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Women's cricket reaches a new milestone as the 2025 T20 World Cup offers an $8.8 million prize pool, the largest in the tournament's history. Champions will take home $2.3 million when the competition kicks off in England this June.
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South Africa's ultramarathon champion Gerda Steyn is chasing her seventh consecutive Two Oceans Marathon title this weekend, a record no other woman has come close to matching. The race has also boosted its prize money by 34%, celebrating the sport's growing impact.
Australia's Matildas and Japan's women's soccer team just made history off the field, joining forces to demand equal prize money after their record-breaking Asian Cup. The tournament drew 355,528 fans but offered just $2.62 million in prizes compared to $21.54 million for the men.
Young classical musicians around the world now have a chance to launch their careers at one of the most prestigious competitions in the field. The George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest is accepting applications through May, offering not just prize money but life-changing career opportunities.
Freeskier Eileen Gu just became the first athlete in her sport's history to medal in every Olympic event she's entered across two Games. Her latest win in Switzerland gave her the inaugural Snow League championship and $75,000 in prize money.
Shawnee Mission School District is celebrating 64 years of student innovation with free showcases and a Shark Tank-style pitch competition for prize money. The April event brings together science experiments, art projects, and entrepreneurial thinking from students across Kansas's third-largest school district.
Venezuela's World Baseball Classic victory came with a historic payday: each player will receive about $112,500 from a record $37 million prize pool. The tournament's prize money more than doubled from 2023, signaling growing global investment in international baseball.
Three runners who were misdirected off course while leading a championship race will receive their rightful prize money. The Atlanta Track Club took responsibility and decided to compensate the athletes based on their actual performance.
Three runners who lost their lead after being accidentally guided off-course will now receive full prize money for their rightful podium finishes. The Atlanta Track Club is making things right after a police emergency led to the costly navigation error.
African soccer just got a major boost. Winners of the continent's biggest club tournaments will now take home double the prize money, with top prizes jumping to $6 million.
A Texas Tech student nailed a field goal on live TV and chose a local volunteer center to receive the prize money. His clutch kick on ESPN's College GameDay is now helping connect thousands of people to community service.
Ashoke Sen won nearly three times the Nobel Prize and chose to keep riding his bicycle instead of buying a luxury car. The Kolkata-born physicist transformed modern physics, returned to India, and gave most of his prize money away.
Africa's biggest road race is rewarding runners at every level with life-changing prize money. The Lagos City Marathon has announced substantial cash rewards from elite marathoners to 10km participants.
Africa's biggest road race is putting up a quarter million dollars in prize money, with equal rewards for male and female elite runners. The 11th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon continues to attract world-class athletes with its Gold Label status and deep payout structure.
Arsenal Women demolished African champions FAR Rabat 6-0 in front of over 8,000 fans to reach the inaugural Women's Champions Cup final. The Gunners will compete for a prize purse worth up to £1.7 million in Sunday's showdown.
Ugi Augustine used his father's phone to win prize money on a game show, launching a tech career his parents opposed. Today, he runs Nugi Technologies after a 20-year journey from unpaid intern to founder.