. Olympic ...

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India's double-trap world record holder Ronjon Sodhi will not be able to take part in the Beijing Olympics after failing to bag a wildcard, a top official said.

Argentine star Lionel Messi is facing mounting pressure to skip next month's Olympic Games after Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol today expressed hope the striker would remain with the Spanish club.

The streets here are alive with the sounds - rumbling backhoes, roaring jackhammers, clanging pickaxes - of a town being brought back from the dead.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said.

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Gilles Simon of France at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto July 23, 2008.

Barack Obama is going for the gold. The Democratic presidential contender has decided to buy $5 million in national advertising on NBC during the broadcast of the Olympic games, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed ...

Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.

Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic trials won't rule him out of next month's Beijing Games.

FIFA says Diego must be released by German club Werder Bremen in order to play for Brazil at the Summer Olympics.

Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, center, pushes the Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie to the ground during a melee in the closing seconds of their WNBA basketball game on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in ...

LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, lies down on a training bench following a USA Basketball team practice on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Valley High School in Las Vegas.

Asafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line.

The USOC is distributing high-tech masks to Olympians to help them combat Beijing's polluted air, a possible setback in China's efforts to enhance its image for the Games.