Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has turned down the chance to lead Rome's bid to host the 2020 Olympics, leaving the way clear for Italy's former sports minister Mario Pescante to assume the role... More >
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge revealed his confidence that India can bid for the Olympics, despite the chaotic preparation for the Delhi Common...More>
The US Olympic Committee decided to withdraw from the competition for hosting the 2020 Summer Games. USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun explained it with the desire t...More>
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says India should not be written off as a potential Olympic host because of the problems with the Commonwealth Ga...More>
Cape Town has asked South Africa's Olympic Committee (SASCOC) if it would consider a bid from the city for the 2020 Olympic Games.
SASCOC announced recently that Cape Town ...More>
South Africa's Olympic Committee president Gideon Sam has admitted that Durban's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be expensive.
Sam will be in Durban this week to...More>
South Africa's Olympic committee has revealed that Durban is the country's only candidate to host the 2020 Olympics.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Com...More>
More than two-thirds of Hungarians want Budapest to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to a new report.
The survey by Szonda Ipsos showed that 70 per cent of peopl...More>
The head of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates has warned India that it must prepare better than it has for the Commonwealth Games if it is to make a bid to host the...More>
The scandal-hit 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi could harm India’s chances of hosting a future Olympics.
The Indian Government was hoping a successful Games in October wou...More>
Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the International Olympic Committee's co-ordinating commission for Rio 2016, doubts Africa will be ready to host the Olympic Games for at least an...More>
Cape Town is not ready to make a bid for the 2020 Olympics, a leading official has claimed.
South Africa's Olympic governing body announced last week it would formally over...More>
Rome's bid for the 2020 Olympics will not affect its plans to stage a Formula 1 Grand Prix by 2013, according to the city’s Mayor.
Gianni Alemanno said: "I don't see any ne...More>
South African officials have confirmed that the country is considering putting together a bid for the Olympic Games in 2020 or 2024.
Several leading figures, including Fifa...More>
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has backed South Africa to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
South African president Jacob Zuma has hinted that the country might bid for the Game...More>
