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Vancouver has been named as the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge will open the envelope containing the name of the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics later this afternoon.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge will confirm the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics later this week with Vancouver, Salzburg and Pyeongchang fighting it out for the prize.

The International Olympic Committee has named Swiss government official Urs Lacotte as its new director general.

The International Olympic Committee has released its evaluation report on the three cities bidding to host the 2012 Winter Games.

FIBA Europe has awarded France the right to host the Final Four of the Euroleague Women.

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a contract with Canal+ Cyfrowy, the owner of pay-TV Canal+ Polska, to extend its exclusive live TV contract for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) series and the FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) until 2007.

Tickets for tennis' Fed Cup match between the US and the Czech Republic sold out in record time.

The final deadline to submit bids to the IOC to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games is today.

The International Olympic Committee has named the members of its Evaluation Commission which will analyse the three bids put forward to host the 2010 Winter Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has included Vancouver in its short-list of cities hoping to stage the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Motorcycling franchise the MotoGP is moving into China after an agreement was reached to build an expansive new circuit in the country.

Motorcycling franchise the MotoGP is moving into China after an agreement was reached to build an expansive new circuit in the country.

The Olympic Games Study Commission, the organisation set up earlier this year to find ways of tightening the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) purse strings, will report next some of its findings next month.

The Olympic Games Study Commission, the organisation set up earlier this year to find ways of tightening the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) purse strings, will report next some of its findings next month.

CART has increased its international television distribution after the US motor racing series' marketing partner Octagon CSI finalised rights deals in five new regions.

CART has increased its international television distribution after the US motor racing series' marketing partner Octagon CSI finalised rights deals in five new regions.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed eight cities have submitted bids to host the 2010 Winter Games.