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Rory McIlroy retained his Masters Tournament crown after emerging victorious on Sunday. The Northern Irishman edged out Scottie Scheffler in a tightly contested final round at Augusta National to become just the fourth player to wear the Green Jacket in back-to-back years, joining Jack Nicklaus (1965 & 1966), Nick Faldo (1989 & 1990) and Tiger Woods (2001 & 2002).

 

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The 36-year-old pocketed a cool $4.5 million purse, which was a $300,000 increase over the prize money for his 2025 victory. Scheffler earned $2.43 million for his efforts, while a four-way tie for third place saw each player take home $1.08 million. Here is the full breakdown of prize money from the 2026 Masters.

Position	Golfer	Earnings (each)
1	Rory McIlroy	$4,500,000
2	Scottie Scheffler	$2,430,000
T3	Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Cameron Young	$1,080,000
T7	Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns	$725,625
T9	Max Homa, Xander Schauffele	$630,000
11	Jake Knapp	$562,500
T12	Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day	$427,500
T18	Maverick McNealy, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick	$315,000
T21	Keegan Bradley, Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark	$252,000
T24	Matt McCarty, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Brian Campbell, Michael Brennan, Chris Gotterup	$182,250
T30	Alex Noren, Harris English, Shane Lowry	$146,250
T33	Gary Woodland, Dustin Johnson, Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Ben Griffin	$121,500
T38	Jon Rahm, Ryan Gerard, Haotong Li	$101,250
T41	Justin Thomas, Jacob Bridgeman, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor, Kristoffer Reitan	$83,250
46	Sungjae Im	$69,750
47	Si Woo Kim	$65,250
48	Aaron Rai	$61,650
T49	Corey Conners, Marco Penge	$57,600
51	Kurt Kitayama	$55,350
52	Sergio Garcia	$54,000
53	Rasmus Højgaard	$53,100
54	Charl Schwartzel	$52,200

Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet as Al Nassr set a new club record for the longest winning streak in the Saudi Pro League. The Portugal forward opened the scoring in the 14th minute en route to a 2-0 victory over Al Okhdood, with João Félix adding the second goal.

 

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The result marked Al Nassr’s 14th consecutive league win, surpassing the previous club record set during the 2013-14 season. More importantly, the victory preserved a five-point lead over Al Hilal, who recorded a 6-0 win against Al Kholood, with six rounds remaining in the season. Al Nassr will next face Al Ettifaq on Wednesday, with an opportunity to extend their record streak and strengthen their title charge, especially with Al Hilal having AFC Champions League Elite commitments.

Albirex Niigata Singapore announced on Friday the signing of former Japan international Keisuke Honda for the 2026/27 Singapore Premier League (SPL) season. The club, which will be renamed FC Jurong next season, confirmed that the 39-year-old will join in August in a playing capacity.

We are pleased to announce that Keisuke Honda will join FC Jurong for the 2026/27 season.

🔗https://t.co/teGsf3Lgsc 💬For the full comments from Keisuke Honda, please check our official website.#fcjurong#albirex #albirex_s pic.twitter.com/JJ5hOzAwlf — Albirex Niigata FC (S) / アルビレックス新潟シンガポール (@ALB_S_FC) April 10, 2026

"I am delighted to have the opportunity to play for FC Jurong. As I turn 40 this year, I am pursuing several personal challenges, including a Guinness World Record for scoring in the most countries’ top leagues," said Honda. "However, my primary goal with this club is to win the league title. There are a couple of very strong rivals, so it will be a tough challenge, but I am determined to achieve it." Honda enjoyed a decorated career around the world, with notable spells at CSKA Moscow, AC Milan and Melbourne Victory, as well as earning over 90 caps for Japan. His last club was Bhutan Premier League side Paro FC in 2024, while he also managed the Cambodia national team from 2018 to 2023.

FIFA released the final list of match officials for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, with no representatives from Southeast Asia included. A total of 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video match officials were selected, drawn from all six confederations and 50 member associations, underlining the global scale of officiating at the upcoming tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Match officials appointed for FIFA World Cup 2026™

⚽️ Total of 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video match officials from across all six confederations and 50 Member Associations selected for global showpiece
⚽️ Selection process based on quality and consistency of… pic.twitter.com/exbhTztlwI

— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) April 9, 2026

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will be represented by officials from Qatar (4), Japan (4), China (4), Saudi Arabia (3), Jordan (3), Uzbekistan (3) and the United Arab Emirates (2), continuing the trend of limited Southeast Asian representation at football’s biggest event. At the previous edition in Qatar in 2022, Singapore’s Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari was Southeast Asia’s sole representative, serving as a video assistant referee (VAR). Prior to that, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Malaysia’s Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh served as a fourth official in eight matches, while Singapore’s Jeffrey Goh was named as a reserve assistant referee. The last time a Southeast Asian referee took charge of matches at the World Cup was two decades ago when Singapore’s Shamsul Maidin officiated three group-stage matches in Germany. He was notable for issuing the tournament’s first red card during a match between Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden.