By David Owen

August 6 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) may benefit from a one-time gain of as much as £3 million in connection with the sale of its headquarters in Wandsworth, South-West London.

August 5 - China is to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by declaring August 8, 2009, National Fitness Day, it has been announced in the Chinese capital.

August 5 - Patrick Nelson (pictured), the new chief executive of the Irish Football Association (IFA), today promised that sorting out the future of the country's proposed controversial new stadium was top of his agenda.

August 5- Authorities in New Delhi have admitted the city's residents are "rude, impatient and arrogant" and vowed to tackle anti-social behaviour before the Commonwealth Games open in the Indian capital next year.

August 5 - China is to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by declaring August 8, 2009, National Fitness Day, it has been announced in the Chinese capital.

August 5 - Patrick Nelson (pictured), the new chief executive of the Irish Football Association (IFA), today promised that sorting out the future of the country's proposed controversial new stadium was top of his agenda.

August 5- Authorities in New Delhi have admitted the city's residents are "rude, impatient and arrogant" and vowed to tackle anti-social behaviour before the Commonwealth Games open in the Indian capital next year.

August 4 - Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s have become an official supplier to this year’s UK School Games in Cardiff next month, it was announced today.

August 4 - The country's tallest and most controversial sculpture which was commissioned to celebrate Manchester's hosting of the 2002 Commonwealth Games has been taken down and put into storage.

August 4 - M S Gill (pictured), India's Sports Minister, has criticised the refusal of the country's top cricketers to follow the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) drug testing rules.

August 4 - The Olympic Stadium could host the final of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in a bid to expand interest in the tournament beyond the sport's normal hinterland of Northern England.

August 4 - Rushmans, the sports event management and services providers, has entered into a joint venture with Controlled Solutions Group (CSG), a company responsible for safety and security at some of several tops stadiums.