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Saudi desert megacity to host 2029 Asian Winter Games

"The deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon be a playground for winter sports," the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said in a statement on the decision made during its general assembly meeting in Phnom Penh. The Saudi bid was "unanimously approved", the statement said, noting that the megacity known as NEOM will be the first West Asian city to host the event.

Olapade wins Lakowe Lakes Golf Classic

Nigeria’s number two-ranked professional golfer, Sunday Olapade, at the weekend, beat the field to win the ninth Lakowe Lakes Golf Classic.

England's Jonny Bairstow ruled out until 2023 after surgery

Jonny Bairstow will be out of action until next year after successful surgery on a broken leg and dislocated ankle, he said on Monday. Bairstow was ruled out of the rest of the summer and the T20 World Cup by a freak injury suffered on the golf course in September. He will also miss the Test series against Pakistan in December. "The actual injury was ... a broken fibula in three places which required a plate, I dislocated my ankle which in turn meant I did my syndesmosis joint and lateral ligament along with a couple more bits," Bairstow wrote on Instagram.