Olympics




ODA boss tops list of highest-earning quango employees

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 2 - David Higgins (pictured), the chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), tops Britain's list as the highest-earning boss of a taxpayer-funded Government guango with an annual salary of £394,999 ($599,664), it was revealed today.











London 2012 should give Annecy Olympic bid hope, claims Rogge

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 30 - London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics should give Annecy hope that their campaign to host the 2018 Winter Games can still succeed despite being ordered to change their plans or face being eliminated, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has claimed.