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There's widespread disruption on trains between Manchester and Liverpool this afternoon following an 'emergency incident' on the line.
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ICC Announces Mind-Boggling Prize Money For Champions Trophy. Winner To Get...
The return of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy for the first time since 2017 will see the winners of the eight-team tournament earn US$2.24 million (approx INR 20 crore), as well as the trophy they will lift on 9 March. The runners-up will receive $1.12 million, while the losing semi-finalists walk away with $560,000 each, from the total prize pot of $6.9 million, a 53% increase from the 2017 edition. Every match counts at the ICC Men's Champions Trophy and each group match win is worth more than $34,000 to the victorious team. Teams that finished fifth or sixth will each earn $350,000 while the seventh and eighth-placed sides take home $140,000.
Surfing-Gay surfer Wright to compete in UAE after assurances of safety
MELBOURNE : Twice world champion Tyler Wright will compete in the Abu Dhabi surfing event after seeking assurances from organisers that she will be in a "safe environment" as a gay athlete.
India Thrash Macau 5-0 To Seal Quarterfinal Berth In Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
India made a sizzling start to their campaign, delivering a 5-0 thrashing to Macau in their opening group D tie of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. Having won the bronze medal in the last edition in Dubai, India are now assured of a quarterfinal berth. They will next face Korea in their second and final group tie on Thursday. The mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, the newly-crowned National Games gold medallists, gave India a rousing start, recording a 21-10, 21-9 win against Iok Chong Leong and Weng Chi Ng in the opening match.
India Thrash Macau 5-0 To Seal Quarterfinal Berth In Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
India made a sizzling start to their campaign, delivering a 5-0 thrashing to Macau in their opening group D tie of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. Having won the bronze medal in the last edition in Dubai, India are now assured of a quarterfinal berth. They will next face Korea in their second and final group tie on Thursday. The mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, the newly-crowned National Games gold medallists, gave India a rousing start, recording a 21-10, 21-9 win against Iok Chong Leong and Weng Chi Ng in the opening match.
English Premier League clubs warned over promoting illegal gambling sites in Britain
Britain's gambling regulator said on Wednesday it would write to three Premier League soccer clubs - Everton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City - warning them of the risks associated with promoting illegal gambling websites on their shirts.
Ogun unveils Premium Trust Bank as Gateway Games’ lead sponsor
The Ogun Government on Tuesday in Abeokuta unveiled Premium Trust Bank as the lead sponsor of the upcoming 2024 National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Gateway Games 2024”.
Tinubu govt non-partisan, all-inclusive – Aide
Ms Khadijat Omotayo, the Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, says that the president is running a non-partisan and all-inclusive administration.