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Oct 14, 2025, 11:15 AM ET

There are some tennis fans who wonder why top players who complain about how crowded the sport’s calendar is would add an in-season exhibition like the Six Kings Slam, which starts Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, to their schedule.

Taylor Fritz can think of millions of reasons. Well, 6 million, to be precise.

“I’d love for them to show me a tournament where you can go play three matches — well, for the top two seeds, two matches — and potentially make $6 million,” Fritz said during a video interview from Riyadh on Tuesday. “I’d love to hear that from them.”

Well, then.

Fritz is one of six men scheduled to participate in the second edition of the Six Kings Slam. That includes Jannik Sinner, who is back after walking away with the check for that top prize a year ago in Saudi Arabia — more than any real tournament offers to the champion. The US Open’s recent $5 million payout to the women’s and men’s singles winners set the Grand Slam record.

This event is part of the kingdom’s recent big steps into tennis — and vice versa — including the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the ATP Next Gen Finals in Jedda and the Public Investment Fund’s sponsorship of the tours’ rankings. Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova have been among the critics of the sport’s ties to Saudi Arabia because of concerns about LGBTQ+ and women’s rights there.

For the Six Kings Slam, each player is guaranteed an appearance fee of reportedly $1.5 million; the last one standing gets a bonus that brings his total to four times that for the matches being shown live on Netflix.

“The money is nothing we’re trying to hide. We know how much is at stake here, and it would be a lie if I told you it wasn’t a motivation,” said Sinner, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year and was the runner-up to rival Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open and U.S. Open. “Every player here will try to win as many matches as possible. It’s like any other exhibition – except here there is a bit more motivation.”

Sinner quit playing during his most recent match, 1½ weeks ago at the Shanghai Masters, because of severe leg cramps. But he said Tuesday he’s fine.

“I recovered. We took a few days off to rest and now we’re ready for the rest of the season,” said Sinner, who noted he has not decided whether to try to help Italy win a third consecutive Davis Cup title next month. “Mentally I’m in good shape … and will give 100%.”

He meets Stefano Tsitsipas on Day 1, when Fritz will face Alexander Zverev. The Fritz-Zverev winner takes on Alcaraz on Thursday, and the Sinner-Tsitsipas winner goes up against Novak Djokovic. After taking Friday off, the semifinal winners will play each other Saturday to close things.

Djokovic owns a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam trophies, Alcaraz has six, and Sinner has four; each also has been ranked No. 1.

Fritz was the runner-up to Sinner at the 2024 US Open. Zverev is a three-time major finalist, including losses to Sinner at this year’s Australian Open and Alcaraz at last year’s French Open. Tsitsipas was twice the runner-up to Djokovic at Slams.

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Xander Schauffele captured his first PGA Tour title since the 2024 Open Championship at the Baycurrent Classic and with it, $1,314,000.

Max Greyserman, who was seeking his first-ever Tour victory, tried to keep pace with the two-time major champion but settled for second and $795,700.

Here’s how the full $8 million purse was paid out in Japan:

