By Duncan Mackay January 3 - Baseball has still not give up hope of being included on the programme for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Harvey Schiller (pictured), the President of the International Baseball Federation (IBF), has claimed.

its Session in Singapore in 2005 and failed in a bid to regain its place for the Games in Rio when golf

once that happened, it was clear the focus of the IOC leadership was to bring in sports like rugby and golf

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December 28 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge says he is "disappointed" with the revelations of Tiger Woods' (pictured) serial infidelity.

to Woods and Bailey in drugs probe April 2009: Woods leads top players in support of Olympic golf

December 28 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge says he is "disappointed" with the revelations of Tiger Woods' (pictured) serial infidelity.

to Woods and Bailey in drugs probe April 2009: Woods leads top players in support of Olympic golf

between times she has dedicated herself to another pastime not unknown north of the border – golf

And in golf, too, Muirhead has had success at national level, although she has made the decision to put

"Golf and curling go together well as summer and winter sports, but in the last year I've been concentrating

December 22 - The Intercontinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort has opened as Pyeongchang's 2018 Olympic hopes continue to be boosted by the pace of development in the Alpensia resort.

Nearby incentive activity options include a ski park, a 27-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent

It has been little over two weeks since the 1,000 days to go to the Paralympic Games celebrations took place at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich Park and now is perhaps as good a time as any to reflect back upon them.

continue to boost the profile of disability sport; one only needs to think of what Tiger Woods is to golf

By Mike Rowbottom December 17 - Nineteen-year-old Eve Muirhead (pictured) – described by the British Olympic Association's (BOA) chief executive Andy Hunt as "probably the world’s best young player" - has been confirmed as skip for the British curling team at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February.

" Muirhead's other talents include golf – she plays of a handicap of two – and bagpipe-playing

By Mike Rowbottom December 17 - Nineteen-year-old Eve Muirhead (pictured) – described by the British Olympic Association's (BOA) chief executive Andy Hunt as "probably the world’s best young player" - has been confirmed as skip for the British curling team at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February.

" Muirhead's other talents include golf – she plays of a handicap of two – and bagpipe-playing

By Mike Rowbottom December 17 - Nineteen-year-old Eve Muirhead (pictured) – described by the British Olympic Association's (BOA) chief executive Andy Hunt as "probably the world’s best young player" - has been confirmed as skip for the British curling team at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February.

" Muirhead's other talents include golf – she plays of a handicap of two – and bagpipe-playing

By Duncan Mackay December 17 - Brazil, Germany and Russia have all formally bid to host the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2013, the last tournament to be staged before it makes way for the sport's Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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By Duncan Mackay December 17 - Brazil, Germany and Russia have all formally bid to host the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2013, the last tournament to be staged before it makes way for the sport's Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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 "For two years I was all over the world, opening shopping centres, golf courses, hotels, fun

By Duncan Mackay December 10 -  Hero Honda, India's leading motorcycle manufacturer, and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the state-owned power provider, both signed deals today to become major sponsors of next year's Commonweatlh Games in New Delhi.

partner in the Games, as it has been actively promoting various disciplines of sports such as cricket, golf

By Duncan Mackay December 10 -  Hero Honda, India's leading motorcycle manufacturer, and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the state-owned power provider, both signed deals today to become major sponsors of next year's Commonweatlh Games in New Delhi.

partner in the Games, as it has been actively promoting various disciplines of sports such as cricket, golf

December 9 - English singles champion Jill Pittard (pictured) has become the third top female player to announce her retirement from international badminton in just over a year, following Gail Emms and Donna Kellogg.

"I would also like to take up golf more seriously, try skiing and play a few Racketlon [a sport