Wimbledon prize money 2016: How much can tennis players win at the All England Club? June 25, 2016 A record prize of £2m is on offer to the winners of the men's and women's singles at Wimbledon this year. The grand slam tournament has increased its overall prize pool by five per cent to £28.1m this year, meaning even first-round losers in the singles competitions will receive a cool £30,000. Runners-up will earn £1m, losing [...]
Smart moves: How Gloucester Rugby owner is using sport and business nous in new role June 22, 2016 When it comes to sporting achievement they are dreaming big in the West Country. In Bristol, billionaire businessman Steve Lansdown is using his considerable wealth to breathe life into a number of different sports. His most high profile interests include Championship football side Bristol City and Bristol Rugby Club, who finally won promotion to the [...]
US Open 2016 prize money: $1.8m earnings boost on offer for Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy June 17, 2016 A cheque of $1.8m is the lucrative monetary reward for the winner of this year’s US Open at Oakmont. The second Major of the year boasts a $10m prize money purse, making it the joint second-most generous tournament on the PGA Tour alongside the three other Majors and just behind the Players’ Championship. Prize money [...]
Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo pips Barcleona’s Lionel Messi to world’s highest-paid athlete mantle June 9, 2016 Ronaldo has won three Premier League titles, one La Liga championship, three Champions Leagues and three Ballon d'Or awards naming him the world's best player in a glittering career of success on the field. Such a trophy haul leaves little doubt over his status as a player and the Real Madrid star's latest accolade provides similar confirmation [...]
Deloitte football finance: Arsenal kings of the capital as London accounts for over a third of English football’s entire revenue June 2, 2016 London clubs accounted for nearly a third of all revenue raised in English football in the 2014/15 season, despite making up less than 16 per cent of teams. The capital’s 15 clubs in the Premier League and Football League had a combined revenue of £1.3bn, contributing 31 per cent of the £4.1bn revenue generated by [...]
Deloitte football finance: Premier League TV riches could spell better ticket prices for match-going football fans June 2, 2016 Match-going football fans could benefit from the Premier League’s new £8bn broadcast deal next season as clubs freeze ticket prices to keep grounds full and broadcasters happy. Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance found that matchday revenue of £584m accounted for just 18 per cent of the Premier League’s total £3.3bn revenue in the 2014/15 [...]
Deloitte: Premier League summer transfer spend on new players will smash records and easily surpass £1bn June 2, 2016 Premier League clubs are expected to smash transfer records this summer and spend over £1bn in a single window for the first time. Deloitte’s Sports Business Group is predicting Premier League clubs’ expenditure on new players will hit new heights in the forthcoming transfer window, following another season of revenue growth. Collective revenues for the 20 [...]
Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City: How much is victory in the play-off final and promotion to the Premier League worth? May 28, 2016 The richest contest in sport — otherwise known as the play-off final — is now richer than ever and offers either Hull City or Sheffield Wednesday a record cash boost in excess of £100m. The two Yorkshire clubs do battle at Wembley for the lucrative opportunity to get their slice of the Premier League's new £8bn TV [...]
BMW PGA Championship prize money: Over £600,000 earnings boost on offer to winner but Wentworth has slipped in prize money rankings May 26, 2016 Traditionally known as the flagship event of the European Tour, the BMW PGA Championship is no longer the tournament targeted for a bank balance boost by golf's elite. Masters champion Danny Willett is playing at Wentworth but big names including Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson have opted not to enter this year. One factor could [...]
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy named the highest paid director in the Premier League last season May 26, 2016 Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has been named the highest paid director in the Premier League last season in an analysis of all 20 teams' accounts. Financial reports for the 2014/15 season have been disclosed by every team in last season's competition, revealing the 54-year-old was paid £2.6m by the club as Spurs finished fifth in [...]