By Duncan Mackay

October 26 - Doug Arnot (pictured), a key architect of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Parlaympics, has been appointed as Director of Games Operations for London 2012, it was announced today.

By Duncan Mackay

October 26 - Doug Arnot (pictured), a key architect of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Parlaympics, has been appointed as Director of Games Operations for London 2012, it was announced today.

October 26 - Sebastian Coe (pictured), the chairman of London 2012, is to join Dame Kelly Holmes and Monty Panasar in the Queen's Baton Relay, which will help launch next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and starts at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, it was announced today.