IOC probes London Games ticket scandal

LONDON — The IOC is investigating allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the London Games, following a report in The Sunday Times newspaper. The International Olympic Committee pledged to take the “strongest sanctions” possible if members of national Olympic committees (NOCs) and authorized ticket resellers (ATRs) were found to have broken the rules. The Sunday Times claimed that NOCs and ATRs had been caught selling thousands of top tickets to the London Games on the black market for up to 10 times their face value. — AP