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The State of California has approved a measure to provide up to $270m (€226.5m) in financial guarantees should Los Angeles’ bid to stage the 2028 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games go over budget.

The team behind London’s successful bid for the 2012 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has said it is confident that its campaign was clean and that no underhand tactics were at play during the bidding process.

The home of Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), has been raided by the country’s federal police as part of an investigation into suspicions of vote-buying in the build-up to the award of the hosting rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Thursday) expressed its belief that Pyeongchang will stage a successful winter Olympic Games but has called on local organisers to resolve legacy issues, stating this is a “priority” ahead of next year’s event.

Researchers working on improved methods to detect performance-enhancing drugs have said that a potentially groundbreaking new test could be ready in time for the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

The Australian Olympic Committee has pledged to implement a number of recommendations of an independent cultural review conducted by The Ethics Centre into the organisation's workplace culture.

Brazil’s Federal Police force has called for 21 people to be indicted for allegedly overcharging R$559m (€151.1m/$178m) for redevelopment work at a stadium used during the country’s hosting of the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.

In the fifth of a series of articles looking at the impact of Los Angeles’ decision to accept the 2028 edition of the Olympic Games, Ben Cronin assesses how the award may affect the programme and sports featured.

Frank Fredericks, a senior figure in athletics and the Olympic Movement, has today (Thursday) lost an appeal against a provisional suspension issued to him by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has revealed plans to launch its first Junior Championships as part of ongoing efforts to secure a place in the Olympic Games.

In the fourth of a series of articles looking at the impact of Los Angeles’ decision to accept the 2028 edition of the Olympic Games, Ben Cronin looks at how the award could potentially affect the event bidding industry. 

Stakeholders behind Innsbruck’s bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have sought to bolster their claims ahead of an October referendum by presenting a 10-point plan to the public, confirming that their vision involves taking events to Germany.

Pat Hickey has today (Monday) said he looks forward to resuming his international Olympic duties after stating that the report by former Irish High Court judge, Justice Carroll Moran, into the ticketing scandal surrounding the 2016 summer Olympic Games clears him of any wrongdoing.

In the third of a series of articles looking at the impact of Los Angeles’ decision to accept the 2028 edition of the Olympic Games, Ben Cronin speaks to Eurosport chief executive Peter Hutton about how the broadcaster has fared in the deal.

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to approve the city’s bid for the 2028 Olympic Games.

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed nine new members for election at the IOC Session in Lima next month, with the presidents of Fifa, football’s world governing body, and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) snubbed for the second year running.