FINISHPLAYEREARNINGS1Xander Schauffele$1,314,0002Max Greyserman$795,7003Michael Thorbjornsen$503,700T4Takumi Kanaya$279,225T4Rico Hoey$279,225T4Alex Smalley$279,225T4Byeong Hun An$279,225T4Garrick Higgo$279,2259Nico Echavarria$213,525T10Keith Mitchell$177,025T10Christiaan Bezuidenhout$177,025T10Matt Wallace$177,025T10Min Woo Lee$177,025T14Matt McCarty$129,575T14Collin Morikawa$129,575T14Nicolai Højgaard$129,575T14Rasmus Højgaard$129,575T18William Mouw$104,025T18Kazuki Higa$104,025T18Si Woo Kim$104,025T21Sam Ryder$73,608T21Kevin Yu$73,608T21Brian Campbell$73,608T21Hideki Matsuyama$73,608T21Sungjae Im$73,608T21Ren Yonezawa$73,608T27Emiliano Grillo$51,100T27Ryan Gerard$51,100T27Adam Scott$51,100T27Mac Meissner$51,100T27Alex Noren$51,100T27Sahith Theegala$51,100T33Kota Kaneko$41,610T33Aldrich Potgieter$41,610T33Max McGreevy$41,610T36Bud Cauley$35,496T36Sam Stevens$35,496T36Camilo Villegas$35,496T36Beau Hossler$35,496T40Karl Vilips$28,105T40Keita Nakajima$28,105T40Max Homa$28,105T40Chris Gotterup$28,105T40Lee Hodges$28,105T40Kevin Roy$28,105T46Isaiah Salinda$22,265T46Matti Schmid$22,265T48Eric Cole$19,199T48Kurt Kitayama$19,199T48Mark Hubbard$19,199T48Wyndham Clark$19,199T52David Lipsky$17,739T52Mikumu Horikawa$17,739T54Billy Horschel$17,228T54Kaito Onishi$17,228T56Tom Kim$16,790T56Taylor Moore$16,790T56Austin Eckroat$16,790T56Michael Kim$16,790T60Vince Whaley$16,352T60Taiga Semikawa$16,352T62Patrick Rodgers$15,987T62Takanori Konishi$15,987T62Patrick Fishburn$15,987T65Tatsunori Shogenji$15,622T65Andrew Putnam$15,622T67Satoshi Kodaira$15,403T67Taiga Kobayashi (a)$0T69Ryo Ishikawa$15,111T69Joe Highsmith$15,111T69Joel Dahmen$15,111T72Sami Välimäki$14,673T72Ryo Hisatsune$14,673T72Gary Woodland$14,67375Danny Walker$14,38176Naoto Nakanishi$14,23577Riki Kawamoto$14,08978Davis Riley$13,943

The glittery stardust may have only just settled after the 2025 ceremony in Paris in September, but the list of early favourites for next year’s men’s Ballon d’Or trophy are already beginning to take shape.

An award that typically favours players at the top end of the pitch, it is perhaps unsurprising that attackers dominate the list of front-runners to lift the most prestigious individual prize in world football.

Here’s our Ballon d’Or power rankings, along with the bookies’ odds for the prize: featuring an England international a teenage Spanish superstar, two World Cup winners, and a Manchester City frontman.

All odds from Betfair

1. Lamine Yamal (4/1)

Lamine Yamal of Barcelon (Image credit: Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

The stratosphere, let alone the sky, seems to be the limit for Lamine Yamal. Barcelona’s generational teenage talent, who has broken numerous records since making his debut at 16, was pipped to the trophy by Ousmane Dembele at the most recent ceremony.

Yamal, who tops the list of FourFourTwo’s best right wingers in the world right now, recently declared: “I don’t dream of one Ballon d’Or, I dream of many. If I don’t get them, it will be my fault.”

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Should he continue on his current career trajectory, it may be difficult to disagree.

2. Kylian Mbappe (5/1)

Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring for Real Madrid (Image credit: Getty Images) (Image credit: Getty Images)

By his lofty standards, Kylian Mbappe’s start to life at the Bernabeu was rather slow.

After finishing second in the 2024 Ballon d’Or, Vinicius Junior’s talents may have been eclipsed by the likes of Yamal and Dembele over the past 12 months. But the Brazilian remains a special talent who can get fans out of their seats with his dazzling footwork.

Could Cole Palmer become the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001? That will likely depend heavily on how the Chelsea star, and indeed the Three Lions, fare at next summer’s World Cup finals, should both make it there.

Tied with Palmer in fifth place in the bookies’ odds is the towering Norwegian. While Manchester City had plenty of miserable moments last season, Erling Haaland still had an impressive individual return with 34 goals in all competitions.

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Womenâ€s cricket takes centre stage this week as eight nations gear up for the ICC Womens World Cup 2025, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament begins on Tuesday with India facing Sri Lanka in Guwahati and will culminate in the final on November 2.

Australia enter as defending champions and record seven-time ODI winners, but in-form India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, are strong favourites to claim a first World Cup trophy on home soil. Key players to watch include Indiaâ€s Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, Australiaâ€s Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt, and Sri Lankaâ€s Chamari Athapaththu.

