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McIlroy launches new foundation in face of Nike sponsorship controversy

By James Crook

Rory McIlroy 100113January 11 - World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has set-up a foundation to help children's charities as his current sponsors Oakley reportedly prepare to take legal action against him over his new $200 million (£124 million/€152 million) sponsorship deal with Nike, which is expected to be announced on Monday (January 14). 





British Basketball urges UK Sport to reconsider funding cut

By Tom Degun

PopsJanuary 10 - UK Sport's Board have been invited to attend the British Basketball League (BBL) Cup Final in Birmingham on Sunday (January 13) in a bid to convince the high performance agency to reverse their decision to cut 100 per cent of the sport's funding for Rio 2016.