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US Open champion to get record $2.6 million prize money

Runners-up will take home $1.3 million each, semi-finalists can earn 650,000 and quarter-finalists will get 325,000.

FP Archives|Aug 01, 2013, 14:13:20 IST

The US Tennis Association has announced that the men's and women's singles champion of the 2013 US Open would get a record $2.6 million as prize money.The total prize money has been increased from $25.5 million in 2012 to $34.3 million in 2013, reports Xinhua.[caption id="attachment_1002663" align="alignleft" width="380"]Runners-up will take home $1.3 million each, semi-finalists can earn 650,000 and quarter-finalists will get 325,000. Reuters[/caption]Runners-up will take home $1.3 million each, semi-finalists can earn 650,000 and quarter-finalists will get 325,000.There will also be $32,000 for everyone who loses in the first round. IANS

BCCI earned more than Rs 2,400 crore in IPL 2022, reveal documents

Annual reports for the five years to 2021-22, published on the BCCI website Thursday, showed the board had amassed a surplus of Rs 320 billion ($2.7 billion) as of April 2022. That year’s edition of the IPL saw a net income of $292 million.

Eight Russian judokas barred from world championships after Ukraine boycott

The Russian judokas were barred following Ukraine's boycott over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers.

Old video of Donald Trump listening to Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ takes over internet; watch

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SA20: Ex-New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram appointed MI Cape Town bowling coach

Oram, who represented the Black Caps in 33 Tests, 160 ODIs and 36 T20Is, has also played in the Indian Premier League where he represented the Mumbai Indians in his final season.

FIFA World Cup: Morgan Freeman, Jung Kook headline day one before Ecuador defeats hosts Qatar

A glittering opening ceremony was highlighted by the presence of Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman and Korean singer Jung Kook.

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