WINTER OLYMPICS

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After Russia’s disappointing showing at the London Olympics comes more bad news for Vladimir Putin’s.

Struggling to retain his status as the Republican favorite for the White House, Mitt Romney attempted on Saturday to return to his glory days as CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic organizing committee -- and the crowds at two tribute ceremonies in Salt Lake showed their appreciation.

Fast food chain McDonald's has signed up to sponsor the Olympics for a further eight years, meaning athletes and fans will be offered its burgers and fries in the official restaurants at Games venues until 2020.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced on Wednesday that Pyeongchang would host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Here's a look at Korea's winter wonderland.

The South Korean city of Pyeongchang was selected on Wednesday to be the host site for the 2018 Winter Olympics, beating out both Germany and France.

Pyeongchang, Korea, was announced as the host city for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games today - a crushing victory over rivals Munich of Germany and Annecy of France in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in Durban. After two failed attempts for 2010 and 2014, Pyeongchang will mark the first Winter Games in Asia outside of Japan

South Koreans are celebrating the decision by the IOC to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Here's why the South Korean venue was selected.

South Korea’s Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after failing in two previous attempts.

The South Korean city beat out Germany and France to win the bid for the 2018 games.

The South Korean city wins the 2018 Olympic bid.

The International Olympic Committee announced Pyeongchang today as the destination of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The announcement was made after only one round of secret balloting by the group's 95 members in Durban, South Africa.

Concerns were raised about the safety of the luge track at the Vancouver Olympics nearly a year before Georgian athlete was killed on the eve of the 2010 Games, Canadian media reported on Monday.

The International Olympic Committee Tuesday played down security concerns for the 2014 winter Olympics in Russia's Sochi, a day after a suicide bombing killed 35 people at a Moscow airport.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be held at the beginning of the year or the end of it, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Tuesday.

Northeast Asia's booming economy and its largely untapped youth market are the cornerstone of South Korea's 2018 bid to host the first Winter Olympics in the region for 20 years, its bid chief said.

These predictions come from Richard Kang, Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Shares, an ETF company focused on the emerging markets.

FIFA takes the Football World Cup 2018 and 2022 to new territories of Russia and Qatar, raising concerns over risks involved in the selection of venue.

BP Oil Spill, FIFA World Cup, Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, iPhone are among the top searches in 2010, according to the Yahoo's 'Year in Review' report which tallies hot searches on a variety of lists.

President Dmitry Medvedev called on Russian Olympic officials to resign Monday after a poor showing at the Winter Games dented national pride.

The Vancouver Winter Olympics ended in spectacular triumph on Sunday with a dazzling closing ceremony that mixed traditional pomp with self-deprecating humor to put the icing on 17 days of unrelenting drama and action.