Olympic sports

...tennis, golf and surfing - ''lifetime'' sports that help deliver a healthier society. He also points to a funding bias in favour of Olympic sports, at the expense of non-Olympic sports in which Australia is among the world's best. Netball...

In this article: David Crawford, Australia, Australian Olympic Committee, Melbourne, Sydney, Revenue, Tax, Australian Sports Commission, and BHP

...the outgoing president of the International Baseball Federation, which spearheaded an unsuccessful attempt to make baseball an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Games. "Baseball has been a bridge between the two countries in a way that...

In this article: Peter Angelos, Livan Hernandez, International Baseball Federation, Cuba, United States, Harvey Schiller, Baltimore Orioles, Havana, and World Series

...running to triathlon. The common link is the deep pockets of Liverpool-born multi-millionaire Barrie Wells, a passionate fan of Olympic sport who is backing 15 would-be medallists, and possibly up to 10 more if he can find the right...

In this article: Jessica Ennis, London, Berlin, London Olympics, Hannah Miley, and UK Athletics

...Kate Ellis with daily criticism of the government-commissioned Crawford review of sport, which concluded that funding was biased towards Olympic sports. Coates is in London on duties with the International Olympic Committee's co-ordination...

In this article: John Coates, Terms of reference, London Olympics, Mark Bouris, and Melbourne

...in the wake of the Crawford report. Coates is playing hard ball over David Crawford's claim there is a funding bias towards Olympic sports that should be redressed. Crawford rejected outright an AOC proposal to increase funding to...

In this article: John Coates, Australian Olympic Committee, and US Olympic Committee

...movement or of Olympians. "We merely drew a comparison between the amount of funding that went to the elite Olympic sports and other sports. "I'm not quite sure where there was anything that was insulting about anyone in our report."

In this article: Ken Wallace, Australian Olympic Committee, and Steve Hooker

...be inappropriate for us to comment on the potential Comcast-NBC deal, we are supportive of any initiative that increases exposure for Olympic sport and athletes," USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said. NBC Universal Sports and Olympics...

In this article: Comcast, USOC, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal, NBC, Dick Ebersol, Revenue, MLB Network, and Vancouver Olympics

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Added 3m ago Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. . . . Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai...

In this article: Lake Placid, N.Y., World Cup, Todd Hays, Andrei Lutai, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Italy

...Group. It is comprised of wrestling alumni from that Virginia school, who hope to revive a team dropped in the 1990s and raise funds to help Olympic sports at colleges. Cal State-Fullerton is among 83 schools in Division I wrestling. In 1981,...

In this article: Cal State-Fullerton, California, Oregon State, Revenue, Iowa State, and USA Today

...athletes and fans alike. Among the most significant was a suggestion that the federal government "question" its funding bias towards Olympic sports and direct more resources towards sports that attract high participation. While the...

In this article: David Crawford, Australian Olympic Committee, Kieren Perkins, Australia, 2012 London Olympics, and Cricket Australia