Zach Parise picked to captain Team USA for Sochi Games

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:31

Zach Parise, who won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Games, was named captain of the US men`s ice hockey team for the Sochi Olympics on Friday.

Security alert in southern Russia after at least five bodies found

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 09:35

Russia has put security forces on combat alert in the southern Stavropol region after the discovery of at least five corpses with gunshot wounds and an explosive device there barely a month before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

Moscow airports ban carry-on liquids ahead of Sochi Games

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:04

Moscow`s two main international airports Wednesday announced a flat ban on all carry-on liquids as part of a mass security clampdown ahead of next month`s Sochi Winter Games.

Bach expects `safe and secure` Olympics in Sochi

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 00:49

IOC President Thomas Bach expressed full confidence today that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure" Olympics in Sochi despite the two deadly suicide bombings in southern Russia that heightened concerns about the terrorist threat to the Winter Games.

Shift in power heralds changes to Olympic movement

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:46

The Olympic Movement was at a crossroads in 2013 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) underwent a shift in power in more than a decade by electing Thomas Bach as its president, replacing Jacques Rogge.

US delegate Boitano comes out as gay ahead of Sochi

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 08:57

American Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano said on Thursday he is gay, making the announcement two days after being named to the official United States delegation to the Sochi Winter Games.

IOC issues guidelines on implementing amendments

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 20:07

In a bid to ensure absolute clarity on the constitutional amendments carried out by the IOA to bar charged-framed officials, the International Olympic Committee friday issued a guideline on how to implement the clause to avoid "unnecessary speculation or doubtful interpretation".

Stockholm to bid for 2022 Winter Games

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 22:24

Stockholm is bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) said on Monday.

International space crew returns Olympic torch to Earth

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 11:27

A Soyuz capsule carried an International Space Station crew of three back to Earth on Monday along with an Olympic torch.

Russians to take Olympic torch on historic spacewalk

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 09:08

Two cosmonauts will on Saturday take the Olympic torch for an historic spacewalk aimed at showcasing Moscow`s prowess in science and sport.

Russian Soyuz rocket flies Olympic torch to space station

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 12:00

A three-man crew successfully blasted off into space with the Olympic torch on Thursday, ready to take it on its first space walk in what they said would be a "spectacular" showcase for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.