News from the four finalists angling to host the 2016 Summer Olympics:
Will decaying transportation infrastructure work against Chicago?
Madrid’s security profile just improved.
Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, on behalf of Rio, is playing the “we deserve it” card. What really may be in Brazil’s favor is that the Rio Olympic budget dwarfs those of competing cities.
Tokyo [...]
This weekend, Chile and Peru will square off in a World Cup qualifier that’s a must-win for the Peruvians. The match comes as Chile and Peru are in the Hague to settle a dispute over almost 25,000 miles of Pacific water space. It’s a contentious issue in both countries, but will the tensions spill over [...]
Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers and the Venezuelan national team was booed lustily during a recent WBC game in Miami. Unlike most ballplayers, he wasn’t booed for his performance or a visible lack of effort. Rather, he was booed because of his close associations with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Carlos Frias of the Palm [...]
Venezuela topped the U.S. 5-3 on Wednesday night, avenging an earlier loss in the WBC, and both teams will advance to the second round in Miami.
Anytime the Americans and Venezuelans square off in competition, the political backdrop is part of the story. In recent months, tensions have grown as both countries shooed away each other’s [...]
