Ashes 2015: England’s Stuart Broad pockets £2,500 prize money as player of the match August 8, 2015 England regained the Ashes in spectacular fashion on the third morning of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge, earning a £12,000 bonus in the process. Read more: Broad joy as he destroys Australia’s Ashes hope In just 39 minutes, the hosts took the three second innings wickets they needed to secure an insurmountable 3-1 lead in [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: Amateur leader Paul Dunne ineligible for record £1.15m paycheque July 20, 2015 Paul Dunne, the Irish 22-year-old amateur golfer, has already made history at this year's Open yet will walk away from the tournament empty-handed even if he can stay in the lead this afternoon. Read more: How much prize money is on offer at St Andrews? Dunne is the first amateur to lead the Open after [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: Jordan Spieth can take Rory McIlroy’s World No1 Ranking at St Andrews July 14, 2015 The injured Rory McIlroy is unable to defend the Claret Jug at this year's Open yet he may be keeping a nervous eye on proceedings with his No1 world ranking under threat from rising star Jordan Spieth. Read more: How much prize money is on offer at St Andrews? The Norther Irishman has held golf's No1 spot [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: How much can Jordan Spieth win at St Andrews? July 14, 2015 Not only has injury cost Rory McIlroy the chance to defend the Claret Jug, he will also miss out on the record £1.15m winner’s cheque on offer at the Open this week. Read more: McIlroy accepts Open defence hopes are over The total purse for the 144th staging of golf’s oldest Major has grown £900,000 [...]
Wimbledon men’s singles final 2015 prize money: Novak Djokovic wins richest ever final over Roger Federer July 12, 2015 Novak Djokovic has made £1.88m after beating Roger Federer in the richest Wimbledon final ever. Read more: Andy Murray is third-highest earning man at Wimbledon The Serb seized the third Wimbledon title of his career, winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 in a final featuring two titans who are also the sport's biggest ever earners. [...]
Wimbledon 2015 prize money: How long would it take you to earn as much as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Wimbledon’s winners and losers? July 12, 2015 The Federer versus Djokovic showdown on centre court is the richest final ever and a generous prize pot of £1.88m is going to Djokovic. Of course, it takes much more than a day to make it to the Wimbledon final, but it would likely take you around 72 years of working the normal nine to five to pocket [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Prize money for Grand Slams keeps increasing July 11, 2015 As Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic prepared for their showdown in the Wimbledon men's singles final, their eyes were probably on the title, and not the prize money. Read more: Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic is the richest Wimbledon final ever Still, the prize money is quite nice, now standing at £1.88m for the winner; the [...]
Wimbledon prize money: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to take career earnings past $70m July 9, 2015 Serena Williams took her career earnings over $70m (£45m) with a swift straight sets semi-final win over Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon today. In an easier (and quicker) victory than against British competitor Heather Watson last week, Williams won 6-2, 6-4. Read more: Serena Williams argues women deserve greater show court time The iconic five-time champion reached [...]
Wimbledon 2015 prize money: Andy Murray beats Pospisil to become third-highest earning player in men’s singles history July 8, 2015 Andy Murray became the third-highest earning man in Wimbledon history today, after beting Canadian Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. Read more: Andy Murray primed to face familiar enemy Pospisil In doing so, the Scot set up his sixth Wimbledon semi-final and secured a minimum prize of £470,000 taking his total earnings on the grass of the [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Dustin Brown’s win over Rafael Nadal sets him up for biggest prize money year of his career July 3, 2015 Following yet another shock defeat in the early rounds of Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal has now made less money in his last five Wimbledon tournaments than he received when he last won the crown back in 2010. Read more: I might never win title again, admits Nadal Nadal's second-round loss to world no.102 Dustin Brown on Centre [...]