Rio 2016 has released an update on the construction of venues for next year's Olympics, which claims that six sites are 90 per cent complete.

while the Velodrome is at 65 per cent ready with its roof halfway through construction.The Games’ golf

MayorApril 2015: Rio favela residents protest against 2016 Olympic Park plansFebruary 2015: Rio 2016 golf

Defending champions Europe lead favourites the United States 4-2 after bad light brought a premature end to play on the opening day of the Solheim Cup in St Leon-Rot in Germany.

beginAugust 2015: Scotland announce bid to stage the 2019 Solheim Cup at GleneaglesSeptember 2013: Des Moines Golf

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of a major after producing a stunning final round to win the Evian Championship in France.

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee remains on course to win her maiden major title as she maintained her one-shot advantage at the Evian Championships in  Évian-les-Bains, France, after the third round.

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee holds a one shot advantage at the halfway point of the Evian Championship in France as she bids for her first major title.

Fairplex, the town which hosts the annual Los Angeles County Fair, has signed a four-year deal to host the United States leg of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series Tour each year from 2017 to 2020.

Tokyo.Los Angeles itself is bidding to host the next edition of the Olympics in 2024, although Woodley Golf

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee and 20-year-old American Lexi Thompson share the lead at the end of the opening day of the Evian Championships in Évian-les-Bains, France.

“It feels great to hit good golf shots off the tee or into the hole and to make some good putts,” she

Rio de Janeiro will provide a spectacular stage for women's golf when the sport returns to the Olympic

Putters and clubs will return to the world's biggest sporting event in 2016 after golf was voted onto

For women’s golf, it will be a spectacular stage in Rio de Janeiro to promote your sport and to be in

"You will reach another level with your sport.”Rio de Janeiro has constructed a new golf course for the

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Sweden and Scotland are going head to head for the right to host the 2019 edition of the Solheim Cup, with the final stage of the bidding process set to get underway.

Scottish Government.Meanwhile,  their rivals Sweden have proposed to stage the event at the Bro Hof Slott Golf

thank the bid teams from Sweden and Scotland for bidding to host what is the biggest event in women’s golf

Leon Golf Club in Germany ©Getty Images“This shows the long term interest in the Solheim Cup and ladies

professional golf in Europe."

having beaten America at the 2013 event.Following the conclusion of the 2015 tournament, Des Moines Golf

captain of the South African teams for next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the South African Golf

This is such a big moment for our country and for the game of golf as a whole, and I am proud to be

"Golf and the Olympic Movement share the same core values, so this is a very big opportunity to grow

in the nation was recognised with a golf day in his honour.Speaking about the announcement, Gerhard

His career on the golf course and his philanthropic efforts off it embody everything of the Olympic

spirit, and we are proud that he has accepted to lead South Africa’s first Olympic golf team to Rio.

PGA Championship in Wisconsin, posting a record-breaking score of 20 under par at Whistling Straits golf

US PGA Championship after shooting a 66 on day three to move to 15 under par at Whistling Straits golf

Australia’s Jason Day and Matt Jones share the US PGA Championship lead at Whistling Straits golf course

Solheim Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire as they look to continue to stage the world’s biggest golf

detailed selection process by VisitScotland involving the Scottish Government, the Scottish Ladies Golf

Association, Scottish Golf Union and Transport Scotland.Scotland’s bid was officially submitted to

“Not only would hosting The Solheim Cup in Scotland, the home of golf, provide a huge boost to the

Leon course of Golf Club in Germany is set to stage this year’s edition of the tournament, while Des

2013: Des Moines Golf and Country Club to host 2017 Solheim CupAugust 2013: Europe makes history by

shot lead at the US PGA Championship after carding a six-under-par opening round at Whistling Straits golf