International Federations (IFs) have been reacting to the news that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will now open on July 23 next year, with the Closing Ceremony due to take place on August 8.

The new dates should mean there is a strong field for golf, according to the International Golf Federation

In a statement, the International Golf Federation said it "commends the IOC and Tokyo 2020 for the swiftness

opportunity for our athletes to compete in a safe environment as well as enabling the Games to fit into the golf

Eduardo Paes - the former Mayor of Rio de Janeiro - has been accused of committing passive corruption and bid fraud during the construction of a venue for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

impropriety, having allegedly waived a costly environmental fee for the company who built the Olympic golf

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour are set to financially assist caddies who have lost earnings due to all competition being suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The US Open is set to be postponed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the third of the four men's majors to be pushed back.

No official announcement has yet been made, but the New York Post reports that Winged Foot - the golf

frozen at present due to the lack of tournaments being played.The PGA Tour and Ladies Professional Golf

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced the cancellation of all of its events between June and August because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cycling in Nijmegen in The Netherlands from June 10 to 14, Handball in Lodz in Poland from June 15 to 21, Golf

European Athletics vice-president Libor Varhaník will temporarily take over from President Svein Arne Hansen as the chair of the Board for the 2022 multi-sport European Championships in Munich, insidethegames has learned.

exposure that could have been lacking if the events were held separately.Glasgow hosted aquatics, cycling, golf

This year's US Open golf tournament has been thrown into doubt after the host course was closed indefinitely

Winged Foot Golf Club is due to stage the event from June 18 to 21, which is now set to be the first

statewide to close has sparked fresh doubt over whether the event will go ahead.In a statement to the Golf

Channel, the United States Golf Association (USGA) said it "continues to hold the dates for the US Open

in Britain - is currently going ahead as planned.The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where golf

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has indefinitely decided to forgo his salary during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world rankings for both men's and women's golf have been frozen due the coronavirus pandemic cancelling

to all athletes who are vying for qualification to the Tokyo Olympic Games", said an International Golf

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which stages the Wimbledon Championships, has confirmed the appointment of Michelle Dite as operations director.

closure of the Wimbledon museum, shop and community sports ground.The All England Club and Wimbledon Park Golf

Asian Tour commissioner and chief executive Cho Minn Thant claimed the likelihood of the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place this year in Tokyo is "highly unlikely".

The golf official's comments came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said there was no need

events were suspended until May, in line with the measures taken by the United States Professional Golf

 Cho Minn Thant voiced concern over the golf qualification process for Tokyo 2020 following the

Given the amount of golf that was left to be played, we were hopeful that more players from nations like

 Golf was reintroduced to the Olympic programme for Rio 2016, making its first appearance at the

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) have confirmed preparations for Wimbledon are continuing despite the coronavirus crisis.

closure of the Wimbledon museum, shop and community sports ground.The All England Club and Wimbledon Park Golf

Who would have thought that an incurable disease passed on by a bat to an exotic creature sold as an allegedly edible delicacy in a provincial Chinese market last November would, four months later, have brought not only the world of sport to a standstill, but virtually the world itself?

Serie A and La Liga have had to shut down.Here stalwart sports events such as Wimbledon and the Open golf

The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has partnered with the Brian Bell Group to support athletes aiming to compete at Tokyo 2020.

company support athletes towards Tokyo 2020 ©PNGOCBrian Bell will support the annual Team PNG Corporate Golf

Panam Sports has confirmed its inaugural Junior Pan American Games in Cali in 2021 will feature 30 sports and gold medallists will secure an automatic place at Santiago 2023.

Twenty-seven of the 28 core Olympic sports - all except golf - have been included on the programme, alongside