Thompson labels crisis the worst ever

Daley Thompson has labelled the corruption scandal surrounding international athletics as the worst crisis to have ever hit the sport, and worse than that at Fifa

French police have announced an investigation into former IAAF president Lamine Diack, who is suspected of receiving €1m to cover up doping offences by Russian athletes, with other IAAF officials allegedly involved.

Officers visited the headquarters of international athletics in Monaco on Tuesday and took documents, a statement from the IAAF confirmed.