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New Asian champions to earn US$12 million in prize money in club competition revamp

HONG KONG : The winners of the new Asian Champions League Elite will pocket a minimum of US$12 million, the Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday in a major boost to club football in the region.

Jude Bellingham Sparkles As England Star Takes Centre Stage At Euro 2024

Jude Bellingham showed why he has been hailed as the key to England's Euro 2024 challenge with a masterful display capped by the winning goal in their 1-0 victory against Serbia on Sunday. Bellingham arrived at the European Championship heralded as one of the world's best young players after enjoying the season of his life at Real Madrid. The 20-year-old lived up to the hype as his influential performance ensured England started their bid for a first major trophy in 58 years in winning fashion at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. From the moment he burst onto the scene at Birmingham aged just 16, Bellingham has been on a remarkable rise that shows no signs of abating.

Archer Ankita Bhakat Earns Individual Olympic Quota

Ankita Bhakat outplayed Gabrielle Monica Bidaure of Philippines to enter the quarterfinals of the Final Olympic Qualifier here on Sunday, and the effort also helped her seal an individual quota in women's archery for next month's Paris Games. Ninth seed Ankita cruised to a 6-0 (26-23, 28-22, 28-23) win over her 40th seeded rival in the pre-quarterfinals. India thus have secured individual quotas in both men's and women's sections. Dhiraj Bommadevara had secured the men's individual quota from the Asian qualifying leg earlier.