The Beijing Olympic Games turned a profit of 176 million dollars, although the figure failed to include more than 2.8 billion dollars in venue construction costs, China's state auditor said Friday.
Read Full StoryPARIS - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has been many things in his life from an award-winning novelist to a sailor, a sometimes controversial member of the Diet and now the president of the bid to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to the Japanese capital.
Read Full StoryOfficials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) should have a fixed term to give them time to implement long-term programs to improve the performance of Filipino athletes, according to a pending bill at the House of Representatives.
Read Full StorySEOUL - Mayor Boris Johnson Monday outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference.
Read Full StoryTOKYO -- Inspectors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ended their tour of Tokyo on Sunday, praising the Japanese capital's "highly professional" bid for the 2016 Summer Games.
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