August 4 - Canada has offered to help Guadalajara organise the 2011 Pan American Games in the hope of boosting its own bid to stage the 2015 event in Toronto.

August 4 - Rebecca Romero (pictured) has today had to pull out of her attempt with James Cracknell to break the record for cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats because of an injury.

August 4 - Temporary accommodation built for the Beijing Olympics could be shipped to London and re-used at the 2012 Games, the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (BSTC) has announced.

August 4 - Boxer Worapoj Petchkoom (pictured), one of Thailand's main hopes for a medal at the London 2012 Olympics, faces a year's ban after he appeared in his underwear in a gay magazine, he has been warned.

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.

August 4 - Rebecca Romero (pictured) has today had to pull out of her attempt with James Cracknell to break the record for cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats because of an injury.

August 4 - Cadbury have signed a new sponsorship deal with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for the Winter Games in Vancouver next year and London 2012, it has been announced.

August 4 - Temporary accommodation built for the Beijing Olympics could be shipped to London and re-used at the 2012 Games, the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (BSTC) has announced.

August 4 - Boxer Worapoj Petchkoom (pictured), one of Thailand's main hopes for a medal at the London 2012 Olympics, faces a year's ban after he appeared in his underwear in a gay magazine, he has been warned.

August 3 - Britain were returning home today from their best ever showing in the World Swimming Championships as investigations were launched in the United States and Australia after their performances slipped.

August 3 - ARD and ZDF have submitted a joint bid of around €90 million (£76.5 million) for the rights to broadcast the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Games in Germany, it was revealed today.