August 20 - United States officials in charge of their bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup have trimmed the number of possible venues from 38 to 27, they announced today.    

Sunil Gulati, the chairman of the bid committee and President of US Soccer, said: “The USA Bid Committee

In conjunction with the list of 27 cities announced by the USA Bid Committee, a short list of 32 stadiums

The USA Bid Committee was then able to cut the list to 45 stadiums in 38 cities in mid-June following

the Soviet Union and East German were all conquering until those two nations dissolved, and now the USA

in Montreal but with the 1980 Olympics boycott, Yugoslavia became the first team coming outside the USA

of Adidas, the other global sponsors could care less about North America, where the IAAF has left to USA

August 19 - The United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup has recieved a $100,000 (£60,530) donation from the California State Soccer Association, it was announced today.    

Sunil Gulati, the chairman of the USA Bid Committee and President of US Soccer, said: “We want to thank

Cal South for affirming their early support of the USA Bid.  

The donation from Cal South is the largest received by the USA Bid Committee to date after last week’

  By Larry Eder - 19 August 2009   This is my eighth World Championships that I have covered as a member of the media. I am fascinated with how the events are marketed and how competitors try to get their piece of the action.  

of Adidas, the other global sponsors could care less about North America, where the IAAF has left to USA

August 18 - A group of female ski jumpers has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), praising the addition of women's boxing to the Olympics and urging women's ski jumping be part of the Vancouver Games.

Sagen, Norway, Ulrike Graesler, Germany, Jenna Mohr, Germany, Monica Planic, Slovenia, Lindsey Van, USA

, Jessica Jerome, USA, Karla Keck, USA, Katie Willis, Canada, Marie-Pierre Morin, Canada, Meaghan Reid

August 18 - Phil Anschutz (pictured), the owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) which owns the O2, has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the United States 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid.  

Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006, will play an influential role as a member of the Board of Directors as the USA

August 18 - Phil Anschutz (pictured), the owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) which owns the O2, has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the United States 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid.  

Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006, will play an influential role as a member of the Board of Directors as the USA

August 16 - Michael Phelps (pictured), the most successful athlete in the history of the Olympics, is in new trouble after being involved in a car crash that police admit was not his fault.  

Phelps was suspended for three months earlier this year by USA Swimming after a photograph of him holding

August 16 - Michael Phelps (pictured), the most successful athlete in the history of the Olympics, is in new trouble after being involved in a car crash that police admit was not his fault.  

Phelps was suspended for three months earlier this year by USA Swimming after a photograph of him holding

August 15 - Birmingham City Council Leader Mike Whitby has pulled off another coup after agreeining a deal with Jamaica, including triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt (pictured), to base themselves in the city before London 2012.  

Birmingham agreed a deal with USA Track & Field more than two years ago and are due to sign an official

August 15 - Birmingham City Council Leader Mike Whitby has pulled off another coup after agreeining a deal with Jamaica, including triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt (pictured), to base themselves in the city before London 2012.  

Birmingham agreed a deal with USA Track & Field more than two years ago and are due to sign an official

August 13 - Blue State Digital (BSD), the digital agency behind Barack Obama's election campaign, has launched the United States Bid Committee's digital campaign to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.  

said: "Unlike some of our previous campaign projects, the energy and raw excitement surrounding the USA

David Downs, the Executive Director of the USA Bid Committee, said: "The people of the United States

and bid theme will give these fans, and thousands of others, the avenue to involve themselves in the USA

we hope that the theme will resonate as a rallying cry for the millions of soccer fans living in the USA

August 13 - Blue State Digital (BSD), the digital agency behind Barack Obama's election campaign, has launched the United States Bid Committee's digital campaign to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.  

said: "Unlike some of our previous campaign projects, the energy and raw excitement surrounding the USA

David Downs, the Executive Director of the USA Bid Committee, said: "The people of the United States

and bid theme will give these fans, and thousands of others, the avenue to involve themselves in the USA

we hope that the theme will resonate as a rallying cry for the millions of soccer fans living in the USA