The Olympic ticket scandal is a symptom of a more widespread disease in the Olympic family. Europe looks for a remedy, but will Rogge add reform to his own legacy?[more]

On the occasion of a workshop organised by the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) in 2011, law professor Jack Anderson from Queen’s University in Belfast wrote this analysis...[more]

Saudi women will be allowed to compete at the Olympics for the first time this summer in London, BBC reports. Human Rights Watch calls for broader reform in Saudi Arabia. According to a statement from Saudi officials, the...[more]

The Council of Europe will soon open negotiations about a binding convention and try to extend it beyond Europe[more]

Andrew Altman, the chief executive of the London Legacy Development Cooperation, will leave his job after the conclusion of the Olympic Games. He is thereby paying the price for failing to secure the future of the stadium. His...[more]

A number of National Olympic Committee (NOC) officials and agents from a range of countries have been caught allegedly attempting to sell tickets for the London Olympics on the black market. An undercover sting by the Sunday...[more]

Business leaders are questioning the government’s promise that London 2012 will leave a great economic legacy and boost the British business environment. More than 75,000 firms that have been working on the London Olympic Games...[more]

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has brought formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong, Washington Post reveals. The seven-time Tour de France winner has been immediately banned from all competitions and stands to lose his...[more]

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked Avi Luzon, the president of the Israel Football Association, to “act with the utmost urgency” and intervene in the Israel state’s controversial internment of Palestinian footballers.[more]

In a report released tuesday, Human Rights Watch finds that hundreds of thousands of migrant construction workers coming to Qatar to work on stadium and infrastructure projects for the 2022 World Cup may risk serious exploitation...[more]