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  US Open prize money will be hiked to $50 million by 2017

  Tennis | March 20, 2013 15:15 IST

  New York, Mar 20 :   U.S. Open tennis organizers plan to increase annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 -- nearly double what it was last year -- and switch back to a Sunday

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  Australian Open ups prize money for early losers

  Tennis | December 20, 2012 15:56 IST

  Melbourne, Dec 20: Australian Open organizers say early-round losers at January's Australian Open will receive a significant pay rise as part of what they say is the biggest purse in tennis history. Responding to player

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  BCCI Hikes Prize Money For World Cup Winning Players

  Cricket | April 27, 2011 18:19 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 27: Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI today increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each.The BCCI,