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.
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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.
‘That’s the top 4’: Oscar Piastri on F1’s new era and McLaren’s MCL40
The F1 racing great is back in Melbourne ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, and was interviewed at the OKX and Forbes Australia lunch at Melbourne’s Convention Centre. Piastri opened up about F1’s new racing regulations and the power of disassociating results, emotions, effort and teamwork.
World Cup uncertainty grows—Here’s why the promised tourism boon is under threat
With an expanding war in the Middle East and less than 100 days until the start of the World Cup, the promised $30.5 billion economic boon to the U.S. is not a sure thing.
Many countries pay big bonuses for Olympic medals. This one is on the hook for US$7.8 million.
Dozens of nations at the Milan Cortina Games promised their athletes bonuses for podium finishes, but one country’s success puts it in a league of its own financially.
Olympian Eileen Gu goes viral after interviewer asks about ‘two golds lost’
Gu clapped back after being asked if she saw her appearance on the Olympic podium as “two silvers gained or two golds lost.”
‘Coachella meets the Masters’: Inside Ripper GC’s billion-dollar franchise dream
With a record-breaking $7 million rookie debut, a “Coachella-meets-Masters” hospitality pivot, and ambitious plans to acquire its own golf course, Ripper GC has officially moved past the “startup” phase.