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June 11 : Scotland and Haiti cannot afford to start their World Cup campaigns gently when they meet on Saturday with both teams in need of a quick win in their tournament opener ahead of tougher opposition in the next two games.
June 11 : Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked manager Rob Edwards following their relegation from the Premier League this season, the Midlands club said on Thursday.
LONDON: Wimbledon’s prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million).All England Club chiefs revealed the substantial cash boost for players during a pre-tournament press conference on Thursday.The Wimbledon singles’ champions will now pocket £3.6 million each.Italy’s Jannik Sinner is the reigning men’s champion, while Poland’s Iga Swiatek won the women’s event last year.Even first round losers will be richly compensated at Wimbledon this year, with £80,000 allocated to players beaten at that stage.The Wimbledon raise comes after several of the world’s top players staged a protest prior to the recent the French Open by limiting media activities to 15 minutes.The players were frustrated that prize money at Roland Garros only increased by 9.5 percent from 2025 and stayed at around 15 percent of the revenue generated from the clay-court tournament.It is believed the players want the prize fund to be closer to 22 percent of the tournament’s revenue.Wimbledon’s increase is from £53.5 million last year to £64.2 million for this year’s event, which starts in south-west London on June 29.“I recognize there is one topic you are most interested in hearing about this morning and that’s prize money,” Wimbledon chair Debbie Jevans told reporters on Thursday.“For 2026 the prize money fund will be £64.2 million, that is a 20 percent increase on last year and £10.7 million uplift which allows players to continue to share in our success.“Our support for players is distributed throughout the draw.
MEXICO CITY, June 10 : South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his side are prepared to face Mexico's quality and home-crowd advantage in Thursday's World Cup opener, insisting they are ready to fight for every ball against the group's "strongest team".
LOS ANGELES, June 10 : The United States will be under pressure to launch their World Cup campaign with a victory when they host underdogs Paraguay on Friday, and anything less is likely to raise concerns about the tournament co-hosts' prospects.
Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent.
With 48 teams competing and a grueling path through the knockout stage, reaching the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be an accomplishment in itself.
TORONTO, June 10 : Canada will carry immense pressure into their World Cup opener when, in perhaps the most seminal moment in the country's soccer history, they face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in front of a partisan home crowd with both teams seeking a first-ever knockout stage berth.