Hamilton world title or Fury vs Joshua? The betting trends set to dominate 2025 Sport Business Millions of Brits love a little betting flutter now and again, and sport is where the majority of our punts go. Government reports state that “the provisional 2024 to 2025 year-to-date [April to September] total for betting and gaming receipts is £1,78bn, which is £102m (6 per cent) higher than the same period during the [...]
McIlroy earns £4m from double triumph and targets European legend’s record Sport 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 [...]
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) [...]
McIlroy: Smartest man Elon Musk can solve golf merger question November 6, 2024 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 [...]
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 [...]
McIlroy misses out at Wentworth as Horschel triumphs in playoff September 22, 2024 Rory McIlroy’s wait for a first win since May continued yesterday after the Northern Irishman lost on the second playoff hole to American Billy Horschel in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. McIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead at the Irish Open earlier this month to lose, eagled the 17th and holed for a par [...]
McIlroy, Scheffler, DeChambeau and Koepka to compete in LIV vs PGA TV battle September 4, 2024 The rivalry between the LIV Golf League and the PGA Tour will reach another level in December with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. The made-for-TV clash will put four of the biggest names in golf against each other, with LIV’s American duo taking on Northern Irishman – and [...]
McIlroy: I can bounce back from US Open disappointment July 10, 2024 Rory McIlroy has insisted he can bounce back from his US Open disappointment ahead of the Open this month. The Northern Irishman was leading on the final day at the notoriously difficult Pinehurst but missed key putts before losing the lead to eventual winner Bryson DeChambeau. “I look back on that day [at the US [...]
Rahm leaps to McIlroy’s defence over US Open ahead of LIV Golf’s Nashville event June 19, 2024 McIlroy’s miss cost him a first major championship for 10 years and allowed Bryson DeChambeau to snatch victory.
Sam Torrance: History favours McIlroy but Scheffler’s still the man to beat at US PGA May 15, 2024 McIlroy is back at Valhalla as the US PGA Championship returns to the Kentucky venue, and that is not the only little bit of history repeating itself.