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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.





British Lionhearts face tough task away to Ukraine Otamans

By Tom Degun

Oleksandr Usyk WSBJanuary 9 - The British Lionhearts face a tough task to secure victory in their next World Series of Boxing (WSB) bout this week as they travel to Kyiv to face a Ukraine Otamans outfit headed by the reigning heavyweight Olympic and world champion Oleksandr Usyk.