By Gary AndersonNovember 1 - Canada's Clean Air Champions (CAC) charity, supported by some of the country's top Olympic and Paralympic athletes, has been awarded the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport and Environment Award at the IOC World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Sochi.

Canadians across the country about the importance of air and water quality and the interconnections between climate

delivering programmes under the CAC banner which include the HSBC Clean Air Achievers, High School Climate

for Qatar should be moved either to an inconvenient winter month or even elsewhere because the summer climate

professional athletes - many extravagantly so - be sufficiently prepared to cope with any extremes of climate

Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968 were both held in October because of the climate; similarly Sydney 2000

above freezing point at what is not a natural winter resort.Indeed Sochi, which has a sub-tropical climate

Athletes and administrators must learn to cope with sport's own climate change, adapting to prevailing

By Duncan MackayOctober 9 - Former retail boss Steven Esom has been appointed as the chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA), which runs the country's world class performance programme for the Olympics, it was announced today.

scheme which promotes brands, goods and services that are more sustainable, with the aim of mitigating climate

By Nick Butler at Buckingham Palace in LondonOctober 9 - The Queen's Baton Relay was launched here this morning by the Queen in a ceremony blending British tradition and pageantry with Scottish music, clothing and atmosphere.

temperature dropping overnight, perhaps to signify that it is Scotland who are hosting next year's Games, the climate

He says his mum wants Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out" as his theme tune but laughs: "In the present climate

By Gary AndersonSeptember 30 - The UK arm of sportswear brand Adidas has reported a more than 10 per cent increase in sales revenue up until the end of 2012, boosted by its sponsorship of the London Olympic Games last year.

been aided by the company's sponsorship of the Olympic Games in London despite the difficult economic climate

By Nick Butler in the Ancient Olympic Stadium in OlympiaSeptember 29 - In a Ceremony combining ancient and modern touches, as well as physical, natural and human elements, the Olympic Flame for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games was lit here this afternoon in front of a packed crowd, including newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

conditions throughout, there was a sense of juxtaposition between the scene here and the more wintry climate

team.Posters for Torino 2006 promised the "warmest winter for 50 years" and they were not talking about climate

lower income levels and yet higher living costs than non-disabled people and in the current economic climate

By James CrookAugust 21 - Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) head Stefan Lindeberg has warned athletes that political statements will not be tolerated at Sochi 2014 after two of the nation's athletes caused a stir by sporting rainbow-coloured nail varnish at the Athletics World Championships in Moscow last week.

excellence, tolerance and respect - to hold the Winter Games in Russia with in the current political climate

By David OwenAugust 16 - RTÉ Sport has secured "extensive" broadcast rights to screen the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Ireland.

budget, this deal represents a significant investment by RTÉ, particularly in the current economic climate

By Emily GoddardAugust 13 - C K Wu, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) President currently campaigning to take up the most powerful position in world sport as the leader of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has said he would be available to help London re-start its Olympic Museum project.

featured sections devoted to the 1908 and 1948 Olympics It is understood that the unstable economic climate

By Duncan MackayAugust 5 - Pat McQuaid's claim the International Cycling Union (UCI) is taking the battle against drugs seriously faces being badly undermined after claims by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart they are refusing to allow them to test at one of the country's biggest events.

"The Tour of California wants us to do the testing, there is a climate right now in the US that cycling

By Duncan MackayJuly 29 - British Athletics is set for a £9 million ($14 million/€10.5 million) windfall following the success of the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium at the weekend. 

180,000 plus sold over the three days - that's a major windfall for us in a very difficult economic climate

By James CrookJuly 28 - The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have successfully held what they claim to be the "largest youth championships in world sport" as more than  10,000 fans packed into the Tianmu Stadium for the final of the unisex under-12 Baseball World Cup in Chinese Taipei.

there are so many different choices for young people and with an uncertain and challenging economic climate