July 23 - Contracts have been awarded to demolish Michael Reese Hospital, the proposed site of Olympic Village if Chicago's bid to follow London 2012 and host the Games in 2016 is successful, it was announced today.

July 23 -  A worker employed on building the Commonwealth Games Stadium to be used in New Delhi next year died today after a cement mixer fell on him.

July 23 - Britain women's volleyball captain Maria Bertelli (pictured) has admitted that the country's preparations for the London 2012 Olympics has been badly hit by the budget cut-backs forced on the sport.

July 22 - Speedo, the swimwear firm which helped Rebecca Adlington achieve two gold medals at last year's Olympics, is to move to a new £10 million headquarters in Nottingham, they have announced.

July 22 - Beijing Olympics gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra (pictured) will be the first Indian baton bearer of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and will receive it from the Queen in London in October, it was announced today.

July 22 - Malaysia's Government is to set up a "Road to London 2012" supporters group and launch a new set of national team colours as the country chases its first ever Olympic gold medal.

July 22 - If Bristol is chosen to host matches during the 2018 World Cup then it would mean as much to the city as when Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the Clifton Suspension Bridge, it has been claimed.

July 22 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has extended until April 2011 bans seven Russian athletes who tampered with urine samples, ensuring they will miss next month's World Championships in Berlin.

July 22 - A new €150 million (£130 million) sports campus in Ireland has been given the go-ahead but there remains doubts over how the project will be funded.

July 22 - Stockport's Keri-Anne Payne (pictured) claimed Britain's second gold medal of the World Championships when she won the 10km open water race in Rome today.

July 22 - The inaugural World Sport Destination Expo is be held at the at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, next year, to coincide with South Africa hosting the 2010 World Cup it was announced today.

July 22 - Liverpool today officially launched its bid to be part of England's 2018 World Cup plans today when an inspection team from the Football Association visited the city.

July 22 - Britain's Bradley Wiggins (pictured) fell from third to sixth overall in the Tour de France today as his rivals ganged up on him in the mountains.

July 22 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Adecco have extened their co-operation to deliver the "Athlete Career Programme" to Paralympic athletes until the London 2012 Games, it was announced today.

July 22 - Speedo, the swimwear firm which helped Rebecca Adlington achieve two gold medals at last year's Olympics, is to move to a new £10 million headquarters in Nottingham, they have announced.