Governance in sport is making its way onto the political agenda in Europe. At the end of September politicians from Europe and the Russian State Duma will meet with a wide range of sports actors to discuss the future of sport in Europe at a conference called “Play Fair With Sport.”

Zimbabwe Cricket has run into difficulties after the country’s Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) has refused to endorse its new draft constitution because it is undemocratic.

Ismail Bhamjee, the FIFA executive member exposed by a newspaper for selling tickets for World Cup matches at three times their nominal value, has now lost all his positions in African and international football.

The International Federation of Volleyball FIVB shall not give the UN the three million dollars cheque promised in January 2005 after the tsunami tragedy of Christmas 2004.

A group of about 60 Croatian football fans positioned themselves to form a swastika and made nazi salutes during an international friendly between Croatia and Italy last week. The incident has been reported to FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee which has immediately opened proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation.

A Swedish anti-doping organisation has lost its director, former athlete Sven Nylander, after Nylander was picked up by the police for sniffing cocaine. A serious problem for the organisation Ren Idrott - Clean Sport - whose main working method is to make examples of top athletes who say no to doping.

Chinese anti-doping officials have uncovered a case of collective doping at a sports school for young athletes in the Liaoning province. On a surprise visit to the school, officials found steroids and EPO and saw school staff inject teenage students with banned substances. The case highlights China’s special doping problem amongst junior athletes.

The Nordic countries find themselves at war about a billion-Euro market. Corporate international gaming and betting companies have started a tough competition with the public gaming monopolies which generate fortunes to sport and other good causes.