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WADA says positive findings are "down by 10 per cent" despite increased testing in 2014

  • Sports

The number of positive results returned by worldwide anti-doping activity in 2014 was 10 per cent down on the previous year despite an increase in tests carried out, according to figures released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

findings.Sports returning the highest proportion of positive tests were equestrian with 1.8 per cent,  golf


Spieth and Johnson to face Lee and Leishman on opening day of Presidents Cup

  • Golf

the opening day of foursome matches at the Presidents Cup, which gets underway at the Jack Nicklaus Golf

“It's a nice little golf course and I am proud of it,” the American said.

“I went out this morning and the golf course is in fantastic condition - the greens are perfect.”Related


Shunned squash seeks explanation from IOC over latest Games exclusion

  • Squash

The World Squash Federation (WSF), still coming to terms with its latest failure to earn the chance of Olympic inclusion, has requested an explanation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

voting technicality" – he claims –  and four years later the sport narrowly lost out to rugby sevens and golf


Exclusive: Olympic omission once again "difficult to understand", admits World Squash Federation President

  • Squash

World Squash Federation (WSF) President N Ramachandran has admitted to insidethegames how he found his sport's absence from the list of five recommended for Tokyo 2020 Olympic inclusion "difficult to understand", accepting that frustration with the campaign's failure is "understandable".

"Four years later we narrowly lost out to rugby sevens and golf [for inclusion at Rio 2016] and a further

some of the sports chosen over squash, describing how it was "acid enough to play second fiddle to golf


New legal structure for Paris 2024 puts sport in majority

  • Paris 2024

Paris has changed the legal structure of its 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid into a “groupement d’intérêt public” (GIP), literally a public interest group.

Government 18 per cent, the city of Kiel [proposed sailing host] two per cent, Schleswig-Holstein [golf



Mike Rowbottom: Farewell Yogi - it really is over now. But the words live on.

  • Inside the Blogs

The passing of Yogi Berra, the celebrated New York Yankees Hall of Fame baseball catcher who died on Tuesday (September 22) aged 90, has prompted - in respectful and affectionate memory - widespread coverage of his celebrated non-sequiturs and verbal gaffes.The list of Yogi’s boo-boos - he was said to have been the inspiration for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yogi Bear, indeed he even prepared a defamation lawsuit against the company, who insisted it was mere coincidence, before seeing the funny side and withdrawing it - is long. And of course one cannot neglect the opportunity to share again some...

I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.”And this, from Tiger Woods, has a studied feel to it despite

Golf is a sport for white men dressed like pimps.”George Best, a shy and naturally funny man in private


Suzann Pettersen apologises for actions during Solheim Cup controversy

  • Golf

Europe’s Solheim Cup player Suzann Pettersen has apologised for her actions during Sunday’s fourballs matches following a controversial incident regarding the concession of a hole by her team at the tournament in Germany.

and put the single match and the point that could be earned ahead of sportsmanship and the game of golf

unfortunately I can't.”The next edition of the team event is due to take place at the Des Moines Golf


Sport Australia reveal "The Don Award" nominees for 2015

  • ONOC

Sport Australia have revealed the 12 nominees for the 2015 edition of The Don Award, with the winner set to be unveiled at their 31st Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala Dinner which is due to take place next month.

alongside wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley after he secured his fifth New York Marathon title.New men’s golf


Day becomes golf's new world number one after winning BMW Championship

  • Golf

Australian golfer Jason Day has become the men’s world number one after claiming the BMW Championship in Chicago, United States.

duo.Day also becomes the youngest Australian to hold the world number one ranking following on from golf

his world ranking over the coming months and will be expected to lead his country’s challenge when golf