Legal action taken in Austria over Salzburg 2014 Olympic bid

September 3 - Austria's Olympic Committee (ÖOC) has filed an official complaint to prosecutors over former General Secretary Heinz Jungwirth for alleged misuse of funds.

Published: 09/04/2009 | 01:20 PM

Bolt may try to emulate Owens and Lewis at London 2012

September 2 - Usain Bolt (pictured) may attempt to try and emulate Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis at the London 2012 Olympics by aiming for four gold medals, he revealed today.

Published: 09/04/2009 | 12:38 PM

IOC Evaluation Report seems to favour Rio in race for 2016

September 2 - Rio de Janeiro seemed favoured when the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission published its Report today analysing the bids of the four cities campaigning to host the 2016 Games.

Published: 09/04/2009 | 12:24 PM

Madrid has biggest support as 2016 bid cities await report

September 2 - Madrid's bid to host the 2016 Olympics has the biggest public support while Tokyo's has the worst, a new report has discovered

Published: 09/04/2009 | 12:10 PM

Procter & Gamble to sponsor US Olympic team for London 2012

September 1 - Procter & Gamble has signed up as a sponsor of the United States Olympic (USOC) team for the Vancouver and London Games in a $15 million (£9 million) deal.

Published: 09/04/2009 | 11:29 AM

Tokyo claims election result will not harm 2016 Olympic bid

August 30 - Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be affected by the defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who had been in power for more than half-a-century, and the resignation of Prime Minis

Published: 09/04/2009 | 10:19 AM

Ex-UKA performance director wants top Scottish rugby job

August 30 - Dave Collins (pictured), sacked last year as UK Athletics' performance director after Britain failed to reach its medal target at the Olympics, has applied for a top post at the Scottish Rugby Union.

Published: 08/30/2009 | 01:21 AM

Delhi hotels set to miss Commonwealth Games target

August 30 - As many as 16 hotel projects in New Delhi the Indian Government hoped would provide accommodation for next year's Commonwealth Games are set to miss their target, leaving a shortfall of nearly 3,000 rooms.

Published: 08/30/2009 | 12:42 AM

Warner given the red-carpet treatment on visit to Sheffield

August 29 - Jack Warner (pictured), one of the most influential members of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee, which will decide whether England hosts the 2018 World Cup or not, has visited Sheffield.

Published: 08/29/2009 | 10:49 PM

New Zealand Paralympics appoint new performance manager

August 29 - John Bowden (pictured), formerly one of the country's top middle-distance runners, has been appointed as the performance manager of Paralympics New Zealand, it has been announced.

Published: 08/29/2009 | 10:12 PM