PHOTOS: Turkey unrest triggers concern for Games

Violent protests across several major Turkish cities since the end of May have raised concerns for the safety of the upcoming Mediterranean Games in the country's coastal city of Mersin. In a......

Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping

The Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for drug violations, it announced on Monday. At least three of the athletes competed at the 2012 London......

Madrid Games would promote peace: Zapatero

A Madrid 2012 Olympics would promote peace and bring nations together, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday before they vote for......

Olympics provided the silver lining

Among the pine-scented groves of Ancient Olympia, along the marathon route traced by Phidippides and on the cycle course beneath the Acropolis, the 2004 Athens Olympics produced a stream of......