Strategic initiatives necessary today in the country, and prospect projects aimed at the development of Russia and its regions are the key topics of the 9th Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum which will be held on February 16-18, 2012.
On Monday, Jan. 23, BVU will present 'Sport in a "Global Age" - Globalization and Sporting Cultures from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Siebens Forum Hansen 8. In an era often characterized as the 'age of...
The art of blowing a projectile out of a long tube with accuracy takes years to master. In native tribes of the Amazon rain forest, blowguns are used for hunting food that hangs out in trees. Accuracy is a must for survival when your food source is hunted with blow darts.
Grand Strand leaders and some residents are concerned about how things will go when the Harley motorcycle rally overlaps with Atlantic Beach Bike Fest in late May, but many of the sport-bikers planning to come to the area say there’s no reason to worry.
Spain's Alberto Contador was given a two-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for failing a dope test during the 2010 Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI)said on Monday.
Every four years when the Winter Olympics roll around, curling gets an injection of enthusiasm from TV coverage. For a couple of weeks, one of Canada's favorite sports and one of the U.S.'s least-known gets trendy.
The UEFA-backed European Football Supporters Award for 2011 has gone to the Liege-based organisation Fan Coaching for its special contribution to encouraging harmony at stadiums.
Dr. Timothy P. Shriver Attends World Economic Forum Followed by South Korea for Celebration of One-Year Countdown to Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013 Washington, D.C., 26 January 2012 – Special Olympics Chairman and CEO, Dr. ...
It's Day 2 in the Swiss Alps, where the talk of the circuit has centered around Mick Jagger's about-face, Bill Gates' $750 million gift, and of course the evening's receptions, dinners and dance parties.
There's generally been an aversion in Australia about being seen to copy things from American sport. Our footballers don't wear helmets. We don't televise college sport. We aren't completely puzzled by cricket, although I can't say the same for the touring Indians.
From Mario Balotelli's strike to Robin Van Persie's goals, Standard Sport takes a look at some of the best stats from the sporting weekend.
It's a well known fact that exercise is vital to our mental and physical health. This is why the meeting of the Doha Pre-forum Gathering of All Leaders in Sport is putting sports at the heart of its agenda.
HBO Sports’ flagship boxing series returns with an action-packed card headlined by two of the sport’s fastest-rising stars when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. VS. MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO AND NONITO DONAIRE VS. WILFREDO VAZQUEZ JR. is seen live SATURDAY, FEB. 4 at 10:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (PT) from the Alamodome in San Antonio, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Jim ...
STEVE KING’s return to the Dripping Pan as Lewes manager last summer was “the right appointment at the right time”, an open forum held at the club’s Rook Inn heard last Thursday.
Indiana -- the place where Peyton Manning, Larry Bird, the Hoosiers and more have created the stuff of legend -- is undoubtedly a sports mecca. A celeb magnet however? Not so much. But that will change over the next few days as Madonna and an assortment of stars from film, music and TV arrive for four compact days of entertainment and partying tied to the Super Bowl.
BALTIMORE , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Slightly over one in five American adults (21 percent) revealed that they ever participate in any winter sport, according to new research released today from IMRE ...
Vietnam Summit: Economist Conference Asia EMW Country Director Minh Chau Nguyen to participate in discussions about current issues in Vietnam with other leaders in Ho Chi Minh City.
High-profile athletes making political statements - sometimes controversial - is nothing new, and it shouldn't harm their market value so long as they are successful in their respective sport.
A waypoint that precludes any turn until the waypoint is overflown, and is followed by either an intercept maneuver of the next flight segment or direct flight to the next waypoint.
Alberto Contador was today stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory and banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following his positive test for clenbuterol.
