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National Lottery to sponsor SJA British Sports Awards

  • News

By Emily GoddardNovember 9 - The National Lottery has been confirmed as the headline sponsor of this year's Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) British Sports Awards taking place at the Tower of London on December 6.

longest-running event of its kind in the country.Past winners include Sir Roger Bannister in 1954; Sebastian Coe


Tom Degun: The changing face of the BOA

  • Inside the Blogs

week that wasn't nearly as competitive as Obama versus Romney.It was the election that saw Sebastian Coe

the best Olympics and Paralympic ever was not a brilliant idea as he decided to stand aside and let Coe

  Sebastian Coe has not always seen eye-to-eye with Colin Moynihan despite their long affiliation

I wonder if Coe sees it the same, or perhaps, when not speaking to the media, Moynihan does either.The

"the best of luck" and Coe thanked Moynihan.Noticeably, Coe did not wax lyrical about his predecessor



Coe officially elected new BOA chairman

  • ANOC News

By Tom Degun at Charlotte Street in LondonNovember 7 - Sebastian Coe has today been officially elected

Movement throughout the UK and the continued success and support of Team GB at future Olympic Games," Coe

final Board meeting takes place.Moynihan, who steps down after seven years as BOA chairman, offered Coe

Jacques Rogge (right) congratulated the BOA on "picking a winner" in Sebastian Coe (left) IOC President

can build on the foundations I put down at the BOA says MoynihanOctober 2012: Coe set to be new BOA

 Alan Hubbard - Lord Moynihan's departure has left a chill wind of change at the BOASeptember 2012: Coe


Exclusive: Coe can build on the foundations I put down at the BOA says Moynihan

  • ANOC News

Moynihan, the outgoing British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman, has backed his successor Sebastian Coe

Moynihan will step down as BOA chairman tomorrow after seven years with Coe set to replace him as the

Coe will take up the prestigious position having received widespread plaudits for his work as London

2005 before being re-elected in 2009, continued that he retains a strong personal relationship with Coe

Colin Moynihan claims he still has a close relationship with Sebastian Coe despite a dispute over London

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesOctober 2012: Coe set


London 2012 failure sees G4S punished again

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackayNovember 5 - The failure of G4S to fulfil its contract to provide more than 10,000 security personnel for London 2012 continues to hit the company after its credit rating was downgraded.

biggest challenge admits CoeSeptember 2012: Home Affairs Select Committee to grill G4S chief and Coe


IAAF launches new website to mark centenary

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomNovember 2 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has marked its 100th anniversary year by re-launching its website.

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesOctober 2012: Exclusive - Ovett, Coe


London 2012 chief executive takes seat in House of Lords

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunNovember 1 - London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton took his seat in the House of Lords today.

introduced as a Baron to the House of Lords by London 2012 chairman and fellow Conservative peer Sebastian Coe

2012: I'm focused on finishing what we started at London 2012, says DeightonSeptember 2012: Coe


Blatter always had a problem with the England game, claims Coe

  • Football

in its bid to stage the 2018 FIFA World Cup have been disclosed in a new autobiography by Sebastian Coe

Coe (pictured top, left) claims that during the bid process, FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured top

as being "run by idiots" and that he believed Blatter "always had a problem with the England game".Coe

Russia won the bid for the 2018 World Cup by a handsome margin and Coe wrote in his book "my instinct

I am less willing to lay the blame at the media's door," Coe said."

He likes the political stability, he likes the pomp and tradition," Coe explained."



Madrid 2020 guarantees over 80,000 hotel beds for Games

  • Tokyo 2020

By Tom DegunOctober 30 - Madrid 2020 has guaranteed that 80,585 hotel beds will be made available if the Spanish capital wins the right to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the first time ever.

will have on Madrid and the Spanish people," said Blanco, who is also the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE


Visa adds voice to calls for paperless Olympic ticketing

  • Sponsor News

By David OwenOctober 30 - Leading Olympic sponsor Visa has added its voice to calls for paperless ticketing.

sale in a bid to solve empty seat fiascoJuly 2012: Venues are "stuffed to the gunnels", insists Coe


Chime to take over Coe consultancy firm in multi-million pound deal

  • London 2012

marketing group Chime Communications is set to take over the management consultancy firm of Sebastian Coe

contracts on London 2012, will acquire Coe's 93 per cent interest in CLG.The deal is also set to see Coe

Lord Coe is a hugely respected figure in the global sports market and he will bring enormous value to

over the period to March 2017 on the achievement of various financial targets, which is set to give Coe

delighted to be joining such a dynamic group with such a breadth of sporting interests and skills," said Coe

to be worth over £9 million ($14.5 million/€11.2 million) in profit to the group.The deal comes as Coe


Farah and Ennis are record-breaking BAWA Athletes of the Year

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomOctober 26 - British Olympic champions Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis were named Athletes of the Year by the British Athletics Writers' Association (BAWA) at the organisation's 50th annual awards event today.

men's award more times than any other athlete, moving ahead of all-time greats Lynn Davies, Sebastian Coe