About 10% of those who play golf worldwide are women. This is a favourite statitistic of the men who have controlled the sport for decades. This week Laura Davies became the first woman to play on the European men’s tour. But can golf shed its sexist image?

Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town made a statement of intent this week, in more ways than one. Both teams began the task of garnering points from the backlog of games they have to play by beating their opponents Golden Arrows and Jomo Cosmos respectively on Wednesday night.

Without doubt the African Cup of Nations’s best young player, Karim Hagui was simply a revelation. The 20-year-old’s form at right-back was so good that Tunisia’s best player, Ajax’s half-fit Hatem Trabelsi, was not really missed and, even when he did come on as a substitute, Hagui showed he is just as comfortable in midfield or at left-back.

After South Africa’s first limited overs match against New Zealand last week some Kiwi commentators suggested that Robin Peterson looked like an ordinary club player. No doubt they said it with an Antipodean superciliousness that for many South Africans is like a bamboo-shoot under the fingernail.

First Fifa suggested hot pants. Now the FA is sending out the Look Book, glossy brochures of the England women’s team all dolled up. The Look Book is surprising because it is intended to correct denigrating remarks made recently by the president of football’s international ruling body.