December 6 - Former LA Laker Jamal Wesley Sampson (pictured) has agreed to become a naturalised Filipino so he can help the country try to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.

ALISHER USMANOV (pictured), a billionaire Russian metals magnate linked with a takeover of Premiership club Arsenal, was today elected as the new president of the international fencing federation, the FEI.

By Duncan Mackay

December 6 - Marion Jones, who last week announced that she hopes to make a comeback to sport by playing professional basketball, has still not faced up to her drug-fuelled past, Victor Conte (pictured) has told insidethegames.

December 6 - Australia claimed the Champions Trophy for a record 10th time, coming from behind to beat Germany 5-3 victory in the final in Melbourne today.