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Los Angeles strikes 2024 Olympic bid deal with USOC

August 31, 2015

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Los Angeles strikes 2024 Olympic bid deal with USOC Last month, the USOC scrapped its plans to make Boston the 2024 bid city and entered talks with Los Angeles. Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles and the U.S. Olympic Committee have struck a deal that will make the city America’s 2024 Olympic bidder pending […]

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Nigeria basketball team wins AfroBasket, qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics

August 31, 2015

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Nigeria basketball team wins AfroBasket, qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 Source: Team Nigeria Basketball Rades, Tunisia- 43 years, 17 tournaments and 4 finals was what it took for the Senior Men’s Nigerian basketball team to etch their name into the history books and become the 8th African country to lift the […]

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Water pollution, a tricky issue for Rio de Janeiro Olympics

August 26, 2015

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Water pollution, a tricky issue for Rio de Janeiro Olympics Xinhua RIO DE JANEIRO- Different from last year’s World Cup, an event which attracted widespread protests and was criticized by slow stadium construction, organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics that start within year from now are facing new tricky issues, the water pollution. The issue […]

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NFL and MLB: Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update August, 2015

August 24, 2015

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NFL and MLB: Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update August, 2015 New Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium August 23, 2015 stadium photo update Click images below to enlarge. Click your return arrow to return to this article. Source: Atlanta Falcons The new stadium home for the Atlanta Falcons’ is located next to the 22-year-old Georgia Dome. […]

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Some International leaders congratulate Beijing on successful 2022 Winter Olympic bid

August 5, 2015

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Some international leaders congratulate Beijing on successful 2022 Winter Olympic bid Xinhua BEIJING- Leaders of some countries and international organizations have sent messages to China, congratulating Beijing on its successful bid to host the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In a congratulatory message sent to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that […]

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The ‘Jewish Olympics’ to come to Berlin – European Maccabi Games

July 12, 2015

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The ‘Jewish Olympics’ to come to Berlin – European Maccabi Games The Guardian UK Jewish involvement in organized sport has a troubled history in Europe. Almost all Jews were banned from the German delegation at the 1936 Olympic Games, sparking protests worldwide by anti-fascist demonstrators. In the 1972 Munich Olympics, 11 Jewish members of the […]

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The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic torch and Olympic venues update

July 3, 2015

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Update: Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro – Games of the XXXI Olympiad Click link below Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro – Games of the XXXI Olympiad Update: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Venues and Stadiums Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Venues and Stadiums Update:Rio 2016 revealed Olympic […]

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NFL: Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update June 20, 2015

June 20, 2015

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NFL : Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update June 20, 2015 New Atlanta Falcons Stadium The new stadium home for the Atlanta Falcons’ is located next to the 22-year-old Georgia Dome. The the stadium cost is currently $1.4 billion. May 2015 photos June 20, 2015 update Click images below to enlarge. Click your return arrow to […]

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Hollywood Park racetrack grandstand imploded for NFL’s possible return to Los Angeles

May 31, 2015

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Hollywood Park racetrack grandstand imploded for NFL’s possible return to Los Angeles The city of Inglewood, California is helping to create a way for the NFL’s possible return to the Los Angeles area by demolishing of the grandstand at Hollywood Park racetrack. The site is for a proposed 80,000-seat NFL stadium. Hollywood Park originally opened […]

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NFL and MLB: Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update April 21, 2015

April 21, 2015

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NFL and MLB: Atlanta and Minneapolis new stadiums update April 21, 2015 New Atlanta Falcons Stadium The Atlanta Falcons’ new home is located next to the 22-year-old Georgia Dome, and the new stadium now will cost 50 percent more than planned. The initial cost estimates were $950 million, and then they climbed to $1.2 billion […]

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