The insurance firm American International Group (AIG) has been named as title sponsor of the Women’s British Open, the sport’s governing body the Royal and Ancient (R&A) has announced.

’s British Open.Established in 1976, the tournament is a major championship in women’s professional golf

and St Annes ©Getty Images“This Championship is an iconic tournament combining tradition, world-class golf

chief executive of the R&A Martin Slumbers said the agreement marks an “exciting time” for women’s golf

“The Championship is also a fantastic showcase for women’s golf and supports our goal of encouraging

and young girls to take up the sport.”The 2019 Women’s British Open is set to take place at Woburn Golf

Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry won the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne to hand Belgium a first-ever victory

Pieters and Detry went into the last day of competition at the Metropolitan Golf Club with a five-shot

Marc Leishman of Australia helped his country finish second at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne ©Getty

There cannot have been many times where sporting success has enabled athletes to grow their livestock collection, but the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Levi offers that very opportunity.

awarded a large golden trident, often associated with Neptune, the Roman god of the sea.Tennis and golf

those to pose with the silver boat winner's trophy at the tournament.The winners of the Safeway Open golf

Championship depicted the former South African President reading to children ©Getty ImagesOne of the strangest golf

 While the link to the charity is obvious, its connection to golf was extremely limited.American

Belgium's Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry have taken the lead on the penultimate day of the World Cup of Golf

recording a three-round fourballs total of 19-under 197 in better weather conditions at the Metropolitan Golf

Belgium and South Korea are tied for the lead after the second round of the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne

foursomes to join South Korean duo Kim Si-woo and An Byeong-hun on 10-under overall at the Metropolitan Golf

England, South Korea and hosts Australia share the lead after round one of the World Cup of Golf at the

 Melbourne Metropolitan Golf Club.

and he partners Cameron Smith.England’s Tyrell Hatton and Ian Poulter are drawing on Poulter’s team golf

pic.twitter.com/UuBkDYElYw— World Cup of Golf (@WorldCupofGolf) November 22, 2018The English pair are

Apologies have been made, and doubtless lessons learned, following the reports that emerged this week of drunk and disorderly behaviour during a weekend competition by a Canadian men’s curling team that included a Sochi 2014 Olympic gold medallist.

Golf? Perhaps.

Australia are the team to beat at the World Cup of Golf with Australian golfer Marc Leishman the top

representing their country, with one participant in each team selected on the basis of the Official World Golf

 The competition, which is being held at the Metropolitan Golf Club, is scheduled to last for four

;Denmark's Thorbjørn Olesen and Søren Kjeldsen are defending their 2016 victory at the World Cup of Golf

Powerlifting will make its debut in the International University Sports Federation (FISU) programme in 2022 as a World University Championship (WUC).

will be held during 2022, including beach volleyball, canoe sports, cross country, cycling, futsal, golf

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) have announced that their World Overall Championships will be returning to the United States next year for the first time since 2011.

Richmond, Virginia.Various venues will be employed as the seven disciplines are contested.Bryan Park Disc Golf

Park will play host to more than 100 athletes who expected to compete.Accuracy, freestyle, disc golf

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has taken steps to revoke the scandal-hit USA Gymnastics' recognition as the member national governing body for the sport.

tweet she posted in September but has since deleted showed her blacking out the Nike logo on a pair of golf

Surfing's "inclusivity and "wider values" will make the sport a "huge contributor" to the Olympic Games when it debuts at Tokyo 2020, International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre has said.

A lot of other sports that you practice there is the nice golf course, there is the nice expensive golf

course and there is the municipal golf course, there are different levels of people there."

Xander Schauffele won the World Golf Championships (WGC) event in Shanghai as American compatriot Tony

England's defending champion Justin Rose heading into the final round at the Sheshan International Golf

United States' Tony Finau will head into the final round of the World Golf Championships in Shanghai

The overnight leader enjoyed another successful round on the Sheshan International Golf Course in the

the victorious European Ryder Cup team and five previous champions are competing at the final World Golf

Championship tournament of the year.The opening three World Golf Championship events of 2018 have all

United States' Tony Finau assumed the lead at the World Golf Championships event in China after an impressive

nbsp;which was held by his compatriot Patrick Reed.A five-under-par round on the Sheshan International Golf

the victorious European Ryder Cup team and five previous champions are competing at the final World Golf

Championship tournament of the year.The opening three World Golf Championship events of 2018 have all