July 29 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's new £80 million signing from Manchester United, has used his debut to help support the city's bid to follow London and host the 2016 Olympics.

July 29 - Nigeria is to receive help from South Korea in preparing for the taekwondo competition in London 2012, it has been revealed.

July 29 - Selling the idea of staging a World Cup in the United States to its home audience is proving much easier than the last time the country staged the event in 1994, Sunil Gulati has claimed.

July 29 - The controversial Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich will be a fantastic venue for shooting when London stages the 2012 Olympics, the head of the sport's world governing body has predicted.

July 29 - Hull has joined the list of cities and towns across England who have launched their bids to host matches if England's campaign to stage the 2018 World Cup is successful.

July 28 - South Africa is considering following up staging the 2010 World Cup by launching a bid to host the 2020 Olympics, with Durban the favourite to be put forward.

July 28 - Indian hockey officials unhappy with how their sport is being administered by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) are seeking urgent talks with Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee.

July 28 - London Mayor Boris Johnson tonight claimed that the Olympic Stadium being built to host the 2012 Games could be used as a venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which was awarded to England earlier today.

July 28 - Britain's Gemma Spofforth (pictured) won the gold medal and set a new world record of 58.12sec in the 100 metres backstroke at the World Championships in Rome tonight.

July 28 - Kuwait will not be suspended from competing in the London 2012 Olympics, but were warned that the country must amend its sports law before the end of the year to avoid the threat of further action.

July 28 - England and Japan will host the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cup tournaments, it was announced in Dublin today.

July 28 - Delhi Police today assigned Ajay Chadha (pictured) as Special Commissioner for next year's Commonwealth Games in an effort to try to reassure the international community about security at the event.

July 28 - Britain will host the 2013 Rugby League World Cup for the first time since 2000, it was announced today.

July 28 - Bradley Wiggins (pictured) will concentrate exclusively on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to conquer cycling's greatest race before London 2012.