Racist taunting hits Madrid Olympic chances

Madrid's odds of hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 have widened from 8/1 to 10/1 in the wake of last night’s racial abuse at the England v Spain clash.

Totesport went on to shorten the odds on Paris, the current favourite, to 4/11. Paul Petrie, from totesport, said: “The Spain v England game was beamed all round the world and there has been condemnation from different areas of the sporting community.