Warri Wolves’ players grumble over lack of funds
[File] Warri Wolves getting set for the battle.
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Poor funding may scuttle Curling Federation’s dreams at 2024 Winter Games
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Dormant Accounts fund to provide €6.4m for sport
The GAA are to receive €625,000 from the Dormant Accounts Funding as Sport Ireland announced a spending package of €6.4m allocated by the Government for 2023.
NOC laments poor funding for African Games, Paris 2024 Olympics’ preparations
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) is worried that poor finances are affecting national sports federations’ preparations for next year’s African Games and Paris 2024 Olympics.
Gaza war, Ukraine funding in limbo, Paris Olympics Tahitigate, Taylor Swift
Some $50 billion are on hold in the US after Senate Republicans insisted on tying aid to a tightening of domestic border controls. What does this mean for aid to Ukraine going forward?
Kevin Sinfield completes ultra marathon challenge to raise funds to fight MND
Kevin Sinfield has completed his latest energy-sapping fundraising challenge to help people living with motor neurone disease.
Rugby and GAA facilities secure majority of new state funding
A number of sports clubs and organisations have received additional funding for the construction of large scale projects, including the homes of Connacht and Leinster Rugby as well as three GAA counties.
UEFA sets $360 million prize fund for 24 national teams at Euro 2024
HAMBURG, Germany: UEFA said Saturday it will pay 331 million euros ($360 million) in total prize money to the 24 national teams at the men’s European Championship that is expected to earn about 2.4 billion euros ($2.61 billion) in commercial revenue. The team prize fund is in line with the pandemic-delayed Euro 2020 and 20 times more than UEFA’s prize fund for the women’s Euro 2022. The national federation of the Euro 2024 title winner can get a maximum of 28.25 million euros if the team wins all three games in the opening group stage, the European soccer body said ahead of the tournament draw. Each of the 24 teams gets a minimum of 9.25 million euros for playing at the month-long tournament in Germany that starts June 14. Clubs will share in a further 240 million euros from UEFA for releasing their players to national-team duty. They get a daily rate of several thousand euros per player while they are with national teams for qualifying games and at Euro 2024 itself. FIFA paid prize money of $440 million to the 32 men’s teams at the 2022 World Cup, four times more than the $110 million shared among 32 women’s teams at their 2023 World Cup. The Euro 2024 winner will be paid more than the total 16 million euros prize money fund for the 16 women’s teams that played at Euro 2022 in England.