LIV Golf is here to stay, says new CEO Scott O’Neil Sport Business LIV Golf’s new CEO Scott O’Neil insists it will be a “full and participating member” of the professional game’s new landscape when a planned merger with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour is finally completed. Experienced sport and entertainment executive O’Neil’s appointment as the successor to Greg Norman appears to underline LIV Golf’s ambition [...]
Over 1m tune in for Tiger Woods hybrid golf show TGL Sport Business Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s debut TGL broadcast peaked at 1.1m viewers in the USA this week. The digital brainchild – in which top golfers team up and compete across both a simulator and a recreated green – kicked off this week and had an average audience of 910,000 across the two-hour show. Reports suggest [...]
Ahead of the Game: India want rule change to World Test Championship Sport Business India are pushing for an overhaul of the International Cricket Council’s points system for the World Test Championship after missing out on the final for the first time. Australia’s 3-1 Test series win over Rohit Sharma’s side secured their place in the final against South Africa at Lord’s this summer, condemning India to third in [...]
British golfer to ditch PGA Tour to join Legion XIII on LIV Golf January 7, 2025 Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin is set to snub his newly-earned place on the PGA Tour to sign a shock deal with Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team. McKibbin won a PGA Tour card in November via the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai but the 22-year-old Brit will instead take the final spot in Legion XIII. [...]
Ratcliffe, IPL and Littler: The City AM Sport 2024 year in review December 31, 2024 It was the year that was in sport; when iconic athletes retired, major brands made fascinating choices and one pole vaulter was knocked out of the Olympics because of his hefty package. The 12 months that made up 2024 weaved the retirement of cricketer James Anderson with the iconic breakdancer Raygun, it saw a German [...]
Entain reveal sports events punters bet on the most in 2024 December 26, 2024 Betting giant Entain has revealed the biggest sporting events of 2024, using their global sportsbook to identify which events saw the most bets placed. The Grand National was the runaway winner but 60 per cent of the top 10 featured matches from the summer’s Euro Championships in Germany. The NFL, Champions League final and golf’s [...]
Pay Ryder Cup players $5m each, says Tiger Woods December 3, 2024 Tiger Woods has said that the Ryder Cup should pay its participants a fee, but that the fee should go to charity. It comes as Team USA plans to potentially pay players who compete in the inter-continental golfing tournament. The next edition will take place across the pond at the infamous Bethpage Black. “The Ryder [...]
Black Friday TV deals: Save on Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon and more November 28, 2024 Watching sport on TV in the UK can be eye-wateringly expensive – accessing all the available Premier League games costs a minimum of £740 for a whole football season – but Black Friday sport subscription deals could bring that cost down. If you need to watch absolutely all of the football, such as the Nations [...]
European Ryder Cup star handed olive branch for 2025 hopes November 20, 2024 The Englishman has appeared in the last three Ryder Cups but looked to have burnt his bridges by joining LIV Golf.
McIlroy earns £4m from double triumph and targets European legend’s record November 17, 2024 Rory McIlroy says he has Colin Montgomerie’s European record in his sights after clinching a sixth Race to Dubai with victory at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday. McIlroy needed only to finish 11th to win the order of merit but put the icing on the cake with a two-shot victory over Rasmus Hojgaard [...]