Golf’s governing bodies are set to begin "serious discussions" in a bid to address the sport’s "distance issue" after feeling a "line in the sand" has been crossed in the professional game. A week after U.S. Golf Association CEO Mike Davis "hinted action is about to be taken over how far top players are able to hit the ball," R&A CEO Martin Slumbers "confirmed that is indeed the case." A joint report by the two bodies "will be published in the next month and the data in it will form the basis of action that many in the game feel is long overdue" (SCOTSMAN, 2/13).
Trainer Paul Nicholls believes racing’s "golden girl," Bryony Frost, "has a mountain to climb" to become a champion jumps jockey because of the "daily demands of the sport and the physical toll of injuries from falls." Nicholls was adamant that he was "not being sexist nor playing down her achievements" when he said that he did not think that "she or any woman could reach the very top in the foreseeable future" (LONDON TIMES, 2/13).
Japanese lawmakers have started to issue licenses to professional esports players. Previously, a "decades-old law" which originally targeted gambling prevented professional esports tournaments "from being held." Following the alteration of the law, "tournaments with large prize pools can now be officially established." The first took place last weekend with the Game Party Japan 2018 in Chiba. It included professional tournaments in games like Call of Duty: WWII and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition (THE ESPORTS OBSERVER, 2/12).
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