November 27 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said today it had lodged an appeal seeking harsher doping bans on seven Russian female athletes, including two-times world 1500 metres champion Tatyana Tomashova (pictured), at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.

November 27 - UEFA have unanimously backed a proposal to limit participation in future Olympic Games to players under the age of 21 which, if adopted, would keep players like Wayne Rooney (pictured) and Lionel Messi out of the London 2012 Games.

November 27 - Rugby sevens inclusion in the Olympics will see the smaller countries invest more into the sport, England's record-breaking fly-half Ben Gollings (pictured) predicted today.

November 27 - Rebecca Romero (pictured), the Olympic pursuit champion, is to take part in next year's 550 kilometres (341 miles) London to Paris ride, the organisers announced today.

By Tom Degun in London

November 26 – Plans by London 2012 to move badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to Wembley Arena were today backed by Denis Oswald (pictured), the chairman of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission.