Sport
48 Hours in Rome During the Italian Open
Niamh Walsh explores Rome during the Italian Open. Below, discover her curated guide to city, including where to stay and what to see and do.
If you’re in Rome for the Italian Open, it’s tempting to treat the city as a backdrop to the tennis. That would be a mistake. The tournament at the Foro Italico runs on its own rhythm, which leaves plenty of time to move in and out of the city rather than staying fixed in one place.
With two days, you can do both without rushing.
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Featuring Tee Time: The Growing Popularity Of Golf In China
5th January 2017
The Sybarites has the low-down on how and why the Chinese are going golf crazy. China may be famous for blockbuster sights such as the Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Terracotta warriors but it’s fast becoming known for its interest in golf too. Chairman Mao might have banned golf for its bourgeois decadence back in the day, but fast forward to 2017 and it’s all change. Golf is no longer considered a crime in China and consequently the country has seen its golfing enthusiasts swell from around 50,000 only a few years ago, to more than three million today. The rise of the sport in China can partly be attributed to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to reinstate golf for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - a sporting event that China is famously keen on.After the Sydney 2000 Olympics, China’s sporting big wigs launched Project 119 – a campaign focused on training athletes in individual sports (such as kayaking and canoeing), in which the Chinese have traditionally underperformed.