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<p data-start="94" data-end="252">The <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">World Snooker Championship</span> is set for a significant financial boost as organizers prepare for the tournament’s historic centenary celebrations.</p><p data-start="254" data-end="524">Prize money for next season’s event at <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Crucible Theatre</span> will rise to £3 million, marking a 25 percent increase from the current £2.4 million pool. The winner’s share is also set to grow, climbing from £500,000 in 2026 to £625,000 the following year.</p><p data-start="526" data-end="812">The increase reflects growing investment in the sport as it approaches a landmark moment. The first World Snooker Championship was staged in 1927 in Birmingham, while the Crucible Theatre has hosted the tournament annually since 1977, becoming synonymous with the sport’s biggest stage.</p><p data-start="814" data-end="1026">Driving the vision for expansion is <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Barry Hearn</span>, president of <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Matchroom Sport</span>, who has outlined an ambitious plan to further elevate the sport’s financial standing.</p><p data-start="1028" data-end="1254">Hearn revealed that the current increase is just the beginning of a broader strategy, with a long-term goal of pushing the winner’s prize to £1 million following the planned redevelopment of the Crucible between 2029 and 2030.</p><p> </p><p data-start="1256" data-end="1457">“This is probably one of the most exciting periods of snooker’s development in the last 20-odd years,” Hearn said. “My job is to increase the prize money. And we are going to increase the prize money.”</p>

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<p data-start="949" data-end="1195">The University of Ghana Corporate Football League 2026 is set to roar back into action this Friday, April 10, following a brief Easter break, as participating teams prepare for decisive Week 7 encounters at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.</p><p data-start="1197" data-end="1553">With the competition entering a critical stage, all 20 teams will return to the pitch knowing that every point could significantly influence qualification hopes and league standings. Matches are scheduled to kick off simultaneously at 5:00 p.m. across the Main Stadium and the Warm-Up Pitch, promising an evening of competitive corporate football in Accra.</p><h2 data-section-id="un1fca" data-start="1555" data-end="1607"><span xss=removed><b>Group B fixtures Headline Main Stadium Action</b></span></h2><p data-start="1609" data-end="1725">Attention will focus on the Main Stadium, where five Group B clashes are lined up to restart the race for dominance. </p><p data-start="1727" data-end="2060">Wilmar Africa opens proceedings against Ghana Airports Company Limited in a fixture expected to test both teams’ tactical discipline. The National Communications Authority (NCA) will then face Telecel Ghana in what observers anticipate to be one of the most entertaining matchups of the round due to their contrasting playing styles.</p><p data-start="2062" data-end="2263">Zenith Bank FC meets the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in a game that could reshape the group standings, while BOST Energies takes on the Forestry Commission in another tightly balanced encounter.</p><p data-start="2265" data-end="2413">The evening’s Group B action concludes with Lebanese Sports Community facing Union Ghana, a matchup tipped to deliver fast-paced attacking football.</p><p data-start="2462" data-end="2619">Meanwhile, Group A fixtures will unfold on the Warm-Up Pitch, beginning with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority locking horns with hosts University of Ghana.</p><p data-start="2621" data-end="2881">The Ghana Armed Forces Officers Sports Club will battle Bui Power Authority in a physically demanding contest, before one of the standout fixtures of the week sees the Ghana Football Association take on Stanbic Bank — a game many fans are eagerly anticipating.</p><p> </p><p data-start="2883" data-end="3125">Ghana National Petroleum Corporation will square off against Lancaster Accra as both sides aim to maintain consistency, while GOIL clashes with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) to close the night’s schedule.</p>