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SPORTS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Jun 15, 2025

Wimbledon 2025 Sets New Prize Money Record at $73 Million

In a major development ahead of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, the All England Club announced a record prize fund of £53.5 million (approx. $73 million). Each men's and women's singles champion will take home £3 million ($4 million) — an 11.1% increase from last year (2024). This remarkable rise not only highlights tennis's commercial growth but also responds to players' increasing calls for a fairer share of Grand Slam profits.

Jun 14, 2025

Bangladesh Cricket Board Names Mehidy Hasan Miraz as Captain of the Men's ODI Team

The Bangladesh Cricket Board named all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the new captain of the men's ODI team, for the next 12 months.
Miraz took over the reins from Najmul Hossain Shanto.
The off-spinning all-rounder has previously captained Bangladesh in four ODIs in Shanto's absence.

Netherlands Script ODI History by Chasing 370 against Scotland

The Netherlands created history in Dundee, Scotland, by completing the third-highest run chase in One-Day Cricket history. Chasing a mammoth 370 against the hosts, Dutch opener Max O'Dowd hit an unbeaten 158 and saw his team home with four wickets remaining in their World Cup League 2 match.

Jun 13, 2025

Poland National Team Coach Michal Probierz Resigns

Poland national football team coach Michal Probierz resigned from the post after a tiff with star striker Robert Lewandowski.
Probierz, who took over in September 2023 after the disappointing tenure of Fernando Santos, managed to secure qualification for the 2024 European Championship but has since struggled.

Jun 12, 2025

Manu Bhaker Finishes Sixth in 25m Pistol at ISSF World Cup in Munich

Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker secured a sixth-place finish in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2025 ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany.
Bhaker scored 20 in the medal round before being eliminated in the second stage of the final. She narrowly missed advancing to the next round, finishing just one point behind reigning Olympic champion Yang Ji-in of South Korea, who claimed the bronze medal.
China's Sun Yujie clinched the gold medal, while South Korea's Oh Ye-jin secured the silver medal.

Jun 11, 2025

Sana Mir the First Female Cricketer from Pakistan to be Inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

One of the names to stand out in the inductees in the ICC Hall of Fame was Pakistan's Sana Mir. She became the first female cricketer from Pakistan to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
Sana became Pakistan's captain at 23 and led them for seven years, including winning two Asian Games gold medals in 2010 and 2014. Having enjoyed a 15-year international career, she retired as her country's leading wicket-taker in ODI cricket and second-highest in T20I cricket. Having started out as a pace bowler, a stress fracture forced her to switch to off-spin, and in October 2018 she became the first Pakistani woman to reach the summit of the ICC rankings when she went top of the ODI bowling table.

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