Dr Charles Harmon Brown, pioneer in sports science and member of the IAAF Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, has died of cancer aged 78.
Government MInister Tessa Jowell said her comments about 'regretting' London's Olympic bid were taken out of context.
Delegates to a tourism conference at London's ExCel Centre, which will host Olympic events in 2012, were stranded due to public transport failure.
The Cornish Marathon, one of the toughest marathons in the UK, celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend.
Minister for the Olympics Tessa Jowell admitted that in the light of the current recession the London bid for the 2012 Olympics was a mistake.
British sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis, former world junior champion, is to be coached by Linford Christie.
British marathon runner Mara Yamauchi is hoping for victory in the last ever Tokyo Women's Marathon, in her adopted home city.
The UK's new, independent drug-testing agency may not be fully operational by 2012 due to a funding row.
The departure from UK Athletics of top coach Alan Storey has been linked with his reported relationship with 10,000m runner Kate Reed.
South African Olympic medallist at 400m hurdles Llewellyn Herbert has regained fitness and is to compete this weekend after a year's absence.
Delhi could lose the Commonwealth Games in 2010 if organisers have to move the athletes' village from its current site.
The British government is in talks with supermarket chain Sainsbury's to raise millions of pounds for athlete funding.