Cricket, golf, horse racing and rugby union suspended following Queen’s passing September 9, 2022 Friday’s second day of play in the deciding Test between England and South Africa at the Oval has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It is among several sporting fixtures to be called off following the monarch’s passing, including in golf, horse racing and rugby union. Other sports could follow suit. The [...]
Dustin Johnson bags £3.4m jackpot as he wins on LIV Golf circuit in Boston September 5, 2022 Dustin Johnson bagged the individual prize fund at the weekend’s LIV Golf Invitational Series event in Boston in dramatic style as the American sank a play-off eagle to snatch the $4m (£3.4m) jackpot. The 38-year-old from South Carolina won on America’s East Coast after fending off Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri in a play-off after [...]
Open champion Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf Series August 30, 2022 This year’s Open golf champion Cameron Smith has joined the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. The 29-year-old Australian who won at St Andrews this year will take part in the fourth event of the Greg Norman-backed league. Chilean Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Trimngale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri will also take part [...]
Sam Torrance: Rory McIlroy has never been better – and there’s much more to come August 29, 2022 Rory McIlroy’s FedEx Cup victory, clinched at the Tour Championship on Sunday, was the Northern Irishman at his very best. To bogey the first hole but still card a 66 that was enough to pip overnight leader and world No1 Scottie Scheffler was nothing short of magnificent. McIlroy himself remarked how proud he felt at [...]
Legends Tour: Adilson Da Silva strikes gold at Staysure PGA Seniors Championship August 29, 2022 Brazilian Adilson Da Silva claimed his maiden title on the Legends Tour with an emphatic wire-to-wire victory at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship. Da Silva took a seven-shot lead into the final round and held off a challenge from former Ryder Cup player Joakim Haeggman to prevail by six strokes at Formby Golf Club on [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Nelly Korda completes family clean sweep August 21, 2022 Nelly Korda justified her star billing and completed a family clean sweep with sister Jessica Korda by winning the individual title at the $1m Aramco Team Series Sotogrande. World No3 Nelly came from seven shots back overnight to win by three on 13 under par after carding a five under final round of 67 in [...]
Ryan Howsam: Why Staysure boss bought Legends Tour and how it can be profitable August 17, 2022 Sports sponsorship usually follows a playbook – Brand X pays to be associated with Team Y or Competition Z – but Ryan Howsam, founder of insurer Staysure, has ripped it up with golf’s Legends Tour. Howsam, a keen golfer in his youth who played off a scratch handicap, got involved with the circuit formerly known [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Annabel Dimmock back in love with golf after injury August 10, 2022 England’s Annabel Dimmock has been playing golf for 17 of her 25 years so when injury kept her off the course late last year it hit her hard. Shortly after one of her best weeks on the Ladies European Tour, when she shared in a tie for third with good friend Charley Hull at the [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Alison Lee riding crest of a wave ahead of title defence August 10, 2022 As she prepares to defend her individual crown at the Aramco Team Series Sotogrande this month, Alison Lee could hardly be happier with her form. The US Solheim Cup player, 27, is enjoying the best season of her career since her early days on the LPGA Tour, already topping $500,000 in prize money. For the [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Who is aiming to reign in Spain at $1m tournament? August 10, 2022 There is no shortage of star quality in the field for next week’s Aramco Team Series Sotogrande, but top billing will go to the Korda sisters. Olympic champion, major winner and world No3 Nelly Korda is set to be the highest ranked player in the field at La Reserva Club. “I’m so excited to be [...]