The man who appears favourite to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed the Olympic Games could exceed the current maximum of 28 sports.
Former world 800m bronze medallist Jenny Meadows has been ruled out of the World Championships in Moscow after suffering a stress fracture in her femur.
Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis will open her 2013 season by competing in the UK Women’s Athletic League Premier Division at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh next month.
LOCOG chairman Lord Coe insists he “would not have done anything differently” in the organisation of London 2012 following the criticism of ticket prices in a report by the London Assembly.
Former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford has been banned for two years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for not giving full information about his whereabouts for out-of-competition drug testing.