The Asian Tour is set to make history by staging an event for the first time in Scotland at the much-acclaimed Fairmont St Andrews on 24-27 August 2023.

The inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship will take place at the venue’s Torrance Course, a 7,320-yard layout set among 520 acres of stunning Scottish coastline with views of St Andrews Bay. Designed by former Ryder Cup and golfing legend Sam Torrance, the course is marked by its deep riveted bunkers, large greens and links design.

The British Open – one of the most prestigious and historic tournaments in professional squash – is being held in Birmingham for the first time in over two decades as the world’s best players are competing at the Birmingham Rep and Edgbaston Priory Club.

Considered the ‘Wimbledon of squash’, the British Open is squash’s longest-running tournament and has become the most distinguished event on the PSA World Tour calendar and is second only to the PSA World Championships in renown.

Jamaica’s Roshawn Clarke, who retained his Boys Under 20 400m hurdles title, was named the Austin Sealy Award winner as the most outstanding athlete at the 50th Carifta Games that ended in Nassau, Bahamas on Monday. Clarke won the event in a season’s best and World Under 20 leading 49.92 seconds, 11th best in the world and second only to Jehue Gordon’s championship record of 49.72 seconds set in 2010 in Guyana.

The league-leading London Lions went unbeaten in March and ended the month by lifting the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy, resulting in a Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for Head Coach Stella Kaltsidou.

The former Greek international star took over the reins at Lions in February, joining from posts as Assistant Coach at powerhouse Olympiacos and with the Slovenian National Team, after a more than two decade playing career at the highest levels of the European game.

Playing on The International Series has brought the best out of Travis Smyth, following recent qualification for The Open at Royal Liverpool and he is hoping his recent consistent form can continue in Vietnam this week.

The Australian has had a blistering start to the 2023 season on the Asian Tour, recording three top 10 finishes at the Saudi International, International Series Qatar and most recently at the World City Championship in Hong Kong.

The experienced Head Coach of the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks, Atiba Lyons, has won the Kevin Cadle Molten BBL Coach of the Month award for March after leading his team to an unbeaten run in the BBL Championship.

The month had started on a disappointing note as Sharks were knocked out of the BBL Trophy at the semi-final stage in a narrow road defeat at Cheshire Phoenix, but it was all up from there as they bounced back with five straight wins in league play to currently sit on a 14-17 record.