World Snooker Championship 2016 prize money: Mark Selby wins biggest prize in history at the Crucible May 3, 2016 Mark Selby has clinched the biggest prize in world snooker after beating China's Ding Junhui 18-14 at the Crucible in the World Snooker Championship final. The world No1 takes home £330,000 for his second world title, the biggest single prize in snooker history. Defeated semi-finalists Marco Fu and Alan McManus all earned themselves £66,000 for [...]
Arsene Wenger: Banks demanded I sign a five-year deal with Arsenal for Emirates Stadium construction loans April 30, 2016 Arsene Wenger has claimed banks "demanded" he stay at Arsenal when they loaned the club the funds to build the Emirates Stadium. The under-fire manager said that he turned down approaches from a number of other clubs during the period as Arsenal moved out of Highbury and into their new 60,000-capacity home. Arsenal received loans from [...]
Leicester City: Former Economist editor set to miss out on £100,000 after forgetting to place annual bet on Foxes to win the Premier League April 29, 2016 For 20 years, former Economist editor and current boss of Bloomberg News John Micklethwait placed a throwaway £20 bet on Leicester to win the league at the beginning of every season. Leicester are just one win away from winning the Premier League but unfortunately for Micklethwait, last summer was also the first time in two decades [...]
Leicester City: Claudio Ranieri will receive huge seven-figure bonus for winning the Premier League April 29, 2016 From 5,000/1 rank outsiders to Premier League champions in waiting — Leicester City’s transformation under Claudio Ranieri couldn’t be much more drastic. And the Italian manager, who took over last summer, will be rewarded handsomely should he guide the Foxes to a historic league title that is now just one win from their grasp. Leicester [...]
AC Milan who? Alibaba’s Jack Ma laughs off takeover talk April 28, 2016 Alibaba founder Jack Ma has scoffed at reports he is on the verge of buying a controlling stake in Italian football giants AC Milan. Reports had suggested Ma, Asia’s richest man with a net worth of $33.3bn (£22.7bn), was leading a consortium looking to buy a 70 per cent stake in the club currently owned [...]
Leicester City: Rise of Ranieri’s men has helped Premier League negotiate sponsorships such as new Tag Heuer deal April 27, 2016 Leicester City's against-the-odds title tilt has strengthened the pull of the Premier League brand for potential sponsors, according to the competition's managing director Richard Masters. From next season, the Premier League is swapping a title sponsor – currently Barclays – for up to seven different commercial partnerships. Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer was announced as one of those today, [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2016: Winner will take home record £2m reward April 26, 2016 The winners of this year's Wimbledon will take home a record £2m in prize money, the biggest reward ever paid out by the competition. Wimbledon has increased its overall prize pot by five per cent to £28.1m meaning even first-round losers in the singles competitions will receive £30,000. Last year's winners Novak Djokovic and Serena [...]
Highest paid UK athletes: Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea stars all feature as football dominates rich list April 23, 2016 Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has been named as the richest young sportsman in Great Britain after boosting his total assets by £10m to £82m in the past year, according to a new ranking. The England captain tops a Sunday Times Rich List for sportsmen aged 30 or under, which is dominated by footballers. Athletes are [...]
World’s wealthiest sportsmen: David Beckham and Michael Jordan top rich list for retired athletes March 31, 2016 Michael Jordan and David Beckham are living proof that there's plenty of life left to be lived after retirement. Despite earning unprecedented riches in their chosen field (or court) of dominance, both men are making more money now they've traded trainers and trackies for a suit and tie. Basketball icon Jordan has topped a Forbes list of [...]
Indian Wells 2016: Andy Murray misses out on potential $1m prize money with third round defeat to Federico Delbonis March 15, 2016 Andy Murray suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open to Federico Delbonis, costing him almost $1m in potential prize money. The Scot lost 6-4 4-6 7-6 to world No53 Delbonis in his first singles tournament since his fourth Australian Open final loss to Novak Djokovic in February. Murray, who has [...]