Sinner breaches major prize money barrier with $1m Indian Wells haul Sport Business Jannik Sinner’s victory at Indian Wells took his career prize money to $60m, with the Italian averaging $142,000 per career match. The Italian beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to win Indian Wells on Sunday and become the youngest man to win all six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court titles. Australian Open semi-finalist Sinner, 24, won 7-6 7-6 [...]
Great Britain bid to bag $2m at Davis Cup continues Sport Great Britain’s bid to bag $2m by winning the Davis Cup continues today with their top tier match against Norway. The men’s tennis team was forced to beat Poland in September to retain their spot in the top level of the competition, and now begin on a run that could land them millions later this [...]
Premier League clubs earn £250m in on-field Champions League prize money Sport Business Premier League clubs in the Champions League have banked over £250m in on-field prize money after all six teams qualified for the knockouts. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City qualified straight for the round of 16 after successful campaigns in the 36-team, one-table group phase. Newcastle United qualified too, but will need to [...]
Tennis: Record prize money for Australian Open winners January 6, 2026 Winners at this year’s Australian Open will get £2m in prize money for the first time after organisers of the tennis grand slam increased their total purse. If Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys are able to defend their titles they’ll receive £2.06m from tournament organisers in Melbourne, up from £1.7m in 2025. The £55.2m purse, [...]
Millions on line for Premier League clubs in Champions League this week September 16, 2025 Premier League clubs in the Champions League will be playing for £2m apiece this week as the group stages get underway across the continent. Increased prize money offerings in the top flight of European football will this year pay out £2m for a group stage win, while there’s a touch over £600,000 on offer for [...]
Carlos Alcaraz passes $50m prize money milestone with US Open win September 8, 2025 Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has surpassed $50m in career prize money at the age of 22 after winning the men’s singles at the US Open on Sunday. Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 in New York to win the title for a second time and reclaim the world No1 ranking from his Italian [...]
US Open tennis prize money soars as players get record purse cut August 7, 2025 Players at this year’s US Open are set to enjoy a record prize purse for a grand slam as Flushing Meadows splashes the cash. Singles winners in New York this autumn will each receive £3.7m for lifting silverware on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium. It trumps the prize purse for the previous three grand [...]
Chelsea’s Club World Cup winners’ prize? A £10m US tax bill July 16, 2025 Chelsea will be hit with a US tax bill of around £10m as a result of winning the Club World Cup on Sunday. The stunning 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in New York last weekend ensured Chelsea will receive £85m in prize money from competition organiser Fifa. Some £39.7m is to be paid immediately and [...]
Chelsea set to bag £87m from Club World Cup victory July 9, 2025 Chelsea will add another £7.3m to their already ballooning prize purse if they win the Club World Cup on Sunday in New Jersey. The Blues will head to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday knowing they’ve already bagged around £80m from the competition Fifa president Gianni Infantino described as the “pinnacle” of club [...]
Draper to earn £1.1m just for turning up to Saudi Six Kings Slam July 7, 2025 Jack Draper is set to bag himself at least £1.1m after agreeing to take part in this year’s Riyadh Season Six Kings Slam. The tennis competition, a brainchild of boxing tycoon Turki Alalshikh, sees the top six players compete in a knockout tournament in Saudi Arabia for prize money unmatched elsewhere in the sport. Last year’s [...]