By Tom Degun at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de JaneiroMarch 11 - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis claimed the top male and female prizes respectively at the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards at a glittering ceremony here tonight.

at the event this year.The Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award went to London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

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By Tom Degun at the Windsor Atlântica Hotel in Rio de JaneiroMarch 10 - Maracanã Stadium, which will play a pivotal role in both the 2014 FIFA 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, will be ready next month despite delays with the renovation work, Andre Lazaroni, the State Secretary of Sport for Rio de Janeiro, has claimed.

Andre Lazaroni, the State Secretary of Sport for Rio de Janeiro, pictured next to Sebastian Coe, today

Windsor Atlântica Hotel in Rio de JaneiroMarch 10 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe

working with the organisation's management team to help them move forward.And Coe now says that there

We are looking at all sorts of things," Coe said here on the eve of the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards

Andy Hunt, who stepped down as BOA chief executive last month, may not be replaced Since Coe has come

the BOA following the exit of Hunt and the organisation's chief commercial officer Hugh Chambers but Coe

Clearly I have two very obvious objectives at the BOA," Coe said."

By Tom DegunMarch 6 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has hailed the five British stars nominated

have been nominated for Laureus Awards after the superb showing by the British team in London," said Coe

By Tom DegunMarch 4 - London 2012 have secured a key component of the digital legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics by handing over the operation of its customer database to Sport England, working in partnership with UK Sport and London & Partners.

the Olympic and Paralympic Games to their hearts last summer," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

the second biggest athletics hub in Britain, alma mater of Jessica Ennis and at one time Sebastian Coe

Lord Coe should have intervened in his capacity as Games legacy ambassador.

Last year Boris Johnson, Coe, David Cameron and Tessa Jowell were all preening themselves – let them

Is this the legacy that Coe wanted?"

Good question and one that surely must embarrass Baron Coe of Ranmore.

By Tom DegunFebruary 27 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe claimed today Glasgow

Olympics with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) set to elect the host city in Lausanne on July 4.Coe

Glasgow and the UK to continue to inspire a generation internationally, in their own language," said Coe

Sebastian Coe (left), Shona Robison (centre) and Gordon Matheson (right) will the key figures leading

By Tom DegunFebruary 25 - Sebastian Coe has been unveiled as the chair of the newly formed sports development

It is an honour for me to be appointed chair of International Inspiration," said Coe, who is also chairman

Sebastian Coe was formally appointed International Inspiration chairman at the first Board meeting of

the newly merged charity The appointment means Coe fills yet another crucial position in ensuring a

By James CrookFebruary 23 - Europe's biggest open-water swimming series, the Great Swim, has moved its event in Scotland to Loch Lomond after the 2012 race at Strathclyde Loch had to be cancelled because of the poor quality of the water and fears competitors would get ill.

cancelledAugust 2012: Glasgow 2014 may move triathlon venue over pollution fearsAugust 2011: Coe

to the Commonwealth Games.But their trump card will be the fact that London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

The entire IOC owe him a debt of gratitude and Coe standing on the stage in Lausanne this July will no

  Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012 and the BOA, could prove the trump card in the Glasgow

Youth Olympic Games bid "It is an honour to have Glasgow shortlisted to host the YOG in 2018," said Coe

attend this year's Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro on March 11 with Edwin Moses, Sebastian Coe

By Duncan MackayFebruary 18 - An international design competition has been launched by the organisers of the inaugural European Games, which is due to be held in Baku in 2015.

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By Duncan MackayFebruary 16 - Cardiff has officially admitted that they plan to launch a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games by setting out a "road map" of international events it wants to host to show its capabilities. 

Cardiff 2026 Commonwealth Games bidFebruary 2011: Cardiff targeting 2026 Commonwealth GamesNovember 2009: Coe

By Duncan MackayFebruary 14 - Spyros Capralos, who last year was accused of damaging the Olympic Movement after being implicated in the London 2012 ticket scandal, has been re-elected as President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC).

London 2012 Torch handover, alongside Boris Johnson, the Princess Royal, David Beckham and Sebastian Coe

By Duncan MackayFebruary 14 - London 2012 communications director Jackie Brock-Doyle has been appointed as the new chief executive at The Good Relations Group, the public relations division of Chime, who recently purchased Sebastian Coe's company in a multi-million pound deal. 

Entertainment, Good Relations Group's sister sports marketing division within Chime, which is chaired by Coe

Jackie Brock-Doyle is set to continue her close working relationship with Sebastian Coe when she takes

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completes sale of company in multi-million pound dealOctober 2012: Chime to take over Coe consultancy