The All England Club has confirmed, following extensive consultation across the tennis and wider sporting world, The Wimbledon Tennis Championships’ dates will be moved back by one week with effect from 2015. The change of dates will benefit the sport as a whole by creating a three week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon, a move which will allow the players a longer grass court season in the build-up to The Championships, and precious additional time to recover from the demands of playing Roland Garros and to prepare for Wimbledon.

Donald Trump has inaugurated his new £750 million golf course in, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, joined by a host of international players. The Trump International Golf Links, situated on the Menie Estate, will open to the public on Sunday.

Thousands of football fans have witnessed Spain thrash Italy 4-0 in Kiev at the conclusion of the UEFA 2012 European Football Championships. Defending champions Spain became the only team to win three consecutive major tournaments, with many now arguing the present team is the best ever.

Four crew members participating in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have been injured and are still at sea after a wave crashed onto their vessel.

The Algarve Promotion Bureau has announced the International Golf Travel Market will head to the destination in 2012. Organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions, IGTM 2012 exhibition will be the 15th edition of the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media and is to take place from November 12th–15th 2012 at the Tivoli Marina Hotel in Vilamoura.

Sporting holidays are destined to become a winning trend, according to the latest research from ITB Berlin. According to the latest survey of the World Travel Monitor, over the last five years there has been a double-digit increase in sporting holidays among European tourists, which has even overtaken cruises, which five years ago ranked ahead of sporting holidays.