British Open May Drop Ban on Women
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The British Open is considering dropping its ban on female golfers so the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie could compete if they wished.
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - The elite of women's golf is lining up to dethrone Annika Sorenstam, no longer the sport's dominant figure, at the U.S. Open starting on Thursday at Pine Needles.
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Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) could break with a century-old tradition by dropping the word 'lawn' from the governing body's name, it was reported.
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ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.    Government leaders had proposed an adultery ban as part of a major overhaul of the mostly Muslim country's 78-year-old penal code, which comes as the 25 EU states prepare to decide by end of the year whether to begin talks on Turkey's appeal for membership...
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Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year's Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes.
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Some say that men&#39;s tennis has lost its glamour -which may explain why a world tournament in Madrid is hiring long-legged models as ball girls.
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A transsexual golfer has made history by becoming the first to qualify for the Ladies&#39; European Tour. Danish-born but Australian raised Mianne Bagger, 37, said she was &quot;thrilled and excited&quot; to be taking part in the tournament next season.
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THE age eligibility rules on the womenâs tennis tour have made world-beating 16-year-olds less plentiful than they were a decade ago, but another announced her presence at the Swisscom Challenge yesterday.
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Photos: At this year's British Open in Scotland, the world's top golfers will have to battle the elements
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The future of hunting with dogs in England and Wales could be determined Wednesday when the Court of Appeal rules whether the legislation used to ban it was valid.
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Politicians in Spain slammed the use of models to be stand-in ball girls for the Madrid Masters. The 19 to 28-year-olds, who are likely to be in action when Tim Henman plays tomorrow, were drafted in to replace
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Male spectators except family members will be banned when Pakistan hosts the eight-team International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup qualifiers in November, officials said Wednesday.
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The British Open will be played at Royal St. George's in 2011 and Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 2012, the first time golf's oldest championship will be held in England in consecutive years.
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This week, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics declares it wants to disallow the use of male practice players in women's sports, saying that the notion impedes gender equality.
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MIANNE Bagger, the transsexual golfer who prompted a change in the rules to allow her to compete on the professional circuit, made history yesterday by qualifying to play full-time on the Ladiesâ European Tour.
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Removes incorrect reference in para six to Sharapova moving   up to world number one if she beats Henin-Hardenne in the   final.
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176 Days until Opening Ceremonies BRITS BACK DOWN An outcry from athletes, human rights advocates and other groups prompted British Olympic officials to retreat from a threat to send British Olympians home if they criticized China's political policies during the Olympics. British Olympic Associat...