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  • Abraham Ancer fires an eight-under-par 62 to move to 15 under at Hong Kong Golf Club
  • Teammate Eugenio Chacarra and Harold Varner III his nearest challengers heading into final round
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The city needs the kind of sporting tradition that has fuelled Irish success despite a small population, new Sports Institute CEO Tony Choi argues, warning public cash alone won’t guarantee Olympic glory.

From their golf winnings to their off-field ventures and endorsements, these 7 male golfers have raked in fortunes ranging from US$120 million to US$1 billion

Mahomes might be the NFL’s most successful player, with a historic US$450 million Kansas City Chiefs deal, endorsements with Adidas and Oakley, and sports teams and F&B investments

Hong Kong Tennis Open, football and Sha Tin horse racing all affected – but despite the storm ruling out a closing round at the Aramco Team Series golf, a deciding play-off produces drama.

The Swiss event, held every year at the stunning Golf Club de Crans-Sur-Sierre at the Crans-Montana resort, has hosted scores of star golfers over the years, and many more celebrity onlookers

Overcoming an ankle injury, South Korean Tom Kim makes history as the youngest Open Championship runner-up in nearly five decades. American Brian Harman cruises to 6-shot victory.

Rory McIlroy battles way around Royal Liverpool Golf Club to even par 71 on opening day, but Taichi Kho struggles in his Open debut, with a quintuple bogey on 18 the worst of a difficult round.

Tour CEO Cho Minn Thant says he must ‘make sure we remain relevant’, but adds ‘the market is really going to open up’ once sponsors no longer have to pick sides.

PGA Tour’s Jay Monahan says he accepts he will be branded ‘a hypocrite’ for changing his stance, as families of victims of September 11 attacks call him ‘just another paid Saudi shill’.

‘I hear it all,’ Brooks Koepka says after being booed at the 18th amid ongoing acrimony between PGA and Saudi-bankrolled LIV. ‘I just don’t care.’

On a day when Brooks Koepka was running away from the field, patrons at the Masters found themselves scurrying from three towering trees crashing to the ground.

Trio shoot matching 7-under 65s, finishing day 2-shots clear of Cameron Young and Jason Day. Tiger Woods could be fighting to avoid cut after 2-over 74.

World No 3 downs stubborn Denny McCarthy 2-up after driving 18th green, while defending champion Scottie Scheffler, and Jon Rahm, also take narrow wins.

Winner of this week’s PGA Tour event, which includes host of celebrities and athletes, will get 10 more Official Golf World Ranking points than player who comes out on top at PIF Saudi International.

The world’s two main golf tours in Europe and North America have signed an agreement with Japan’s professional circuit giving the top three players a direct route to taking on the game’s best.

Next year’s Phoenix Open, Heritage tournament, Wells Fargo Championship and Travelers Championship will have purses boosted to US$20 million.

Saudi Arabia sees hosting an Olympics as its ‘ultimate goal’ in a growing sports portfolio, while rejecting criticism of the kingdom over its rights record.