By Duncan Mackay in DohaOctober 5 - Doha was in confident mood after the opening day of the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) visit here to inspect its bid to host the 2017 World Championships, claming that they were "impressed with everything they have seen", even though they admitted that concerns had been raised about the heat.

Canada, for example, we have the technology that we're going to share with the world, how to manage climate

With the present economic climate and huge rise in student fees one of our recommendations suggests that

just sporting, or even infrastructural, but environmental too.All this, combined with its tropical climate

By Tom Degun at the European Women and Sport Conference in LondonSeptember 16 - Baroness Sue Campbell, the chair of UK Sport, has claimed at the 2011 European Women and Sport Conference here that women must have the confidence to go for the key decision making roles in sport if they want to acquire more influence at all levels.

The first is that we have got to try to continue to create a climate where people respect and understand

necessarily that we are in an oppressive system that stops women but I feel that in some cases, the climate

By Duncan Mackay in BrusselsSeptember 16 - Doha today unveiled more details of its bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships, including staging the long distance events like the marathon at night to avoid the worst of the heat and also offering to organise the International Paralympic Committee World Championships immediately afterwards.

The climate will not be a barrier."

least it had been fed and watered.The other obvious concern to be addressed was how racing outside the climate-cooled

By Duncan MackaySeptember 8 - Glasgow 2014 have announced a law firm as the first sponsor of the Commmonwealth Games.

Getting sponsors on board in this economic climate does have its challenges, but Glasgow 2014 has such

By Emily GoddardSeptember 6 - The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) has announced the launch of its first international course, which is set to become one of the world's leading Olympic oriented education programmes for sports managers across the globe.

In the current climate, sports organisations are finding it more and more difficult to win the share

By Duncan MackaySeptember 5 - Doha were the first out of the blocks as they today launched their marketing campaign for its bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships under the slogan "The RIGHT PARTNER for a stronger World Championships".

Committee.Among the promises that Doha is making is that the event will be held in the newly renovated, climate-controlled

developing and performing), their System (pathways, processes, infrastructure, support services) and the Climate

Host City has brought us to Durban.With its flat urban thoroughfares, palm-fringed beach-front and climate

By Duncan MackayJune 9 - The Gold Coast will have the opportunity to showcase its credentials to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games next month when it hosts the United States swimming team, including 14-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, who have chosen the Australian city as a training base for the World Championships in Shanghai.

This is certainly a glowing endorsement of our sporting facilities, friendly community and a perfect climate

I know it is not easy in the current economic climate but the Atlanta Dream and the WNBA have built their

Topics such as climate change were also given their chance in the spotlight during the Ceremony.Olympic

By Tom Degun in DohaMay 1 - The Khalifa International Stadium, the venue put forward by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships, is set to have retractable seating installed in order to give spectators the best possible view for both athletics events and football matches.

for the Olympic Stadium was considered too expensive for the Stratford venue in the current economic climate