By Andrew Warshaw at the Doha Goals conference in DohaDecember 11 - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy added his voice to the growing calls to switch the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup to the winter when he made his first public speaking appearance since May today by addressing the conference here.

said an "absolutely decisive" change was taking place in the oil-rich state, which already hosts elite golf

By Tom Degun December 6 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) has named the 10 young golfers who will become the first athletes to represent Team GB in the sport for more than a century at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney next month.

Britain was last represented in golf at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games where Walter Rutherford won a silver

re-introduce it for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.At the AYOF, which takes place on January 16-20, the British golf

When golf got added to the sport programme for the Rio 2016 Games, I was really excited as it has always

Hall will be joined in the AYOF golf competition by Jack Brar, Gabriella Cowley, Harry Ellis, Bradley

, with Team GB's 120 selected athletes competing in the 11 sports of badminton, basketball, diving, golf

By Duncan Mackay November 26 - Bradley Wiggins is the overwhelming favourite to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year after he was among the seven men and five women chosen on the shortlist for this year's award, which is the most prestigious in British sport.

non-Olympic or Paralympic contender on the list, has experienced yet another phenomenal year on the golf

By Lauren Mattera at Santa Cruz in ArubaTaekwondo has now established itself as a sport which embraces everyone regardless of disability, gender or race, and through this progression, Para-Taekwondo has evolved to the point where those with the physical ability and confidence to overpower their difficulties can do, and it has aspired to become a sport made up of many inspirational values and ideals.

Dakar, Senegal next year.Para-Taekwondo faces competition from badmintion, powerchair football and golf

By Tom Degun November 21 - The World Karate Championships begin today in Paris with the event serving as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation event for the sport's bid to appear at the 2020 Olympic Games.

allowed at the Olympic Games at any one time, and this will be reached at Rio 2016 with the inclusion of golf

By Tom DegunIn the world of 21st century sport, technology is virtually everywhere and it is helping to move performance to levels that were almost unthinkable even 20 years ago.

composite materials such as carbon fibre, almost everywhere.It is in tennis rackets, baseball bats, golf

By Tom Degun at the Aspire Dome in DohaNovember 14 - Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit has become the latest high profile figure in the sport to call for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in the winter to avoid the searing summer desert temperatures.

They'll want to go out, play golf, play tennis and go out."That is the issue."

heavy restrictions on site, we weren't permitted to use our BT vans either so managed to borrow some golf

By Mike Rowbottom November 3 - Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn has had her request to compete in a men's World Cup downhill ski race rejected by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Annika Sorenstam did it in golf and paved the way for women. "I'm not asking for World Cup points.

By Tom DegunOctober 30 - American swimming icon Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals, including 18 golds, has stated his intention to attend the Rio 2016 Olympics but only as a fan rather than competitor.

Phelps joked that the only sport he would compete in at Rio 2016 is golf, with the discipline set to

By Duncan MackayOctober 29 - Germany will host the 2015 Solheim Cup match between Europe and America, it has been announced.

Golf Course St.

Club.The event is set to have added significance as it will be only a year before women's golf is due

We are delighted to be taking The 2015 Solheim Cup to Germany and to Golf Club St.

enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations, is the President of Golf

event have not yet been set.Next year's Solheim Cup is due to be played next August 16-18 at Colorado Golf

By Sara EvansOctober 28 – The organisers of the Abu Dhabi Corporate Games 2012 have announced their chosen charity partner is Peace and Sport, an organisation devoted to using sport as a means of promoting peace in countries suffering from war, poverty and conflict.

November 21 to 24 at venues across Abu Dhabi including Zayed Sports City, Zayed University, Saadiyat Beach Golf

By Andrew WarshawOctober 28 - Istanbul hopes its bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be reinforced by the latest high profile sports event to be staged in the city.

bid is successful.Two weeks ago, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods competed at the Turkish Airlines World Golf

clarified his comments on Rory McIlroy, revealing that he has been completely misquoted in saying that the golf

represent either Britain or Ireland at Rio 2016 but has not yet decided who he will compete for when golf

By Tom DegunOctober 23 - Christian Prudhomme, the race director of the Tour de France, said Lance Armstrong should have to repay all the winnings he made from the event after being officially stripped of his seven titles by the International Cycling Union (UCI) yesterday.

Swim, bike, run and golf whenever I can."