Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that Baku and Doha were dropped from the running.

Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee announced Baku and Doha had been dropped from the running.

In-form Indian players Joshna Chinappa and Anaka Alakamony progressed to the quarter-finals of the Chennai Open Squash Championship after winning their respective matches, here on Wednesday .

The field of candidates for the 2020 Summer Olympics could be reduced from five to three, with Doha and Baku in danger of missing the cut.

Istanbul are not just here to make up the numbers in the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games but to win said one of the leading members of the bid team Hasan Arat on Tuesday.

Some of Britain's Olympic torchbearers have been making the most of their country's special moment -- by selling their torches on eBay, attracting bids of over £150,000 ($237,000, 186,000 euros).

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am carried the Olympic flame on Monday, trotting and even moonwalking through the western English city of Taunton to the cheers of thousands.

One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."

As the torch relay traverses Britain ahead of the July 27 opening of the London Games, the IOC is looking much further ahead: Where will the Olympic flame burn eight years from now?

A rally car ploughed into the crowd during a race in southern France, killing at least two people and badly injuring about 15, including children, firefighters said.