Ryder Cup director Richard Hills will be in Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria over the next month to help the European Tour decide which nation is best placed to host the 2022 Ryder Cup.

Medical experts and leading rugby officials will gather with peers from other top global sports tomorrow in a bid to accelerate how to properly diagnose and treat player concussions.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has played in an exhibition ice hockey game and scored one goal after another thanks to assists from retired professional players.

The National Hockey League kicked off 2014 with the biggest ice hockey bash ever on Wednesday, firing the opening salvo in a “shock-and-awe” campaign designed to turn casual fans into avid ones.

About 65,000 residents of Calgary are returning to their homes to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta’s largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

NBA player Jason Collins caused a stir in the US this week by becoming the sport’s first active player to come out as gay, writes John Riordan

AS the Manchester United first team filed in from training at the Cliff, a young Kevin Grogan stood hopefully with his autograph book at the bottom of the stairs.

Stan Kroenke’s controlling interest in Arsenal has been officially ratified by the Premier League and the American has given other shareholders a fortnight to accept his unconditional offer for their holdings.

CHEAP hot dogs, subsidised travel and discounted tickets.

AMERICAN sport can offer an experienced perspective on the issue of compulsory helmet wear, their mandatory use having come into effect for hurlers this season.

Hilary Duff has sparked rumours she's taking her relationship with hockey star Mike Comrie to the next level, after she was snapped wearing a ring on her wedding finger.

RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Yossi Benayoun will be an ideal replacement for Luis Garcia as he is desperate to play for Liverpool.

The future of Liverpool Football Club could not be in safer hands than those of Tom Hicks, according to the man who runs another arm of the American businessman’s sporting empire.

Canadian software businessman Jim Yaworski is to become a new shareholder in Belfast Giants after the Elite League club announced a €1m deal.

A CANADIAN sports promoter plans to showcase ice hockey violence in Prince George in two months by getting rid of the boring gameplay and focusing on what hockey fans really want — blood-splattering, bare-knuckle, on-ice brawls.

The exodus of National Hockey League (NHL) stars to European teams during the US lockout has reached epidemic proportions with 276 NHL players on the move according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.