Still a lot of doping going on: 1,595 positives in 2016
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 30, 2018: The World Anti-Doping Agency published its report on doping violations for 2016, and there were more than...
Finances of the International Federations, in dollars, Euro, francs and Pounds: Part II
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 27, 2018: The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations governance study said 21 of the 28 IFs had publicly-available...
Finances of the International Federations, in dollars and francs: Part I
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 25, 2018: Last week’s governance report on the 28 International Sports Federations on the permanent program of the Olympic...
The new Games: on the beach, in town, maybe in combat?
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 23, 2018: The Olympic Games is the pinnacle of sports. But it is not the beginning or the end.
Two...
A perfect storm could lead the IOC to a new, worldwide relevance
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 20, 2018: Almost everything seems to be going wrong for the International Olympic Committee right now, but that may...
New world record: 198 days for Paris 2024 budget projected to explode
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 2, 2018: It took the Tokyo government about two years to determine that the 2020 Olympic Games budget was...
Are athletes moving past the Games and into a post-Olympic world?
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 28, 2018: There’s something going on in international sport, with competitions now reaching far beyond the usual team-sports leagues...
Show me the money: Skiing’s rewards are for just a few
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 26, 2018: The competitive skiing season has been completed and so it’s time to tote up the millions won...
The second time the U.S. track team beat Hitler’s Germany
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 21, 2018: Everyone remembers the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and how Jesse Owens and other African-American stars made...
Do they feel lucky? FIFA and Morocco 2026
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 19, 2018: One of Hollywood’s unforgettable lines was Clint Eastwood’s question to two criminals looking down the barrel of...
When will the Int’l Paralympic Committee give its athletes the spotlight?
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 12, 2018: With considerable fanfare, the heads of the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an...
Is the IAAF suddenly the best hope to lead international sport?
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 9, 2018: Just a few days after the close of the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, leadership in international...
IOC’s attempt to reduce Games costs is all about icing, not the cake
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 7, 2018: The International Olympic Committee announced with great fanfare “The New Norm,” a collection of 118 recommendations to...
Bach’s embrace of Russia a re-run of an old Samaranch movie
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 2, 2018: The International Olympic Committee’s quick re-embrace of Russia didn’t suit a lot of people, but for those...
Ho Ho Ho: The top stories of 2017, a tumultuous year in Olympic sport
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 25, 2017: This has been anything but a tranquil year in international sport, mixing great performances with uneasy politics,...
Russia’s plan to embarrass the IOC for PyeongChang
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 21, 2017: Sure, the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, but whatever you think of...
A 39-year first? IOC will accept less than a full Host City financial guarantee...
PALM DESERT, November 8, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee insists as a condition of granting hosting rights to the Olympic or Olympic Winter...
German court will hear challenge to IOC’s sponsor exclusivity Rule 40
PALM DESERT, October 30, 2017 – Very few athletes can quote chapter and verse from the Olympic Charter, the rulebook of the International Olympic...
Coming soon: the sports marketing spectacle of the 21st Century … or a train...
PALM DESERT, October 27, 2017 – The 2028 Olympic Games have been awarded to Los Angeles. The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be assigned...
Triathlon star Katie Zaferes is all about being prepared
PALM DESERT, October 25, 2017 – American triathlon star Katie Zaferes finished second at the Triathlon World Series Grand Final this year and is...
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