Euro 2012
England, France, Sweden and co-host Ukraine kick off Monday as Euro 2012 enters its first full week.
Kiev and Donetsk are the cities coming into action for Group D matches.
Spain, Italy, Ireland and Croatia are the countries in Group C with the Polish cities of Poznan and Gdansk their stadium sites.
Kharkiv and Lviv are the Ukrainian cities staging matches for Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Portugal in Group B.
Group A was the first to begin Friday with Poland, Greece, Russia and Czech Republic playing in Warsaw and Wroclaw.
Pool play runs through June 19 with the top two finishers from each group advancing to knockout rounds.
Torch Relay
London 2012’s torch spends the bulk of the week on Scottish soil.
The capital of Edinburgh will welcome the Olympic Flame on Wednesday before residents of Berwick-upon-Tweed greet the relay’s return to England late Thursday.
Middlesbrough is Sunday's last stop for torchbearers.
Pan Am Games Argentina Bid
On June 11 theArgentina NOCwill decide which city to back for the 2019 Pan American Games: San Luis or Rosario. The vote will be by secret ballot. Salta and La Plata were already eliminated.
Argentina hosted the Pan Ams in 1951 and 1995. Other bids for the PanAms could come from Chile, Peru and Colombia.
Tuesday Talk
This week’s Tuesday Talk is with World Karate Federation president Antonio Espinos.
Karate is making its third straight bid for the Olympic program and is one of eight sports shortlisted by the IOC for inclusion in the 2020 Games.
Written by Matthew Grayson
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Rhonex Kipruto, owner of the world record for the 10000 meters on the road, was suspended for six years
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Katie Ledecky spoke about doping Chinese swimmers: “It’s difficult to go to Paris knowing that we’re going to compete with some of these athletes”
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