Asian Football Confederation president and Fifa executive committee member Mohamed Bin Hammam has condemned an undercover investigation into World Cup bidding as “unethical”.

Two Fifa executive committee members, Nigeria’s Amos Adamu and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii, have been suspended pending a Fifa ethics committee hearing after allegations in the Sunday Times that they asked for money for projects in return for World Cup votes.

The ethics committee are also investigating separate allegations that Qatar’s 2022 bid has colluded with the Spain/Portugal 2018 bid, which is forbidden by bidding regulations.

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Qatari president of the Asian Football Confederation and a member of the executive committee which will vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts, questioned the fairness of the newspaper’s investigation.

His remarks will increase concerns that England’s 2018 bid may suffer from a backlash by Fifa members unhappy at the scrutiny from the British media, with the BBC’s Panorama also planning a report on the process.

Bin Hammam said on his website: “Forging identity, fabricating evidence and setting traps are unethical behaviours in my point of view.

“One thing about Middle East media, these are rare happenings there. Is it ethical to use unethical measures to protect the ethic?

“How can we serve justice and look for fairness by not acting justly and fairly? How will we clean dirty laundry by using dirty water?”

The collusion allegations are likely to be dismissed later this month, though Adamu and Temarii could face sanctions, and Bin Hammam echoed Fifa president Sepp Blatter in conceding it was a mistake to have the 2018 and 2022 votes on the same day, 2 December.

Bin Hammam said: “We all underestimated the passion for the game around the world; we miscalculated how much football has influence over the feelings of people.

“By admitting that mistake, Fifa executive committee members realised how much it is impossible to demand from their member associations not to talk to each other about their bid.

“President Blatter said in the meeting: ‘out of the nine bidding nations, eight of them have representatives in the Fifa ex co and all of them are friends. How can I ask them not to talk or discuss issues about the World Cup bid?”

Bin Hammam added: “The World Cup is the largest business of Fifa. Collusion will always have a chance to happen as far as two bids will be decided together, but we all pray that no corrupted collusion will find its way to the bids.”

Bin Hammam also revealed it was Uefa president Michel Platini who made the decisive intervention to prevent the 2022 vote being postponed until next year when he told last Friday’s meeting “we cannot change the rule of the game during the game”.

The organising committee for the London 2012 Olympic Games (LOCOG) is close to reaching its domestic sponsorship target of £700 million (US$1.1 billion), according to London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe.

Speaking at the two-year milestone before the Games, Coe said: “We’ve raised well north of £600 million (US$934 million). We’re very pleased with that as it’s in the teeth of a really difficult economic environment, and all that money is discretionary spending.”

Coe also went on to say again that he did not have a problem with BP sponsoring the Games after recent criticism of its handling over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

“BP are a great partner. They’re a very important sponsor and have helped us a lot during the bid,” he said.

And when asked if the change in leadership at BP – with chief executive Tony Hayward stepping down – would lead to a change in relations, Coe replied: “no”.

West Ham United have revealed international sports marketing agency, viagra sale SPORTFIVE, viagra has become the LED advertising sales agency for Premier League club for the 2014/15 season.

The new multi-year deal to secure the rights to advertising space for the pitch-side boards cements SPORTFIVE’s position as the market leader in the UK football rights sales industry.

Signing with Premier League side West Ham United brings SPORTFIVE’s exclusive club partners to a total of 33 and marks an exciting time for the agency, which is expected to announce further additions to its portfolio in the coming weeks.

Carl Woodman, Managing Director of SPORTFIVE, said: “We are delighted to have added West Ham United to our UK rights portfolio. We are committed to continuing to develop our business by delivering real value to our football clubs and this new deal is testament to our ability to do that.

“West Ham is a great football club and a very desirable commercial property and we look forward to working successfully with them for many years to come.”

Felicity Croft, Commercial Director of West Ham United, added: “SPORTFIVE are the clear market leader in their sector and we are very pleased to be working with such a strong agency partner.

“They have a proven track record in delivering excellent commercial returns on a truly international basis and we look forward to a very successful relationship at this exciting time for the Club.”

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has signed a new agreement guaranteeing the next five years of the IAAF Diamond League.

“The IAAF Diamond League is a valuable asset for the IAAF, ed pills ” President Lamine Diack told the traditional pre-meeting press conference that was being streamed live via the internet for the first time and so reached a global audience.

“Therefore I am delighted to announce that the IAAF has agreed a new contract with our partners which will ensure the IAAF’s continued support of the series to at least 2019, buy cialis ” he added ahead of the start of the 2014 series in Doha on Friday.

The President said that since the Diamond League was established in 2010, medicine | with the first meeting having being in Doha, it had, “established itself in the hearts and minds of sports fans worldwide”.

The IAAF Diamond League encompasses 14 meetings in Asia, the Middle East and the United States, as well as Europe.

“Our vision in 2009 was to create a new, exciting product for an athletics top-tier invitational circuit,” he said.

