Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Olympics
LONDON :Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $50,000 each.
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NCAA men's basketball final ratings up, but fall short of women's - ESPN
For the first time, the NCAA women's basketball championship outdrew the men.
NCAA women's title game most-watched hoops game since 2019 - ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. — South Carolina's victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women's NCAA championship game Sunday had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN. The only sporting events in the United States to draw a bigger TV audience since 2019 have been football, the World Cup and the Olympics.
Rohit Sharma 'Can't Disobey' Wife Ritika. The Reason Is 'Captaincy'
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma appeared in "The Great Indian Kapil Show" on Netflix and the star batter revealed several hilarious stories on his on-field interactions with teammates and other cricketers. During the episode, host Kapil Sharma asked Rohit if any cricketer has ever asked him to not hit sixes as his girlfriend was in attendance. Rohit replied that he has received this kind of request from cricketers but his reason behind not listening to them involved a mention of his wife Ritika Sajdeh.
Iowa again draws record ratings in Final Four win over UConn - ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. — Iowa's 71-69 victory over UConn at the women's Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-viewed women's basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast.
The 'lost' lesbian farce being performed for the first time in almost 40 years
A university student’s discovery of a long-lost lesbian farce has led to a performance of the play set to take place in Salford - for the first time ever.
Kamilla Cardoso's double-double helps South Carolina past NC State en route to title game
All-America centre Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina avoided a second straight stumble in the women's Final Four, surging past North Carolina State 78-59 on Friday night.
Clark, Bueckers share history, drive ahead of Iowa-UConn clash - ESPN
CLEVELAND — Iowa's Caitlin Clark and UConn's Paige Bueckers both stressed that Friday's national semifinal showdown between the Hawkeyes and the Huskies (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) was all about their teams, not them.