The tournament features a round-robin stage from September 30 to October 26, with the top four sides advancing to semifinals on October 29 and 30.

ICC Womens World Cup 2025 Venues

While India hosts the bulk of matches, games involving Pakistan are being played in Colombo under an ICC-brokered neutral-venue agreement, reflecting the ongoing absence of bilateral cricket between the neighbours. India and Pakistan are set to clash on October 5 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, adding extra intrigue to the event.

Other venues include Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Holkar Stadium in Indore, and Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Semifinal venues may shift to Colombo should Pakistan reach the last four, while Navi Mumbai will host Indiaâ€s semifinal if they advance.

What Are the ICC Womens ODI World Cup 2025 Teams?

Eight teams are competing: India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India qualified automatically as hosts; Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka secured spots via the ICC Womenâ€s Championship; Pakistan and Bangladesh advanced through World Cup qualifiers.

What Is the Prize Money of ICC Womens World Cup 2025

Prize money totals $13.88 million, with $4.48 million for the champions and $2.24 million for the runners-up. Tickets are available via the ICC ticketing website.

The tournament promises high-stakes cricket, particularly in marquee match-ups such as India vs Pakistan, India vs Australia on October 12, and India vs England on October 19, offering a showcase of the sportâ€s fastest-growing segment.

India Squad for ICC Womens World Cup

1. Harmanpreet Kaur (C)
2. Deepti Sharma
3. Radha Yadav
4. Shree Charani
5. Renuka Singh
6. Uma Chetry
7. Harleen Deol
8. Jemimah Rodrigues
9. Smriti Mandhana
10. Pratika Rawal
11. Sneh Rana
12. Amanjot Kaur
13. Richa Ghosh
14. Kranti Goud
15. Arundhati Reddy

What Are Indiaâ€s Fixtures in ICC Womens World Cup

The India fixtures in Womens World Cup is given below:

DateMatchVenueTimeTue, 30 Sep ’251st Match (D/N) – India Women vs Sri Lanka WomenGuwahati, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 05 Oct ’256th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTThu, 09 Oct ’2510th Match (D/N) – India Women vs South Africa WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 12 Oct ’2513th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Australia WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 19 Oct ’2520th Match (D/N) – India Women vs England WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTThu, 23 Oct ’2524th Match (D/N) – India Women vs New Zealand WomenDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 26 Oct ’2528th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Bangladesh WomenDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMT

Full ICC Womens ODI World Cup Schedule

DateMatchVenueTimeTue, 30 Sep ’251st Match (D/N) – India Women vs Sri Lanka WomenGuwahati, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTWed, 01 Oct ’252nd Match (D/N) – Australia Women vs New Zealand WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTThu, 02 Oct ’253rd Match (D/N) – Bangladesh Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTFri, 03 Oct ’254th Match (D/N) – England Women vs South Africa WomenGuwahati, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSat, 04 Oct ’255th Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs Australia WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 05 Oct ’256th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTMon, 06 Oct ’257th Match (D/N) – New Zealand Women vs South Africa WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup 20259:30 am GMTTue, 07 Oct ’258th Match (D/N) – Bangladesh Women vs England WomenGuwahati, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTWed, 08 Oct ’259th Match (D/N) – Australia Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTThu, 09 Oct ’2510th Match (D/N) – India Women vs South Africa WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTFri, 10 Oct ’2511th Match (D/N) – Bangladesh Women vs New Zealand WomenGuwahati, ICC Women’s World Cup 20259:30 am GMTSat, 11 Oct ’2512th Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs England WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 12 Oct ’2513th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Australia WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTMon, 13 Oct ’2514th Match (D/N) – Bangladesh Women vs South Africa WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTTue, 14 Oct ’2515th Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTWed, 15 Oct ’2516th Match (D/N) – England Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup 9:30 am GMTThu, 16 Oct ’2517th Match (D/N) – Australia Women vs Bangladesh WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTFri, 17 Oct ’2518th Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs South Africa WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSat, 18 Oct ’2519th Match (D/N) – New Zealand Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 19 Oct ’2520th Match (D/N) – India Women vs England WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup 20259:30 am GMTMon, 20 Oct ’2521st Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh WomenDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTTue, 21 Oct ’2522nd Match (D/N) – Pakistan Women vs South Africa WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTWed, 22 Oct ’2523rd Match (D/N) – Australia Women vs England WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTThu, 23 Oct ’2524th Match (D/N) – India Women vs New Zealand WomenDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup 20259:30 am GMTFri, 24 Oct ’2525th Match (D/N) – Sri Lanka Women vs Pakistan WomenColombo (RPS), ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSat, 25 Oct ’2526th Match (D/N) – Australia Women vs South Africa WomenIndore, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 26 Oct ’2527th Match – England Women vs New Zealand WomenVisakhapatnam, ICC Women’s World Cup5:30 am GMTSun, 26 Oct ’2528th Match (D/N) – India Women vs Bangladesh WomenDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTWed, 29 Oct ’251st Semi Final (D/N) – ICC Women’s World CupTBATBAThu, 30 Oct ’252nd Semi Final (D/N) – ICC Women’s World CupDY Patil, ICC Women’s World Cup9:30 am GMTSun, 02 Nov ’25Final (D/N) – ICC Women’s World CupTBATBA

