PIF became the naming partner for the WTA’s player rankings, while the WTA Finals — the tour’s biggest showcase — will move to Riyadh for the next three years. Prize money for the annual event will increase from $9mn to $15.25mn. ...
Riyadh is already to host the Esports World Cup in July and August, when 2,500 gamers will battle for $60 million in prize money. The IOC, in its perpetual quest to reconcile Olympic tradition with attempts to attract a younger audience, held an initial "Olympic e-sport week" in Singapor...
It was also taken by 46-year-old compatriot, Ian Poulter, who stands to improve rapidly on the $28 million earned in career prize money. “It is a vast sum of money,” Poulter said of LIV, “but it’s a great platform to be able to build the game of golf and give back at the...
Why Saudi Arabia is pumping billions of dollars into pro soccer Saudi Arabia has spent an extraordinary amount on sports investments in recent years, pouring money intosoccer,Formula One,golf,tennisandboxing. Critics have repeatedly accused the kingdom of "sportswashing," or using sports to distrac...
This is a huge boost for the PGA Tour themselves, who for the last 18 months have been having to dip into their slush funds, go cap in hand to existing sponsors, and ask for more money to up their prize funds in a desperate attempt to try to ...
Oil price increases will equate to an "energy tax" or a "pay cut" either way both leave less money in peoples pockets. Add nat. gas, ARM's, housing price resets, it just looks bad heading forward. Dragonfly41 on March 2, 2007 - 10:15pm Permalink | Parent | Comments top Yes.....
While other esports prize purses have shrunk due to well-reported financial struggles felt across the industry, the EWC boasts over $60 million in prize money, which will be broken down into different categories such as player bounties ($50,000 MVP awards per individual competi...