£200,000 to support those struggling with drug and alcohol abuse in Trafford
Funding has been secured to support those struggling with drug and alcohol abuse in Trafford for at least the next three years.
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ICC Open To "Bridge The Gap Between Women's And Men's Prize Money", Says CEO Geoff Allardice
Discussions are on to "bridge the gap between women and men's prize money" in cricket's global competitions, the ICC's chief executive Geoff Allardice has said. The game's apex body plans to bring in parity in prize money for finishing positions in its men's and women's tournaments in the next eight-year cycle starting from 2024 to 2031. Allardice made the statement after being pointed out that the winners of the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand will be richer by just one-third of the prize money won by the 2019 men's World Cup winners.
Not just medallists, everyone who represented India needs to be celebrated: Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar feels that engagement at the grassroots is a must to develop India into a 'Sporting Powerhouse'. "For any country to become a sporting power, it is very important to have a sporting culture. In India, while we love watching sports, we don't really love playing sports that much.
ICC open 'to bridge gap between women and men's prize money', says CEO
ICC's chief executive Geoff Allardice has said. The game's apex body plans to bring in parity in prize money for finishing positions in its men's and women's tournaments in the next eight-year cycle starting from 2024 to 2031.
‘What we can say’ - Phil Hay drops Leeds claim on 'phenomenal' gem; Orta has met with his agent
Leeds United supporters need to accept that Raphinha will move on at some point in the near future, according to reliable journalist Phil Hay.
Peter Sagan to miss Tour of Flanders after struggling in Classics as Geoffrey Soupe steps in for TotalEnergies
Peter Sagan will miss this season's Tour of Flanders after struggling for form in the Classics. Sagan, who won the event in 2016, tested positive for Covid-19 in January, the second time he has contracted the virus.
'Historic day for cycling' - Former pros praise 'superstar' Biniam Girmay after Gent-Wevelgem triumph
Pundits and former professionals have been full of praise for Eritrea's Biniam Girmay after his historic Gent-Wevelgem classic win. The 21-year-old became the first Eritrean to win a World Tour race on Sunday. Ad/> Riding for Intermarch-Wanty Gobert, Girmay beat off competition from usual suspects in Jumbo Visma's Christophe Laporte and TotalEnergies' Dires Van Gestel.
Jason Kenny: ‘Winning will take care of itself if we do everything right’
“It was only on the back straight on the last lap,” Jason Kenny says as he remembers the moment last year in Tokyo when, in the final of the keirin, he realised that he might be about to win his seventh gold medal and become the most successful British athlete in Olympic history. “I’d come through the bell fully expecting them to catch me and then I hit the back straight and at that point all you want to do is climb off and go home. It hurts that much. But I kept telling myself: ‘It’s a medal, it’s a medal, it’s a medal.’ I was driving, driving, driving because, even if one or two come past me, they might not all catch me. Then, on the home straight, it was like: ‘Oh, it could be a gold medal.’”