First female Olympic chairman in Norway; Jennings exposes secret FIFA document; Third WADA world conference on doping in sport; Founding of Football for Development and Peace; and Sport and technology conference in London.

Intense criticism has surrounded China’s planned route for the Olympic Torch relay prior to Beijing 2008. Human rights groups have also slammed China’s human rights record, their voices joined by US politicians who oppose China’s alleged sale of arms to Sudan.

Supporters can now buy their own football club and manage it their own way. MyFootballClub is a new initiative aiming at giving fans responsibility for decision making.

Confusion surrounding the Kenyan Football Federation intensified, as two parallel annual general meetings (AGM) were held last weekend. They failed to resolve the struggle for Kenyan football dominance – facing a new warning from FIFA.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has banned the national cricket team from their upcoming three-match tour of Zimbabwe. The ban has now placed increased pressure on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend links with Zimbabwe.

In the Play the Game newsletter for Tuesday 8 May we brought a story about the French Sports Minister and WADA Vice-President, Mr. Jean-François Lamour, who allegedly had been tested positive for doping substances twice in his career as an international fencer.

The Panamerican Team Handball Federation (PATHF) is not likely to win prizes this year for fair play and transparent decision-making. In contravention of the rules of the International Handball Federation (IHF), PATHF has downgraded Greenland from full to associate membership without any warning - and now teams from Greenland can no longer qualify for participation in World Championships.

South African sports committee takes drastic measure against rugby team in order to pay attention to racial composition in the transformation process.