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Sir Chris Hoy leads Glasgow 2014 one year to go celebrations

  • Glasgow 2014

By Nick ButlerJuly 23 - Glasgow 2014 ambassador Sir Chris Hoy today began a series of sporting, photographic and cultural activities to celebrate the one year to go milestone to the Opening Ceremony of next year's Commonwealth Games.

decorated with a 16ft inflatable number one marker to further celebrate the countdown.The Royal and Ancient Golf




Mickelson produces superb final round to become Open champion at Muirfield

  • Golf

By Gary AndersonJuly 21 - American golfer Phil Mickelson produced one of the greatest final rounds of his glittering career to claim his first Open Championship crown and fifth career major on a dramatic last day at Muirfield.

year-old secure his second ever win on British soil, following his Scottish Open win at the Castle Stuart Golf

is such an accomplishment because I never knew whether I'd be able to develop my game to play links golf

These last couple of weeks, these last couple of months, I've played some of the best golf of my career


Ex-Army commando Goddard hopes to drive Britain to Paratriahlon glory at Rio 2016

  • The Big Read (Paralympics)

By Gary AndersonWhen Britain's Jimmy Goddard lines up for the start of the Paratriathlon event at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, it will be 12 years since the former army commando's life changed forever.The glorious setting of Rio's Copacabana Beach, which will stage the Olympic and Paralympic triathlon competitions in 2016, will be a world away from the colder, damper environs of the Welsh mountains where, in 2004, Goddard was left paralysed from the waist down following a climbing accident.A talented able bodied triathlete before his accident, it is not inconceivable that the man from Bracknell, Berkshire would have...

come a long way too.Up against badminton, basketball for athletes with an intellectual disability, golf


Mickelson wins Scottish Open following dramatic play-off

  • Golf

South Africa's Branden Grace in a sudden death play-off to win the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf

 Evian tees up for golfing historyJune 2013: Bird's-eye view pictures of Rio 2016 Olympic golf

course releasedJune 2013: Scottish golf a £1 billion industry as country gears up for Ryder Cup


IOC President reveals plans for "in-depth" Olympic disciplines study

  • Olympics

By Emily GoddardJuly 10 - Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has revealed plans for an "in-depth" study into the disciplines on the Olympic programme that could see sports losing events in place of others as early as in 2020.

within the 28 sports and that led to the elimination of softball and baseball, led to the inclusion of golf


Turkish airlines announced as 2013 Scottish Open sponsor

  • Golf

Gary AndersonJuly 8 - Turkish airlines has been announced as an official sponsor of the Scottish Open golf

tournament which is due to tee off on Thursday (July 11), at the Castle Stuart Golf Links, near Inverness

Jeev Milkha Singh will be looking to defend his Scottish Open title at Castle Stuart Golf Links this


Federation of Gay Games inspectors finish Limerick 2018 visit

  • Gay Games

By Duncan MackayJuly 7 - A delegation inspecting Limerick's bid to host the 2018 Gay Games has left the Irish city to visit Paris.

per cent of the planned events will take place.Other proposed event locations such as Adare Manor for golf

Adare Manor, which would host golf, was among the venues visited by the Federation of Gay Games inspectors


Premier League and Sport England sign deal worth almost £17 million to inspire young people through sport

  • News

By James Crook at the Evelyn Grace Academy in LondonJuly 2 - Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and Sport England chair Nick Bitel have announced a three-year £16.8 million ($25.5 million/€20 million) deal to inspire thousands of British young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to get involved in new sports.

disadvantaged young people and enhance quality of life in these disadvantaged areas.Athletics, boxing, golf


Evian tees up for golfing history

  • Golf

By David OwenJune 30 - The course set to stage continental Europe's first-ever golf Major reopens tomorrow

The Evian Resort Golf Club, on the French shore of Lake Geneva, is due to host the Evian Championship

, the fifth women's golf Major, in September.The course's big moment comes two years after the Championship

Stunning views of Lake Geneva makes the Evian Resort Golf Club one of the most scenic on the world calendar

course.The project was also overseen by Steve Smyers, a United States architect and Ladies Professional Golf


Open Championship prize fund increased to £5.25 million

  • Golf

By Gary AndersonJune 27 - The Royal & Ancient (R&A) has announced that the prize fund for the 2013 Open Championship has increased by five per cent from last year to a total of £5.25 million ($7.9 million/€6.1 million).

We feel our role is to ensure that the Open Championship is competitive within golf."

the 16th time, and first since 2002.However, while the four majors, also known as the Grand Slam of golf

Players Championship The Players Championship on the PGA Tour of America is recognised as the richest golf

of $9.5 million (£6.2 million/€7.3 million).The BMW Masters, which takes place at the Lake Malaren Golf


Coe opens new sports medical institute as part of London 2012 legacy

  • London 2012

By Gary AndersonJune 24 - Sebastian Coe officially opened a new medical facility in central London as part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy, the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) will treat elite and amateur athletes as well as NHS patients, all in one location.

rehabilitation.The ISEH has links already in place with sporting organisations such as the European Golf


"You're hired," Donald Trump tells Rio 2016 golf designer

  • Golf

By Duncan MackayJune 24 - Gil Hanse, the architect behind the controversial golf course being built in

The new 18-hole championship golf course being designed by Gil Hanse will form the centrepiece of the

Gil is easily one of the most sought after golf course designers in the world," said Donald Trump, best

gets green lightApril 2013: Player reveals major disappointment at missing chance to design Rio 2016 golf

courseApril 2013: Rio 2016 golf course will "change the sport in Brazil" claim venue managersMarch 2013

claims they are "in control" of golf course despite legal dispute


Britain’s Reed shines in Miami to take gold at judo Grand Prix

  • Judo

By James CrookJune 16 - Tom Reed of Great Britain was in sensational form at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Miami Grand Prix, narrowly overcoming Argentinean Emmanuel Lucenti in the final by a single yuko to claim the gold medal in the men's -81 kilogram category.

including a victory over American Joshua White, who had a vociferous home crowd behind him at the Doral Golf