• An independent report has accused the US Olympic Committee (USOC) of being amongst organisations that both facilitated Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of athletes, and failed to act when the allegations emerged. The lengthly report (click here to download; and click here for an Executive Summary), compiled by law firm Ropes & Gray, also alleges that USOC CEO Scott Blackmun and Head of Sport Performance Alan Ashley were aware of the allegations in July 2015, over a year before they became public in September 2016. It also found that Blackmun and Ashley deleted a September 2015 email regarding the allegations that named Nassar as being responsible for the allegations. The USOC, which commissioned the report, highlighted that it has implemented extensive reforms as a result of the allegations. Earlier this week, USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy due to lawsuits against it as a result of the allegations.

• Keramuddin Keram, President of the Afghan football association (AFF) and five other senior officials have been suspended whilst investigations continue into allegations of sexual abuse, reports the BBC. FIFA is also examining the allegations, reported by The Guardian, which involve alleged abuse taking place at training camps and at the FA headquarters. Khalida Popal, former head of the women’s football department at the AFF, told the newspaper that Keram’s office, which contains a bedroom, uses fingerprint recognition to open the doors.

• The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has signed ‘an anti-doping service agreement’ with the International Testing Agency (ITA), which will manage aspects of FINA’s anti-doping programme. In a recent communique following the 7th Olympic Summit, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) highlighted that 38 International Federations had delegated part of their anti-doping programmes to the ITA. However, at this year’s UEFA Anti-Doping Symposium, team sports raised concerns that the ITA does not yet have the expertise that team sports have developed in managing their anti-doping programmes.

• The French gambling regular, ARJEL, and a number of betting operators suspended betting on Kashima Antlers vs. Sagan Tosu, after odds on the 1 December J-League game finishing in a draw shortened dramatically, reports L’Equipe. Although there is no evidence of betting related match-fixing, a draw suited both sides. It allowed Kashima to qualify for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Champions League by finishing in third place, and Sagan to gain a point allowing the club to avoid relegation.