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Dates announced for Aegean Messinia Pro-Am at Costa Navarino June 8, 2022 The dates have been announced for what promises to be Europe’s most luxurious golf tournament later this year. The Aegean Messinia Pro-Am 2022 will take place from 14-17 September at Greece’s incredible Costa Navarino, which was named the World’s Best New Golf Development at the 2020 World Golf Awards. The inaugural 54-hole event, which will [...]
Average Premiership attendances fall compared to pre-pandemic figures June 8, 2022 Regular season attendances in English rugby’s top flight Premiership competition are, on average, 1,000 down on pre-pandemic levels. In data crunched by City A.M. – and taking into account a series of factors – attendances in England’s top flight have fallen from 12,636 in the 2018-19 season, the last full season before the pandemic, to [...]
Greg Norman interview: LIV Golf can emulate cricket’s IPL and create ‘generational wealth’ June 8, 2022 Greg Norman has conquered some of the world’s finest golf courses and forged a successful career as an entrepreneur but he considers his biggest challenge to be his current mission as chief executive of LIV Golf. That is partly because Norman isn’t just trying to establish a challenger circuit that offers lucrative new opportunities for [...]
Despite Gareth Southgate plea to behave: England football fans arrested in Munich for Nazi salutes June 8, 2022 Ahead of the Nations League tie with Germany last night, local police in Germany said multiple England football fans in Munich have been arrested for making Nazi salutes and for damaging a hotel room. Eight England fans were arrested, largely in the downtown area of Munich, despite insisting they were determined to repair their damaged [...]
LIV Golf Invitational Series venue guide: From Centurion Club to Jeddah and Doral June 7, 2022 The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series is a globe-trotting circuit of eight big-money tournaments, culminating in three events in the space of four weeks in October. It takes in four countries, three continents and some of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, which have played host to majors and occasions such as the [...]
LIV Golf Invitational London: Who is playing £20m tournament at Centurion Club? June 7, 2022 Major winners, former world No1s and Ryder Cup legends are among the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational at Centurion Club just outside London this week. All tournaments in the series have a condensed pool of just 48 players, divided into 12 teams of four, but no cut – so all will play all [...]
LIV Golf Invitational Series: All you need to know about the new Saudi-backed £200m circuit June 7, 2022 There is a lot that is new at the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which starts at Centurion Club near London this week, from the 54-hole format to the combination of team and individual scoring. But that is the tip of the iceberg, with much more profound changes to the way golf is played and watched [...]
Dustin Johnson quits PGA Tour and Ryder Cup to join £200m LIV Golf Invitational Series June 7, 2022 Dustin Johnson says he has resigned from the PGA Tour in order to play in the new $255m (£204m) LIV Golf Invitational Series, which starts at Centurion Club near London this week. The move also means that the former world No1 and two-time major winner will also be ineligible to add to his five appearances [...]
Phil Mickelson confirms place at London curtain raiser of £200m LIV Golf Invitational Series June 6, 2022 Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson has confirmed his participation in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series tournament at Centurion Club near London this week. The American was a surprise omission when the first 42 names in the 48-man field were announced last week, with former world No1 Dustin Johnson topping the bill instead. But organisers [...]
Dustin Johnson brings star quality as LIV Golf Invitational Series prepares for London debut June 5, 2022 Four months ago Rory McIlroy declared plans for a new Saudi-funded golf circuit to be “dead in the water” but, just days away from the first LIV Golf Invitational, that appears to be far from the case. Contrary to McIlroy’s forecast, the opening leg in a series of eight big-money tournaments which feature both individual [...]