‘Jackie Robinson of golf’: the forgotten story of Black pioneer Ted Rhodes

‘Jackie Robinson of golf’: the forgotten story of Black pioneer Ted Rhodes

Ted Rhodes, center, got his start as a professional golfer by playing in a tournament hosted by boxing great Joe Louis, right. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive

Morikawa says LIV players face 'business decision' after Rahm exit

Double major winner Collin Morikawa said Thursday that LIV Golf players have to make "a business decision" about their futures, after Jon Rahm's lawyer said the Spanish star was quitting the breakaway tour."It's a business decision, it's a decision that a lot of guys aren't going to take lightly," said Morikawa.

It is now Bryson or bust for LIV 2.0

LIV Golf has been through so much in 2026 that it seems odd to suggest the breakaway league is back to where it began the year. Yet for Bryson DeChambeau, the phrase plus ça change does ring true.

Richmond Golf Club chosen as England Golf Pioneer Club to attract more women

Richmond Golf Club joins England Golf’s Pioneer Club programme to recruit more women under 50 and build on its Women in Golf Charter commitment.

Darlington and Stockton Times

Wimbledon chief: Military-trained security would love to ‘sort out’ influencers

The All England Club is not concerned at the prospect of influencers causing issues at Wimbledon because its military-trained security would like “nothing more than to sort them out”.

Alcaraz, Sinner, Osaka commit to Australian Open '1 Point Slam'

The Australian Open will revive its innovative "1 Point Slam" in 2027 with Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Jannik Sinner among those agreeing to take part Thursday."Having stars like Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Jannik Sinner locked in to play, alongside everyday Australians ... captures exactly what this event is about, bringing people together through tennis."

New Australian Open boss Andrew Abdo throws shade at critics: ‘I’m not an outsider’

Launch event marred by former NRL CEO calling world No 1 ‘Jacob’ Sinner, while announcing the grand slam will add 700 seats in 2027

New Australian Open tournament director criticised for ‘Jacob Sinner’ gaffe

Andrew Abdo, who is also the new chief executive of Tennis Australia, later insisted, ‘Of course I know that it’s Jannik Sinner’

Richmond Golf Club Autumn Open attracts players from across region

Richmond Golf Club held its Autumn Open on Saturday October 3.

Darlington and Stockton Times

The conspiracy theory that hangs over Australia’s sandpaper scandal

“There was no cover-up in Cape Town,” says Steve Richardson, the former Scotland Yard detective and anti-corruption investigator who sat in on the sandpaper scandal interviews with Australia players.

Prince Harry attends Leicester’s Prem match against Gloucester

The Duke of Sussex was at Mattioli Woods Welford Road to watch Leicester play Gloucester in the Gallagher Prem on Friday night.

Olympic dreams become reality for Bristol-based squash star

Eain Yow Ng made squash history by becoming the first player to secure a place at an Olympic Games

Port Glasgow Golf Club opens team event to non-members in aid of Morton Fighting Fund

Port Glasgow Golf Club opens its four-man event to non-members on October 24, with £6 visitor entry fees raising funds for the local Morton Fighting Fund.

Former Colchester United and Ipswich Town favourites to join forces for Dixie

Former Colchester United and Ipswich Town favourites join forces for Dixie

Colchester Evening Gazette

Navi Pillay: S.Africa's global rights activist and Nobel winner

Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay -- awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday -- is a fearless global rights defender who has also served on the International Criminal Court and was South Africa's first non-white woman High Court judge.A year after Mandela became president in South Africa's first democratic vote in 1994, she made legal history by becoming the first woman of colour to be appointed to the country’s high court.

Australia opener’s tortured 33-ball duck highlights big Ashes problem

Australia’s struggle to find an opening partnership ahead of next summer’s Ashes will go on, after their latest selection, Nic Maddinson, suffered a tortured return to Test cricket.

This is the man who could have transformed Welsh rugby – but was rejected

Regarding the state of Welsh rugby, three emotions dominate a discussion with Mark Rhydderch-Roberts: exasperation, fear, but also defiance.

Sir Alex Ferguson reveals the Govan match that sparked his appetite for success

Sir Alex Ferguson reveals how Govan High’s 1955 school cup final win inspired his legendary career, in new memoir Games of My Life with Michael Moritz.

Peter Willey interview: Beefy was a useless captain, he didn’t realise others weren’t as good as him

“People say: ‘Are you the Willey from “The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey”?’ I just say: ‘Yeah.’ They’ve got postcards, they’ve got mugs, they’ve got T-shirts and all sorts with them. People remember that more than the other stuff, just because of the name. I’ll probably have it on my headstone.”

Harry Gray at 18: How Thorp Arch talent is ticking Leeds United box despite loan struggle

Leeds United's Harry Gray in a Sheffield Wednesday kit, with Hillsborough behind him

Oliver Glasner: I didn’t lie or cheat anybody, I was always honest with Palace

Almost five months after lifting the club’s first European trophy on a balmy night in Leipzig, Oliver Glasner returns to Crystal Palace with uncertainty hanging in the air.