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This is a big year for World Rowing and for sport: the oldest international sports federation celebrates its 125th anniversary

  • The Big Read

June 25 will bring a milestone of some significance for sport which, it has to be said, is approaching largely without fanfare. The date marks the 125th anniversary of the foundation in Turin in northern Italy of the first international sports federation (IF).

the sports that we would regard today as among the biggest or richest – football, say, or tennis, or golf



Fowler leads US Open after sensational first round

  • Golf

Rickie Fowler of the United States equalled the lowest US Open first-round score as he charged to the top of the leaderboard after day one.

despite finishing in the top five of them all, dominated the opening round of action at the Erin Hills golf

open field approximately half a mile from the Erin Hills course at approximately 11.15am," read a US Golf


Cost of Rio 2016 Olympics rises to $13.2 billion - $3.5 billion over budget

  • Rio 2016

The cost of last year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has increased to BRL$43.3 billion (£10.4 billion/$13.2 billion/€11.8 billion) - around BRL$14.5 billion (£3.5 billion/$4.4 billion/€3.9 billion) more than originally planned.

venues are operational, as seen at Carioca 3 and the gymnastics arenas; the city has its first public golf


Glasgow 2018 tickets go on sale as swimmer Murdoch is named official ambassador

  • Berlin and Glasgow 2018

Tickets for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships are now on sale to the public following a launch event here in the Scottish city.

existing European Championships for aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon along with a new golf

Royal Commonwealth Pool, rowing and triathlon at Strathclyde Country Park in North Lanarkshire and golf


Johnson back in major contention at 2017 US Open

  • Golf

World number one Dustin Johnson is hoping to put the disappointment of missing the Masters earlier this year as he attempts to retain his US Open crown.

withdraw from the Masters in April after sustaining a back injury ©Getty Images“I like really tough golf


Golf and rugby welcome IOC decision to include them in 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Top officials from rugby and golf have welcomed the decision to keep them on the programme for the 2024

formally approved by the body’s wider membership at the IOC Session in Lima between September 13 and 17.Golf

for two Olympics, but that has now been extended.Delighted with news of IOC Executive Board approving golf

in the 2024 @Olympics after Tokyo #OlympicGames #Golf #globalgame— Gary Player (@garyplayer) June 10

and will continue working hard, but are delighted with the Executive Board proposal," International Golf


Weightlifting given December deadline to address doping problems by IOC

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifting must convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they have addressed doping problems by December or risk missing the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, they were warned here today. 

Al 28 core sports due to appear on the programme at Tokyo 2020, including golf and rugby sevens introduced

, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling,  equestrian, fencing, football, golf




The real Friendly Games return to their first hosts 32-years on

  • The Big Read

In the cool of this morning, before the sound of shrieking Formula One cars began to rent the air around them, 130 athletes gathered at the Ecole Des Revoirs on Monaco's Boulevard du Jardin Exotique before setting off on three buses for what would be an eight-hour journey. 

Thus golf made its debut in the 2015 event hosted by Iceland in Reykjavik, and archery will be contested


Glasgow 2018 tickets set to go on general sale from June 14

  • Berlin and Glasgow 2018

Tickets for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships are set to go on sale to the general public from June 14, it has been announced.

European Championships for aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon, and the inaugural European Golf

Royal Commonwealth Pool, rowing and triathlon at Strathclyde Country Park in North Lanarkshire and golf


European Championships organisers hold world broadcaster briefing

  • European Championships

International broadcasters were given the chance to tour venues and meet with members of the Eurovision Production Coordination (EPC) at a briefing for the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

Glasgow.The inaugural European Championships will see existing continental competitions in aquatics, cycling, golf