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Thomas and Oosthuizen join Woods in committing to playing at Tokyo 2020

  • Golf

Top-15 golfers Justin Thomas and Louis Oosthuizen have both committed to playing at Tokyo 2020 - a stance shared by Tiger Woods - in a boost for organisers.

last nine tournaments he has played worldwide including last month’s Tournament of Champions.He told Golf

part at Rio 2016, citing family and scheduling reasons.Kasumigaseki Country Club will be the venue for golf


IIHF cancels four tournaments over coronavirus fears

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has cancelled four tournaments due to be held in Asia because of the coronavirus outbreak.

least 21 other countries and has had a big impact on sport in Asia, with football, boxing, skiing, golf


Liang Wenbo makes coronavirus prize money pledge

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Chinese snooker player Liang Wenbo has pledged to donate any money he wins at the upcoming World Grand Prix to the Huizhou Red Cross in response to the coronavirus outbreak in his home country.

 Hockey, football, boxing, skiing, golf and diving are just some of the sports to have had to cancel




Equestrian and golf events the latest cancelled due to coronavirus

  • Equestrian

Competitions in equestrian and golf are the latest sporting events to be cancelled due to the outbreak

Kong showjumping leg will not take place, organisers confirmed.Officials from the Ladies Professional Golf

The Blue Bay LPGA was due to take place at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course and was a leg of the LPGA Tour

difficult decision and we appreciate how hard our title partner Blue Bay, IMG, the China LPGA and the China Golf


American wins first event on new European eTour series

  • Non-Olympic Sports

American Payton Gordley has won the inaugural event on the new European eTour series held in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

eight places for the live tournament.Eight players from five different countries came to the Abu Dhabi Golf

broadcast live on the European Tour social media channels.All players used the same set of virtual golf

TourGordley, who plays with the username Golfx3, is a computer science student from New Mexico and plays golf


Coward appointed interim chief executive of UK Athletics

  • Athletics

UK Athletics has appointed former Premier League general secretary Nic Coward as its interim chief executive after Zara Hyde Peters failed to take up the post following allegations about her husband.

he has been a director and consultant in sport and other sectors, including as the chair of England Golf



World Flying Disc Federation announce results of Board elections

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced the results of its 2019 elections, with the WFDF member associations voting on several open positions on the Board of Directors. 

International Federation (IF) responsible for the world governance of frisbee sports, including ultimate, disc golf


Halep to skip Fed Cup in favour of Tokyo 2020

  • Tennis

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has said she will not represent her country in the Fed Cup this year in order to concentrate on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

in 2018.The 28-year-old was one of many high-profile athletes, largely from the sports of tennis and golf


Olympic Patrol project finishes for the year in Moscow

  • EOC

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Olympic Patrol project finished for the year at a school in Moscow.

chance to try out sports on the Olympic programme such as athletics, basketball, curling, fencing, golf