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Team Europe fended off a valiant United States comeback to retain the Ryder Cup.

Shane Lowry secured the victory for Europe with a birdie putt on the 18th hole to tie his match with Russell Henley.

The half-point earned by Lowry put Europe at the 14-point mark it needed to retain the Ryder Cup.

The Americans did their best to make up a seven-point deficit with five victories prior to Europe’s clinching.

Cameron Young (USA) def. Justin Rose (EUR), 1 UP

Justin Thomas (USA) def. Tommy Fleetwood (EUR), 1 UP

Bryson DeChambeau (USA) HALVED Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR)

Scottie Scheffler (USA) def. Rory McIlroy (EUR), 1 UP

Ludvig Aberg (EUR) def. Patrick Cantlay (USA), 2&1

Xander Schauffele (USA) def. Jon Rahm (EUR), 4&3

J.J. Spaun (USA) def. Sepp Straka (EUR), 2&1

Russell Henley (USA) HALVED Shane Lowry (EUR)

Lowry prevented an all-time American comeback from happening with his event-winning putt in the eighth singles match of the day.

Prior to Lowry’s half-point, Europe only earned 1.5 points from the first seven singles matches.

The Americans started to claw back thanks to wins by Cameron Young and Justin Thomas. Both of those golfers won their matches with putts on the 18th hole.

Bryson DeChambeau erased a five-stroke deficit against Matt Fitzpatrick to tie the third match of the day.

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffle and J.J. Spaun all won for the Americans, but the wave of victories was not enough for the hosts to pull off an all-time comeback.

Europe built up a substantial advantage on Friday and Saturday. The cushion helped the Europeans deal with a lackluster Sunday.

Europe still came away with the victory. No prize money was awarded to Europeans, as has been the case in every prior Ryder Cup.

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Sep 25, 2025, 06:37 PM ET

Team Europe captain Luke Donald said Thursday he wasn’t taking a swipe at the United States squad when he said the Ryder Cup “is not about prize money or world ranking points. It’s about pride.”

This year, U.S. players are getting $300,000 each to donate to charity along with a $200,000 stipend, which they’ve said they’ll also donate. Donald’s players aren’t getting anything.

“It wasn’t directed at the U.S.,” Donald said. “My speech was directed at my players. I wrote that speech six months ago. We have been very consistent where we stand and what we play for. We’re not concerned about what the U.S. are doing.”

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U.S. captain Keegan Bradley also clarified remarks he made Wednesday, his about a Ryder Cup that happened more than 25 years ago.

Bradley said Thursday he made an “honest mistake” when he said European stalwart Justin Rose’s name when he meant Justin Leonard, the American who sank the winning putt in 1999.

The blunder came as Bradley was telling a story about how, as a young golf fan, he was near the 17th green in Brookline, Massachusetts, when Leonard made the 45 footer. Except, he slipped and said Rose had made it.

“Somebody yelled out Justin Rose right before I read it and said it,” Bradley said. “I didn’t even know until I was done.”

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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