Summer Olympics

IOC will back BOA on lifetime doping ban promises Oswald

By Tom Degun in London

denis oswald_07-10-11October 7 - Denis Oswald, chairman of the London 2012 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission, has promised that the Olympic governing body will back the British Olympic Association (BOA) on their lifetime ban for drug cheats despite the major Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on the issue yesterday.

Drop pointless judicial review, Robertson urges Tottenham

By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football Conference in London

London 2012_Olympic_Stadium_with_track_October_3_2011October 6 - Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson today urged Tottenham Hotspur one last time to drop their "pointless" bid for a judicial review  into their failed bid to move to the Olympic Stadium after next year's Games, warning that no further deal would be on the table to help redevelop their own ground.