By Duncan MackayMarch 21 - Hambantota have unveiled a large-scale model of its proposed Sports City which will host many of the events if their bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in successful.

international sports complex to stage both indoor and outdoor sports, an indoor arena, a velodrome, an 18-hole golf

March 15 - Football superstar Patrick Vieira (pictured) is used to chipping over goalkeepers, but he hopes to be doing more chipping on to greens after backing France's bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup.

thousands of English fans who would have only a short journey across the Channel.The selected 2018 course, Golf

One of the reasons I am particularly keen to support the bid is because it will really open up golf for

are initiatives for women, children and older people to play the game and for the 2018 bid the French Golf

opening drives in history from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, creating an everlasting image for golf

have pledged would ensure the most successful Ryder Cup to date.These include the future growth of golf

By Tom DegunMarch 14 - A special golf tournament will take place later this month to raise funds to help

The event will be held at Wyre Forest Golf Club in Worcestershire on March 30 to raise money for the

related prizes for a birdie on every hole - dependent on the level of difficulty - from a packet of golf

February 25 - The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has added its support to the French bid to host the Ryder Cup in 2018.

weekend, one of the most anticipated fixtures of the RBS Six Nations, to show this support not only for golf

lasting memory for all of French sport united in the hope that the Ryder Cup 2018 will take place at Golf

National, on the outskirts of Paris.Said N'Tamack: "I've always been a golf fan."

of the Channel including some of the most prominent and well respected figures from both rugby and golf

for the event with public, commercial and governmental support.And they claim the selected course, Golf

past President of Yorkshire and a Justice of the Peace, has been installed as President of the English Golf

are being taken over the next few months, including a possible merger with the EWGA (English Women's Golf

However, Abraham is looking forward to watching some excellent golf, not least from the England players

At University he played golf for Cambridge Stymies and occasionally represented the Blues team.He was

representing the Teesside Union on occasions, but never Yorkshire.His association with the English Golf

Following the establishment of the English Golf Union Limited he was elected to represent the interests

February 20 - A grave, two ghosts, a dead sparrow, German war-time amphibious vehicles and the pistol a champion jockey used to shoot himself are among exhibits on show at more than 80 sports museums and visitor attractions in Britain, uncovered by a new website that lists them for the first time.

than 30 sports museums charting the history of football, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, tennis, golf

spectacular to be staged in citadels that have become such profitable oases in sport's desert song.Numerous golf

By Duncan Mackay in PyeongchangBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearFebruary 17 - The head of Samsung, Lee Kun-Hee, expressed his optimism about Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as he hosted a lunch for the the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Evaluation Commission here today.

million) to build facilities including Alpensia, the main venue with ski slopes, hotels, restaurants, golf

Golf is one sport where it is being successfully applied and the former Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosman

February 1 - The launch of a new unified Ryder Cup logo (pictured) has spurred on Scotland's efforts to deliver the best ever Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in 2014.

have launched their Ryder Cup 2014 website along with a specially created film around the "Home of Golf

the community and create far-reaching benefits from the event before, during and after the stars of golf

to ensure golf enthusiasts are eager to savour the Ryder Cup.VisitScotland's chief executive Malcolm

At Gleneagles we continually strive to improve all aspects of our golf experience and very much look

forward to showcasing Scotland's finest golf facilities to both players and spectators from around the

The USA team's ambassador was Muhammad Ali, riding in a golf buggy.

January 20 - An inspection visit of Nanjing, host city for the second Youth Olympic Games in China in 2014, has left the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission "very impressed", they said today.

number of sports.Nanjing also presented its updated master plan for venues, with the integration of golf

The Youth Olympic Games will feature golf and rugby on its programme after the two sports were included

Jessica Ennis (pictured), BMX star Jamie Bestwick and the British and Irish-dominated European Ryder Cup golf

By Tom DegunJanuary 6 - The Powerchair Football International Federation (FIPFA) has claimed hat the sport is in excellent shape despite recently missing out on joining the Paralympic programme at the Rio 2016 Games.

Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be included in the Summer Games programme alongside badminton, canoe, golf

January 4 - China is hoping to use the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to give a serious boost to women's golf

silver medals in the team event and is already being touted as the country's best hope for a medal when golf

20 years old when the 2016 Olympics come around," said Yan, the daughter of Yan Ming, a former ESPN golf

This achievement has demonstrated our breakthrough in women's golf," he said.

women's game in South Korea - which has five players in the world's top 10 - acknowledged China Golf

Three years ago, Yan Jing was spotted by the China Golf Association because of her performance at the