Olympic Newsdesk - IAAF Readies for Centenary; Blatter Reveals Role in ISL Report
(ATR) Prince Albert II of Monaco to host garden party for IAAF's 100th birthday ... Blatter explains role in ISL report ... Austria announces Olympic team ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Rogge Bound for Zambia; Baku Downplays Ethnic Tensions; Rome 2020 Logo
(ATR) IOC president to visit Olympic Youth Development Center with UN delegation ... Azeri NOC vice president says ongoing ethnic tensions will not impact bid ... Around the Rings unveils logo, slogan for failed Rome bid.
FIFA President Under Pressure to Deliver Sweeping Reforms
(ATR) FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to unveil "radical" anti-corruption measures that will be compared to the IOC's far-reaching reforms following the Salt Lake City bribery scandal.
FIFA Whistleblower Resigning CONCACAF Role
(ATR) CONCACAF general secretary and recent FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer is resigning at year’s end after two decades atop the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Football.
Sepp Blatter Re-Elected FIFA President
(ATR) Sepp Blatter is re-elected as head of world football's governing body, winning 186 of the 203 votes cast at the FIFA Congress in Zurich.
Rogge on Bin Laden; Figure Skating; RWC Cost Concerns
(ATR) Jacques Rogge weighs in on death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden ... Figure skating ... Rugby World Cup chief dismisses reports of cost overruns.
Federations Roundup -- Blatter, Bin Hammam in FIFA Presidency Battle; Hoops Hall Inductions
(ATR) Swiss incumbent, Qatari businessman are only candidates for election ... New top players for table tennis ... Badminton to lose its number one shuttler ... Olympic champions among Class of 2011 ...
Palestinian PM Hails Historic Football Match; Israelis Block Passage
(ATR) Salman Fayyad says he hopes to see Palestine compete at next year's London Olympics as an independent state. James Corbett reports from Ramallah.
On the Scene -- Bin Hammam Lashes Out at Critics During Soccerex
(ATR) AFC President criticizes IOC detractors and discussions on the state of football during annual business conference
Olympic Council of Asia Denies Buying Votes
(ATR) The Olympic Council of Asia has issued a strongly-worded statement denying allegations it has been involved in vote buying during an increasingly bitter campaign for an Asian seat on the FIFA executive committee.
