The insurance firm American International Group (AIG) has been named as title sponsor of the Women’s British Open, the sport’s governing body the Royal and Ancient (R&A) has announced.
Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry won the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne to hand Belgium a first-ever victory.
Belgium's Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry have taken the lead on the penultimate day of the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.
Belgium and South Korea are tied for the lead after the second round of the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.
England, South Korea and hosts Australia share the lead after round one of the World Cup of Golf at the Melbourne Metropolitan Golf Club.
Australia are the team to beat at the World Cup of Golf with Australian golfer Marc Leishman the top seed at the competition due to start tomorrow in Melbourne.
Xander Schauffele won the World Golf Championships (WGC) event in Shanghai as American compatriot Tony Finau blew a three-shot overnight lead.
United States' Tony Finau will head into the final round of the World Golf Championships in Shanghai with a three shot lead over his nearest challengers.
United States' Tony Finau assumed the lead at the World Golf Championships event in China after an impressive second round in Shanghai.
Masters champion Patrick Reed secured a two-shot lead after the opening round of the World Golf Championships event in Shanghai.
Brooks Koepka, newly established as golf's men's world number one in a season where he has won two majors, faces a stern test of his credentials as part of a stellar field at the World Golf Championships event that starts in Shanghai tomorrow.
Lundin Golf Club in Scotland and Notts Hollinwell Golf Club in Nottinghamshire have been named as the venues for the 2019 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) golf tour finals and team finals.
Brooks Koepka has issued a statement on Twitter to offer "sincere and heartfelt sympathy" after one of his shots at the Ryder Cup struck a fan and caused her to go blind in one eye.
Europe regained the Ryder Cup as they beat the United States 17½-10½ at Le Golf National in Paris, with Open champion Francesco Molinari getting his team to the required winning total of 14½ points by winning his singles match against Phil Mickelson.
Europe go into the final day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris tomorrow leading the United States 10-6, and need 14-and-a-half points to regain the trophy.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future wellbeing of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom
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