Dubai has created a committee to examine the feasibility of making a formal bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games - and the bid is all part of a greater initiative called ‘Dubai 2020,' which is a master plan for pushing the emirate onto the world stage...

Chicago wants us to believe Games will cure all city's ills; fat chance If it's broke -- and by most calculations, Chicago is -- the Olympics won't fix it. Rest assured of that one unassailable fact.

by Leonard Dawson Bruce Jenner is most renowned to many as an Olympic hero. Jenner broke the world record for points when he won the decathlon, in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In a gesture that has since been emulated by many athletes, a bystander handed him a flag of America and he held it high as he ran his victory lap, cementing his place in the hearts of many viewers. In the thirty plus years since the Olympics, Jenner has become a spokesman for Wheaties cereal and appeared on many televi

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McDonald’s passes, Taco Bell scores with NBATaco Bell has replaced longtime sponsor McDonald’s as the NBA’s fast-food partner. THEIR SHIRTS SAY USA, NO?: U.S. aiming for upset in Confederations Cup final (ESPN SoccerNet, June 27, 2009) Skipper Carlos Bocanegra, whose side were beaten 3-0 by Brazil in their Group A encounter on June 18, insists the U.S. will play without fear against their heavily favoured opponents and adopt an entirely different strategy … Basketball Notes by Alex :: Rememberin