Mitt Romney: Success of Los Angeles Olympics has to take priority over a S.L. bid

Mitt Romney, second from right, greets Maureen Andrus, Mary Lou Kohout and Owen Andrus, left to right, at the 2002 Winter Olympics 15th Anniversary Community Festival at Soldier Hollow in Midway on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney said Tuesday that while he wants to see the Olympics return to Utah, another bid may have to take a back seat for now to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Amid Tensions With North Korea, Trump Starts A Culture War

President Donald Trump attacked the National Football League Friday and basketball star Stephen Curry Saturday, and he is now warring with star athletes and not North Korea's Kim Jong Un. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired.

Meetings with Prince Harry, Canadian PM for Melania Trump

She's leading the U.S. delegation to an international sporting event for wounded service members, her first solo trip outside the United States to represent her adopted country. On the agenda for daylong stop Saturday in Toronto: a first-time meeting with Britain's Prince Harry, founder of the Invictus Games; a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; remarks at a reception for the nearly 100 American athletes participating in the weeklong Olympic-style competition; and attending the opening ceremony.

Serena Williams shares precious photo of newborn daughter

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September 6, 2017

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Tai chi catches on with Chinese entrepreneurs

China's billionaires and successful entrepreneurs are embracing tai chi, a homegrown gentle exercise or martial art characterized by rhythmic circular movements, to boost not just personal well-being but company profits, launch new products and services, and transform corporate cultures. For instance, Guo Guangchang, president of Fosun Group, and Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, are among the prominent personalities championing the cause of tai chi.

Usain Bolt Loses His Final 100m Race in Shocking Upset to Justin Gatlin

Bolt ended his individual track career with the bronze in the men's 100m sprint at the World Athletic Championships in London ... losing to longtime rival Justin Gatlin and another American, Christian Coleman . The race had a photo finish, but in the end Bolt's 9.95 seconds was .03 seconds slower than Gatlin, who took home the gold.

Aru falters, Froome soars in thin air of the Alps

Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Italy's Fabio Aru, in tricolor jersey, follow Team Sky riders during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183 kilometers . Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, passes a the Union Jack and a French flag as he speeds downhill during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183 kilometers .

Tommy Robinson criticises Finsbury Park Mosque

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Portsmouth FC fan swims naked around a fountain

Meghan and Harry pay tribute to Nelson Mandela as they tour new London exhibition dedicated to the life of the anti-apartheid hero and meet his granddaughter Heart-stopping bodycam footage shows a cop firing through his OWN windscreen and killing a murder suspect during a high speed chase Thanks Rand - you get it! Trump praises maverick Rand Paul who is his ONLY Republican defender over the Putin disaster Woman is IMPALED by a beach umbrella in New Jersey seaside resort after freak gust of wind drives it through her ankle Can YOU pick the odd one out? Quiz challenges players to find the one answer that's not like the others - and it's trickier than it seems Amazon Prime Day CHAOS: Thousands of Spanish warehouse workers strike in protest over fair wages and working conditions, with Amazon staff in Germany and Poland set to follow suit What REALLY happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? An ... (more)

Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid wary of Obama repeat

Donald Trump has helped the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic Games but they are cautious about asking the US President to attend the decisive vote in Lima in September, bid chairman Casey Wasserman said Thursday. Wasserman told a small group of journalists he had heard the "very bad" stories from the 2009 vote in Copenhagen when some International Olympic Committee members were said to be furious to be kept waiting outside the venue whilst then President Barack Obama 's security detail swept the building having flown in to give his support to Chicago.

Joshua, with heavyweight title, may make boxing must-see TV

British boxer Anthony Joshua, left, trades blows with Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko during their fight for Joshua's IBF and the vacant WBA Super World and IBO heavyweight titles, at Wembley Stadium, in London, Saturday, Apr... . British boxer Anthony Joshua, left, takes a blow from Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko during their fight for Joshua's IBF and the vacant WBA Super World and IBO heavyweight titles, at Wembley Stadium, in London, Saturday, April 29, 201... .

President Gianni Infantino in spotlight as new ethics crisis hits Fifa and IOC

Fifa and the International Olympic Committee were plunged into fresh corruption and ethics crises on Friday after a dramatic day on both sides of the Atlantic. One of the most powerful men in world sport, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, was apparently identified by the United States Department of Justice as a co-conspirator in an alleged $1.3 million bribery scam.