Ratcliffe, IPL and Littler: The City AM Sport 2024 year in review Sport Business 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 [...]
European Ryder Cup star handed olive branch for 2025 hopes Sport The Englishman has appeared in the last three Ryder Cups but looked to have burnt his bridges by joining LIV Golf.
US paying Ryder Cup players could pressure Team Europe Sport Business European Ryder Cup chiefs face pressure to pay players for the first time after it emerged that the US team are set to receive almost £4m for taking part in next year’s match. The PGA of America is proposing to pay each of the 12 golfers on the US team at Bethpage Black $400,000 (£315,000) [...]
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 [...]
Ian Poulter interview: I want to play on after my LIV Golf contract ends in 2025 June 6, 2024 Poulter opens up about life in the LIV Golf League and the game's ongoing split.
McIlroy U-turns on PGA Tour board move over ‘old wounds’ May 8, 2024 Rory McIlroy has backtracked on plans to return to the PGA Tour policy board, saying the process had reopened “old wounds”. The four-time major winner had looked set to replace Webb Simpson on the board in an effort to help get a potential deal across the line between the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour [...]