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Professional golfers lead complicated financial lives, with prize money, endorsements, taxes owed to multiple states, and expenses ranging from travel to caddies.
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Australian team to race in the America’s cup for the first time in 25 years
The Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club’s Team Australia will challenge for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup.
Watch: Ryan Reynolds takes on SailGP with Australia’s Flying Roos
Reynolds steered his team’s fully foiling F50 racing trimaran that clocked speeds over 55 miles per hour (90 km/h) prior to the official racing on Bermuda’s Great Sound.
Here’s how much LIV Golf paid its players – As the Saudis yank funding
Saudi Arabia broke the golf world in two when it launched LIV five years ago, but the country has said it’s done bankrolling the controversial league.
LIV Golf loses Saudi Arabia funding—effectively ending PGA rival: report
Reports and speculation about the professional golf league’s shutdown have swirled for weeks as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has distanced itself from LIV.
LIV Golf could be shutting down, Saudi execs may slash funding: Reports
Reports and rumors circulated on Wednesday that the Saudi Public Investment Fund could soon pull funding from the PGA Tour competitor.
From Bankstown to the Super Bowl – now Jordan Mailata has a new uniform
From Samoa to Bankstown, the Rabbitohs to the Philadelphia Birds – Jordan Mailata is one of Australia’s most treasured NFL exports. Now the ‘left tackle,’ who is said to make US$22-million-a-year, is turning his attention to packaging. Here’s why.
Billionaire Kumar Birla, Blackstone to buy Royal Challengers for $1.8 billion amid bidding frenzy for Indian cricket teams
Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla joins other high-profile owners of Indian Premier League cricket teams including Asia’s wealthiest, Mukesh Ambani, whose Reliance Industries owns the Mumbai Indians.
US hotel industry starting to worry about the World Cup
U.S. hoteliers were promised a World Cup boost, but lagging bookings less than three months ahead of the tournament are giving the industry the yips.
‘The train has left the station’: Turn 6 at Albert Park renamed to honour women shaping F1
Albert Park’s Turn 6 has been renamed “In Her Corner” ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, recognising female engineering leaders in Formula 1 and highlighting the sport’s push for greater representation in the paddock.