“While there remain many challenges ahead, the IAAF firmly believes that we have made an exceptionally good start in the first four years.

“The IAAF Diamond League offers the best of athletics entertainment outside the World Championships and Olympic Games.

“In 2013, the 14-meeting series attracted an increased global TV audience with 265 million viewers across 135 countries.

“With the launch of the IAAF Diamond League App, and extensive use of social media to attract the younger sports fans, we are confident that the series will continue to grow.”

ABM, order a leading provider of facility solutions, has announced it has been selected as the new cleaning services partner for Dodger Stadium, home of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers.

“Our primary focus is to achieve a safe, clean and friendly environment for Dodger Stadium guests, as such we are committed to maintaining a first-class facility that exceeds guest expectations,” said Steve Ethier, the Dodgers’ Senior Vice President of Operations. “We believe ABM is the right partner to help us deliver the best game day experience possible.”

Over the past two off-seasons, Dodgers ownership, Guggenheim Baseball Management, has invested more than $150 million on stadium upgrades for fans and players.

Under the multi-year agreement, ABM is now responsible for providing day-to-day pre-event, event and post-event janitorial services, along with parking lot sweeping. Key to ABM being selected was ABM’s experience in the Sports & Entertainment market as well as ABM’s GreenCare program, which will assist Dodger Stadium in doing its part to minimize impact on the environment through best-in-class sustainable cleaning practices. Also as part of the contract, ABM is now a corporate partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“We are beyond delighted to undertake this partnership alongside the Dodgers,” said Charlotte Jensen-Murphy, ABM Senior Vice President, Onsite Sales. “The Dodgers brand is iconic not only in baseball but in mainstream America and globally. ABM is honored that the Dodgers trust us with our part in upholding the legend of the team, the stadium and creating the best fan experience in the MLB.”

MotoGP’s expected return to Brazil has been delayed for another year after the FIM officially confirmed it has been dropped from the definitive 2014 MotoGP calendar.

The event, which was planned to be held at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet circuit in the capital city Brasilia, was due to herald Brazil’s first MotoGP race since 2004 when the series raced in Rio de Janeiro at Jacarepaguá.

However, the venue – which is located close to Brasilia’s stadium for the upcoming FIFA World Cup – was always subject to homologation on provisional drafts of the calendar, with local rumours suggesting that construction to upgrade the grandstands and facilities was not on schedule. 

The result has left Brazil out of the final MotoGP calendar, with its original date of 28th September being granted to the Aragon Grand Prix, which moves a week from its original 21st September slot. It means the San Marino Grand Prix and the Aragon Grand will be two weeks apart, rather than there being three back-to-back races.

With Brazil not being replaced, the 2014 MotoGP calendar will once again comprise of 18 rounds and still include a new event in Argentina at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo. Laguna Seca, however, has been removed.

Three-time Pro Bowl NFL running back Arian Foster of the Houston Texans has made a significant financial investment in Health Warrior, Inc., purveyor of premium Chia Seeds and Chia Bars

In addition to being an investor in the high-growth food company, Foster will serve as an Ambassador.

“Health Warrior and Arian Foster both believe in the aspirational power of nutrient-dense, healthy eating and vigorous living, making our partnership powerful,” explained Shane Emmett, CEO of Health Warrior. “Arian is famous for his grit, determination, and taking the road less traveled — the values that Health Warrior was founded upon. Arian’s decision to seek out, invest in, and grow with an emerging brand that produces radically convenient real food is a testament to who he is and what he genuinely believes in. Last week, a Yale University study concluded that most paid professional athlete endorsements are on behalf of high-calorie, low-nutrient junk food that is harming our kids. Arian is turning the tide by not only endorsing a brand that is dedicated to providing the most nutrient dense food possible, but going further – much further – and personally investing in it.”

Foster asserted, “I have been passionately fighting childhood obesity my entire professional career and this has led me on a deep conquest to try and reinvent the modern diet. I have always longed to find a way to provide healthier food options for everyone – especially children. Now, by partnering with Health Warrior, I have an opportunity to do that. Food is fuel and what you eat should empower you. As a professional athlete I am very conscious of what I put in my body. Our Health Warrior Chia Bars are a healthy, delicious, plant-based, low calorie source of vegan protein, fiber and omega-3’s – a great way to have a healthy, powerful snack. As a key investor, brand ambassador and passionate ‘Health Warrior,’ I am honored to be a part of this company, and I am looking forward to our journey ahead. We have big plans.”

Foster’s rise to NFL stardom is remarkable. He was undrafted out of the University of Tennessee yet became one of the NFL’s top running backs.  In 2010 he burst upon the scene with 231 rushing yards and three touchdowns on opening day.  He went on to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,616 yards and set an NFL record for an undrafted player with 2,220 yards from scrimmage. From 2010-12 his 5,702 yards from scrimmage and 47 touchdowns led all NFL players.