FIFA is drowning in a bribery scandal and all kinds of match-fixing accusations. Wednesday it didn’t get much better. British Prime Minister, David Cameron, said that FIFA’s reputation is at an “all-time low” and the world’s soccer governing body needs […]
NBC and Comcast have won the bid for the Olympic games. The NBC family will retain the rights to Olympic coverage in the United States through the 2020 games. The deal includes the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 games and […]
It’s the biggest hill ever – literally. The inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August will wind through the Cottonwood Pass and Independence Pass, 12,126-feet and 12,085-feet above sea level, respectively. Add to the challenge, the first 12 miles up […]
In Switzerland Monday, Fox led off the presentations to gain TV rights for the Olympic games. The three U.S. networks bidding for the next set of television rights, Fox, NBC and ESPN, will most likely lead to a multi-billion-dollar deal. […]
The International Olympic Committee is working out details for TV rights for the next two Olympics. The IOC is currently “feeling out” offers for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic games. The three companies – NBC, Fox and ESPN – are […]
Rafael Nadal is once again French Open Champion. The 25-year old Spaniard won the 2011 tournament by defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1. It is Nadal’s sixth French Open title in the past seven years. He has now won […]
Match-fixing in futbol has gotten out of control. Now FIFA is investigating Argentina’s 4-1 loss in Nigeria. According to sources the betting patterns tipped off officials that the game coudl have been fixed. Sources also say that the referees may […]
More bad news for soccer fans. The Greek Football Association is suspending operations indefinitely. The country is trying to get control of it’s violent games. A vote passed, 49-7, to suspend all games to , as the Association chief Sofoklis […]
U.S. sprinter Justin Gaitlin will be running the 100-meters at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday – but he still can’t race in Europe. Swedish track officials, though, are still preventing the former Olympic champion from competing even […]
The match-fixing continues, this time in Asia. South Korean fans are stunned to hear that match-fixing and bribery. The Associated Press is reporting: Asia’s oldest professional soccer league is wrestling with one of the continent’s most serious match-fixing scandals, with […]