Commentator and privacy advocate Katitza Rodriguez asks for an open and honest debate about the possible forthcoming implementation of heightened security and surveillance measures during the Brazilian 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

The Olympic stadium in London's future after 2012 is being loudly debated in England. The big question is whether it should be torn down or remain standing after the Games.

It is widely recognised and broadly agreed that the clearest example of a mega-event, sporting or otherwise, is provided by the modern Olympic Games, with another sporting spectacle, the FIFA World Cup coming in second. There is nothing like the same consensus over what else, if anything, qualifies as a mega-event, how to identify mega-events, or how to basically characterise, distinguish and define ‘mega-event’.

Businessman Valery Morozov is convinced that systematic corruption exists in Russian sports. Now he fears for his life.

Comment: In the bathroom, during the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa this summer, the North Korean ambassador in Pretoria grabbed hold of the arm of his South Korean counterpart and threatened South Korea with non-specific measures unless Seoul stopped accusing North Korea of sinking the South Korean navy vessel Cheonan. The Cheonan was sunk in March this year and 46 South Koreans died.

Just a month after India concluded the Commonwealth Games, China is hosting the Asian Games. The Games are taking place in Guangdong Province between 12 - 27 November, mainly in the city of Guangzhou.

The Commonwealth Games 2010 finally took off in New Delhi, yesterday, on October 3 after rebounding from the brink of disaster a couple of weeks ago when several (Western) teams threatened to pull out – and several individual athletes actually did so – due to concerns about unhygienic conditions in the Games Village, the dengue fever epidemic raging in the Indian capital due to incessant rains and consequent floods, the ever-present terrorism threat that hovers permanently over the Indian sub-continent and other assorted issues.

When considering the impact of ethics in sport, the mega-stadia constructed especially for the 2010 World Cup certainly is a controversial talking point. Many South Africans have expressed the opinion that the funds spent on building these massive constructions, in line with FIFA’s requirements, would have been better spent on much-needed resources, such as housing, schools, hospitals, and other types of social service delivery.