Leading up to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Swedish human rights watchdog Swedwatch has put the focus on the Olympics sponsors’ responsibility to work for human rights in Olympic host countries.

Investigative journalist Laura Robinson has launched a defamation suit against John Furlong, former CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Games as the latest step in a 14-month long legal battle initiated by Furlong.

And now there could be four: Jérôme Champagne has joined the election for the FIFA presidency, joining a field that is expected to include the incumbent Sepp Blatter, UEFA president Michel Platini and possibly the CONCACAF president, Jeffrey Webb.

Former FIFA director of international relations, Jérôme Champagne, who left FIFA in 2010 today announced his run for FIFA presidency at a press conference in London.

In September last year, a Singaporean court ordered journalist and blogger James M. Dorsey to reveal his sources for a report he did on an audit of the connection between Mohammed bin Hammam and World Sports Group (WSG). Dorsey appealed the order to the Singaporean Court of Appeal, who had it overturned.

On 4 February 2014 the European Commission invites potential applicants to take part in an ‘Info day’ on the new funding possibilities within the ERASMUS +: Sport programme.

Due to the International Olympic Committee’s suspension of India’s Olympic Association, Indian athletes will not be able to officially represent India during the Sochi Games next month.

The members who will constitute the independent committee set up to look into the problems that the International Union of Cycling (UCI) as well as the sport of cycling have been faced with in recent times have been released.