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Germany releases World Cup bonus structure

The German Football Association (DFB) has announced that each member of their squad will receive a €350,000 (Dh1.5 million) bonus should Germany defend their World Cup title next year in Russia. If the Germans win a fifth world title, Joachim Low and his squad stand to get an increase in prize money from the €300,000 they each got for winning the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil. Germany kick off their 2018 defence against Mexico on June

17 in Moscow having also drawn Sweden and South Korea in Group F. “For our players, it is a great motivation to become world champions back-toback for the first time in the history of German football,” DFB president Reinhard Grindel said. “That would be a title for the eternity and certainly worth a special bonus. But you can feel in this team, that the sporting challenge is the main focus and not the economic aspect.” ▷▷▷

Fury fires warning to Joshua: I’m coming for you Tyson Fury fired a warning to Anthony Joshua after reaching a compromise deal with UK Anti-Doping that has paved the way for his return to the ring. Fury has been cleared to fight again immediately after accepting a two-year ban, backdated to December 2015, for his positive test for the banned steroid nandrolone. That means Fury, who has returned to training and faced the UKAD hearing alongside his cousin, Hughie, can challenge for Joshua’s unified WBA, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles, assuming he gets his licence back from the British Boxing Board of Control. “Where you at boy? I’m coming for you punk,” Fury wrote on Twitter. The British Boxing Board of Control agreed to the resolution of the proceedings on the basis of backdated two-year bans. Rohit smashes third ODI double ton in India win Opener Rohit Sharma smashed his third oneday international double century to set up India’s comprehensive 141-run win against Sri Lanka in the second match of the series in Mohali. Leading the hosts in the absence of rested captain Virat Kohli, Rohit laid waste to the

Sri Lankan bowling with an unbeaten 208 off 153 deliveries to help India post 392-4 in their 50 overs. India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal then took 3-60 as the hosts restricted Sri Lanka to 251-8 in their 50 overs to square the three-match series at 1-1. Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten after a dogged 111 for his second ODI century but the touring side never had a realistic chance in their steep chase.