Day: March 17, 2017

Asian Tour returns to China, plans four events this year (Sports Betting News)Asian Tour returns to China, plans four events this year (Sports Betting News)

(Officialsportsbetting.com) – The Asian Tour will return to China for the first time since 2008 with up to four new events planned in 2017 in a “game changer” partnership with the China Golf Association, the continental body said on Friday. The partnership will be a threat to the future of the breakaway OneAsia circuit, which was established in 2009 with a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the CGA, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The Asian Tour previously co-sanctioned and staged tournaments with the CGA from 1995 until 2008 before the OneAsia circuit began.

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Bach delivers warning to 2020 golf venue (Sports Betting News)Bach delivers warning to 2020 golf venue (Sports Betting News)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks during a news conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, March 17, 2017. Yu Hyung-jae/Yonhap via REUTERS

By Peter Rutherford PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Officialsportsbetting.com) – Olympic chief Thomas Bach hopes the golf club hosting the men’s and women’s tournaments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will change its policy and allow equal rights to women but underlined the IOC’s stance it would seek another venue if it failed to do so. Kasumigaseki Country Club has come under fire for its policy of barring women from playing on Sundays and obtaining full membership. Bach said in a news conference in Pyeongchang after the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board meeting on Friday that it was imperative the Olympic ideals of equality and respect were honored by the venue.

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Tarasenko scores twice to lead Blues past Sharks 4-1 (Sports Betting News)Tarasenko scores twice to lead Blues past Sharks 4-1 (Sports Betting News)

San Jose Sharks goalie Aaron Dell, left, is beaten for a goal on a shot from St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko, not seen, as Paul Stastny (26) watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 16, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals to give him 34 on the season and Zach Sanford added his first since joining St. Louis to help the Blues complete a regular season sweep of the San Jose Sharks with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. The 2-1 loss in Anaheim on Wednesday is the only loss for St. Louis in the past seven games.

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