Hosts Brazil will win 22 medals at their home Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this year - according to the latest version of Infostrada Sports’ Virtual Medal Table (VMT).

revealed at the beginning of January, major events have taken place in handball, tennis, equestrian, golf

Jaques Wagner, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, says it must be explained to athletes and spectators coming to Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games that there is "zero risk" from the Zika virus if they are not a pregnant woman.

golfer Lydia Ko of New Zealand is said to be closely monitoring news surrounding the Zika virus.Women's golf

Athletes competing at the Budapest 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics would travel to many events via boats along the River Danube, bid officials revealed here today, insisting they are a “safe option” in the four-horse race.

these venues is also being considered.Although most events are being held within Budapest, sailing, golf

A new men's tennis tournament - The Laver Cup - will see the best players from Europe take on the rest of the world.

rankings, with the final two players selected as wildcards by the captains - another similarity to the golf

Los Angeles 2024 has appointed Terrence Burns as chief marketing officer for the American bid for the Olympics and Paralympics.

to begin working as an independent Olympic marketing consultant, a job which saw him play a role as golf

Balázs Fürjes, chairman of Budapest's bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, believes that the Hungarian capital's chosen venues would lead to "truly accessible" editions of both Games.

open water swimming would be held on Lake Balaton, 135 kilometres to the south-west of Budapest, with golf

The four cities bidding to host the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships have been officially confirmed with Apeldoorn, Glasgow, Minsk and Toruń all in the frame.

is due to be held every four years.Other events involving swimming, cycling, triathlon, rowing and golf

Eight-time Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour winner Choi Kyung-ju and World Golf hall of famer

The appointments were made by the Korean Golf Association, who have revealed they will undergo a visit

and The Open three years later.The 38-year-old was the youngest player ever to be inducted into the Golf

World number three Rory McIlroy has weighed in to the debate about golf being on the programme for Rio

It's unsure and it will be I think unsure for 10 to 20 years how significant a gold medal will be in golf

Northern Ireland's Government has reiterated their support for a "compelling" all-Irish bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup despite problems surrounding the redevelopment of Casement Park, one of the proposed venues.

events here in Northern Ireland including the Giro d’Italia [cycling stage race] and the Irish Open Golf

Championship, with Royal Portrush hosting the greatest tournament in world golf, The Open Championship

A hundred years ago the Olympics were scheduled for Berlin, but they never took place because of war. The 1916 Games were the first to be cancelled in the modern era.

football tournaments were scheduled for May and June with rowing in August.Just as it will be in 2016, golf

Royal influence was applied to allow the Berliner Golf Club to lay out a new course near the Imperial

England Golf has announced the appointment of Nick Pink as their new chief executive to end their search

British Canoeing.While he continued to serve as the chief executive until the end of 2015, England Golf

with implementing England Golf's strategic plan ©Getty Images“I am delighted to be joining England Golf

of all ages the opportunity to play and be involved in our great game.”England Golf are hopeful that

We are delighted to welcome Nick to England Golf,” he said.

“We are very much looking forward to working with Nick to further develop the game of golf.”

Squash, which has failed in three consecutive bids since 2005 to become part of the Olympic programme, now looks likely to be “showcased” at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

technicality" - Ramachandran claims - and four years later it narrowly lost out to rugby sevens and golf

Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Jnr, who played an influential role in Europe retaining the Ryder Cup in 1989, has died suddenly at the age of 67 while on holiday with his wife in Tenerife.

renowned for designing courses with more than 30 projects throughout Europe, as an "iconic figure in golf

With Bahrain’s Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa now quoted at odds of as short as 5/6 to become the next FIFA President next month, we need to take seriously what he has to say.

with a global development plan, new competitions and a dedicated and increased budget…“Sports such as golf