Ed Warner: Gold rush for athletes as sport venures into crazy territory Sport Business Too much money chasing too few goods spells inflation. In the madcap pursuit of novel sporting ventures it is the athletes whose prices are swelling.
Itoje calls playing for England ‘Mecca’ amid LIV-style breakaway plans Sport England international Maro Itoje has said that playing for his country is the “Mecca” amid reports that a LIV Golf-style breakaway league could draw players away from representing the Red Rose. The plan is said to be backed by US investors and could recruit 200 of rugby’s top players for a 2026 launch. The Rugby [...]
McIlroy: Smartest man Elon Musk can solve golf merger question Sport Business Rory McIlroy believes “smartest man in the world” Elon Musk and US President elect Donald Trump can help solve the impasse plaguing global golf. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf have been negotiating a deal that could unite the major factions of the sport under one banner but those talks, which [...]
Garcia considering rejoining DP World Tour to play in Ryder Cup, says Donald October 8, 2024 Europe’s leading Ryder Cup points-scorer Sergio Garcia is ‘considering rejoining’ DP World Tour in order to qualify for the 2025 intercontinental tournament, according to captain Luke Donald. Garcia was stripped of the chance to represent Team Europe in Rome due to his participation in the LIV Golf League and his resignation from the DP World [...]
McIlroy: Deal between LIV, PGA Tour and DP World Tour to be done by 2025 October 2, 2024 A new deal for a mega golf merger between the PGA and DP World Tours and the breakaway LIV Golf League will be done by the end of the year, insists Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman was a staunch critic of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf League but has since rolled back [...]
Ryder Cup flavour as DeChambeau and Rahm clash in Chicago September 19, 2024 It’s the LIV Golf League Team Championship this weekend in Texas, where old adversaries Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will captain the top two sides in the hunt for £10m. The Ryder Cup may be 12 months away and the Solheim Cup now disappearing in the rear-view mirror but there is another transatlantic team golf [...]
How much has Scottie Scheffler earned after Tour Championship win? September 2, 2024 It’s been an incredible season for Scottie Scheffler. The world No1 golfer on Sunday won the Tour Championship to add to his second Masters title, second Players Championship title, becoming a father and the brief spell he spent in jail back in May. And how much has he banked this season as a result of [...]
Women’s British Open prize money: How much will players win at St Andrew’s? August 23, 2024 The prize money pot at this year’s Women’s British Open hit another record this year, with both the overall fund for players and the winner’s total hitting new highs. Golfers’ competing at a windy St Andrew’s this weekend will win a share of $9.5m (£7.2m), an increase of $500,000 (£381,137) on last year’s spoils. The [...]
LIV Golf: Rahm wins at JCB as Legion XIII claim team title July 28, 2024 Jon Rahm won his first LIV Golf League title yesterday at the JCB course in the United Kingdom. Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton missed a birdie putt to force a play-off and in doing so handed a first LIV win to his captain. It is an inaugural win since he made the move before the [...]
Tyrrell Hatton: My US Open heartache is behind me after first LIV Golf League win June 24, 2024 Hatton won by six shots from fellow countryman Sam Horsfield.