| By Noel Randewich and Jonathan Weber SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Less than 24 hours before a British sailor died in an America's Cup boating accident on San Francisco Bay, billionaire Larry Ellison, the mastermind behind this year's competition for the world's oldest sporting tro... |
| By Steven P Johnson GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - After a two-year battle with cancer, Joseph Fitzgerald was determined to leave his final resting place to Mother Nature. On a quiet February day in rural Florida, Fitzgerald's body was carried through the Prairi... |
| By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The death of British yacht-racing champion Andrew Bart Simpson in an America's Cup training accident cast a cloud of doubt over the immediate future of the renowned race, as the event's top official refused on Friday to rule out possibly ... |
| By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - British yacht-racer Andrew Bart Simpson was riding on the windward side of a 72-foot catamaran during an America's Cup training exercise when it cartwheeled and he died underneath, a race organizer said on Friday as officials vowed a full rev... |
| By Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) - While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what the U.S. company's head of revenue, Adam Bain, sees as a potentially huge business opportunity. Robu... |
| By Joe McDonald JIM THORPE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The small Pennsylvania hamlet named for early 20th century sports hero Jim Thorpe has decided to appeal a recent federal court ruling that could clear the way for the athlete's remains to be moved from his resting place in the town t... |
| By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The British sailing community was mourning the death of Olympic champion Andrew Simpson after the 36-year-old drowned when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup on Thursday. Simpson, who ... |
| By Narae Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - When romantic actress Lee Si-young swapped her glamorous roles in South Korean dramas for boxing gloves in a bid to win an Olympic medal, her victories triggered a storm of protest that has marred her unexpected success in the ring. The ... |
| By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - British yacht-racing champion and two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Bart Simpson was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup, his team said. Simpson, 36, who ... |
| By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - British yacht-racing champion Andrew Bart Simpson, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup, his team said. ... |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police officers killed eight suspected Islamist militants in the volatile North Causcasus region where insurgents are fighting to establish an Islamic state, Russia's anti-terrorism agency said on Thursday. Four were shot dead in a rural region of predominant... |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police officers killed eight suspected Islamist militants in the volatile North Causcasus region where insurgents are fighting to establish an Islamic state, Russia's anti-terrorism agency said on Thursday. Four were shot dead in a rural region of predominant... |
| By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - German Thomas Bach became the first official candidate to be the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the world of sport was his strong asset. The 1976 Olympic fenci... |
| By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - German Thomas Bach became the first official candidate to be the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the world of sport was his strong asset. The 1976 Olympic fencing cham... |
| Gabby Douglas was the darling of the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first woman of color to ever become an individual all-around champion and bringing home yet another gold with Team USA in the group all-arounds. Gabby stopped by PopSugar Live today to talk about her newest book, Raising the Bar, and the behind-the-scenes look into her life it offers her fans. She told us she's just a week away from beginning her training routine for the 2016 Olympics. Even after her gymnastics career comes to a close, Gabby said we might still see her in front of the cameras; she's hoping to pursue a career as an actor or TV host. |
| RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro politicians presented a bill on Wednesday requesting that the name of former FIFA president Joao Havelange be removed from the city's Olympic stadium. Havelange quit as FIFA's honorary president last month, shortly before the publication of... |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Thomas Bach will run for president of the International Olympic Committee, a source close to the German Olympic Committee told Reuters on Wednesday. The 59-year-old IOC Vice President and former Olympic fencing champion, who is set to announce his candidacy... |
| By Larry Fine PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods may get the red carpet treatment wherever he goes but that will be of little help to the world number one at TPC Sawgrass, site of this week's Players Championship. Woods won his only Players title i... |
| By John Lloyd (Reuters) - Russia is now in a hard, even dangerous, place. A series of shocks are coming, and it is not well placed to weather them. It has, to be sure, little debt: Vladimir Putin's administration is proud that the state has borrowed little and has... |
| By Caren Bohan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress this week opens its first debate in six years on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, testing whether business and labor groups can hold together on a delicately crafted deal that already is under attack. ... |
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