By Duncan MackayNovember 28 - Sir John Armit, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), is to take on a new role next year as head of National Express, a multinational public transport company that operates bus, coach and tram services, it has been announced.

headquarters are in Birmingham, operate mainly in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain

By Andrew WarshawNovember 26 - The fallout from former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner's resignation over last year's cash-for-votes scandal shows no sign of abating.

Warner and Asian football supremo Mohammed Bin Hammam over the infamous CFU meeting held in Port of Spain

By Duncan MackayNovember 26 - Fuleco is the name chosen by the Brazilian public for the controversial cartoon armadillo who will be the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it was announced today.

, for the 1966 edition in England, Tip and Tap in Germany in 1974, Naranjito the cartoon orange for Spain

By Tom Degun at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy November 25 - World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has described the 2012 World Championships here, which are being observed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as the best ever.

have been described as the best ever by WKF President Antonio Espinós The 65-year-old from Bilbao in Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaNovember 25 - South Korea and China have been crowned men and women's champions, respectively, of the 2012 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Cup Team Championships at the Centro Deportivo here.

competition was launched in 2006.The men's South Korean team enjoyed a 21-18 semi-final victory over Spain

is the fourth of its kind, drew an impressive 90 male athletes from across Aruba, Iran, South Korea, Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaTaekwondo has now established itself as a sport which embraces everyone regardless of disability, gender or race, and through this progression, Para-Taekwondo has evolved to the point where those with the physical ability and confidence to overpower their difficulties can do, and it has aspired to become a sport made up of many inspirational values and ideals.

at this year's third WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, where entrants from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaNovember 24 - Iran, China, Spain and South Korea have all

single-elimination based quarter finals.Competing in the men's division are hosts Aruba, Iran, South Korea, Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in Aruba November 23 - The 2012 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Cup Team Championships has kicked off here at the Centro Deportivo, where an impressive 161 athletes – including six Olympic medallists – are to compete.

less pressure.Taking part in the competition are Aruba, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaNovember 22 - Lisa Standeven, a 45-year-old Canadian, held onto her world champion title as she beat Amy Truesdale of Great Britain in a powerful spar at the third World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Para-Taekwondo Championships tonight here at the Centro Deportivo.

medals from the day.Russia finished second with two golds, four silvers and five bronze, followed by Spain

By Tom Degun November 22 - The Istanbul 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bid team has promised to adopt the best of London 2012 following the official debriefing of this summer's Games in Rio de Janeiro.

have an inventory of over 96,000 hotel rooms by 2020.The Turkish city is bidding against Madrid in Spain

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaNovember 21 - Aruba's Minister for Sport and Health, Richard Visser, has today welcomed the third World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Para-Taekwondo Championships to the island, praising the values and ideals behind the sport.

four continents consisting of Mongolia, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Iran, Finland, France, Russia, Spain

By Duncan Mackay at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de JaneiroNovember 21 - How London 2012 performed under chief executive Paul Deighton has set a new benchmark for how cities should organise the Olympics and Paralympics, claimed the man tasked with trying to ensure that Rio 2016 emulates their success.

served either as President or chief executive since 1994.An engineer by education he has worked in both Spain

associations – British Virgin Islands, Indonesia, Italy, Macao, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Scotland, Spain

By Tom Degun November 20 - Tokyo 2020 have unveiled Japanese security services group ALSOK as the eighth sponsor of their bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

cities' bid for the Olympics and Paralympics and they battle against Istanbul in Turkey and Madrid in Spain

By Duncan MackayNovember 20 - EuroBasket 2015 in Ukraine is to be led by Markiyan Lubkivsky, the man who helped make this year' UEFA European Championships so successful, it has been announced.

which broke attendance records, and which culminated in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv with Spain

beating Italy 4-0.Spain celebrate winning Euro 2012 in the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv"We will be able to