August 27 - Olympic broadcast rights in Brazil for the 2014 and 2016 Games were today awarded to three companies in a $210 million (£129 million) deal that is seen as a boost to Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the event.

August 27 - Baker Warburtons and sportscotland have joined forces to create a new scheme to help cover the costs of helping the country's young athletes prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it has been announced.

August 27 - Mary Kom (pictured), a four-time women's world boxing champion, has signed up with Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to helping India's athletes, to help her with her preprations for London 2012.

August 27 - An independent Chicago watchdog has issued a report carried out by a London company endorsing the city's controversial financial plan if it is chosen to follow London and host the 2016 Olympics.

UK ATHLETICS chief executive Niels de Vos (pictured) has today responded to the Dwain Chambers competition row by vowing to restructure UK Athletics’ selection policy.

THE Russian rowing federation and the country's rowers face a four-year doping ban unless the national body replaces its board of directors by the end of next month, they were warned today.

THE Russian rowing federation and the country's rowers face a four-year doping ban unless the national body replaces its board of directors by the end of next month, they were warned today.

FEBRUARY 12 - NEW architectural designs for a key piece of infrastructure in the Olympic Park have been unveiled by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today.