The Brazilian Olympic Committee announced yesterday the shortlist with the nominees to its all-star prize Brasil Olimpico 2006,which awards athletes of men's and women's sports categories.Comm ent

VICTORIA, British Columbia A blue haze crowns the Olympic Mountains as the Victoria Clipper plies Puget Sound, heading from Seattle to Victoria, on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.

Magnolia comprises two large hills with panoramic views of Seattle, Elliott Bay, Mount Rainier and the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Its proximity to downtown...

The Charlotte area will get one, and possibly two, Olympic team trials in 2008, further raising the profile of the city as a sports hotbed.

Skipressworld, Canada -... month. Also being considered: team sports for alpine skiing, bobsled and luge, plus a mixed relay for biathlon and doubles curling. ...

PEOPLE in charge of sporting facilities in the Chard and Ilminster area are being encouraged to apply to host national teams in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

The U.S. National Whitewater Center promises to expand Charlotte's sports menu with Olympic-caliber kayakers and canoeists and, in five or six years, possibly host a world championship.