Rory McIlroy launches legal action against Horizon

Rory McIlroy, the Irish golf star, has launched legal proceedings against Horizon Sports Management, the Dublin sports agency he split from last week.

McIlroy has lodged papers in the High Court in Dublin against Horizon, and two other named companies, Gurteen and Canavan Management, The Sunday Business Post can reveal.

McIlroy, the former world number one, has issued a plenary action against Horizon, retaining the Irish law firm A&L Goodbody to handle the ...