The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) has announced it will allocate prize money for this year’s cancelled Wimbledon Championships having taken out an insurance policy that included pandemic c…
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Round-Up: Tokyo Olympic volunteer training restarts, Indonesian football postponed, NZ Golf Open cancelled, and more
Online training sessions for volunteers at next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have resumed following a roughly eight-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Germany and Switzerland reintroduce spectator ban following Covid spike
Spectators will once again be banned from German and Swiss sports stadiums after the national governments in both countries reintroduced the measure to curb a spike in Covid-19 cases in both countries
Australian Open tackles fall in dollar with fresh prize money increase
Australian Open organisers have announced a further rise in prize money to a record A$40m (€26.2m/$32.5m) as the year’s first grand slam tournament seeks to address the fall in value of the Australian dollar.
AELTC raises prize fund for Wimbledon Championships
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has unveiled a 7.6 per cent increase in prize money for this year’s edition of Wimbledon, along with a new sustainability drive for the grand slam tournament.
US Open boosts prize money for 50th anniversary
The US Open has reinforced its position as the richest grand slam tournament in tennis by increasing the amount of prize money on offer by five per cent to a record $53m (€45.6
USTA secures insurance of Chubb sponsorship
The United States Tennis Association has added insurance provider Chubb as a sponsor of its premier grand slam event, the US Open