World No. 1 Novak Djokovic apologises for comments on gender pay for tennis players

March 23, 2016

Mar 23: World number one Novak Djokovic has apologised for his comments suggesting tennis`s top men should get paid more than women after he drew criticism from current and former players.

NovakDjokovic told reporters at the Indian Wells tournament that he felt the men`s tour should "fight for more" money because their matches drew more spectators.

The Serbian`s comments followed inflammatory remarks by the tournament director Raymond Moore who suggested the women`s tour had ridden on the `coat tails` of the men`s game.

Moore has since resigned.

Djokovic attempted to hose down the controversy in an open letter on Facebook but stopped short of saying he advocated equal pay for men and women in tennis.

"As you may have seen, I was asked to comment on a controversy that wasn`t of my making," said Djokovic, who won his fifth Indian Wells title on Sunday.

"Euphoria and adrenalin after the win on Sunday got the best of me and I`ve made some comments that are not the best articulation of my view, and I would like to clarify them.

"Tennis helped me so much in my life and being where I am today, I felt the need to speak about the fairer and better distribution of funds across the board -- this was meant for both men and women.

"We all have to fight for what we deserve. This was never meant to be made into a fight between genders and differences in pay, but in the way all players are rewarded for their play and effort.

"This was my view all along and I want to apologise to anyone who has taken this the wrong way."

Djokovic`s comments at Indian Wells were poorly received by leading players, with women`s world number one Serena Williams describing them as "disappointing".

"I wouldn`t say my son deserved more money than my daughter because he`s a man. It would be shocking," Williams said at the Miami Open.

World number two Andy Murray said he supported equal pay "100 percent" and felt Djokovic`s idea that pay should be linked to attendances did not stand up.

"It depends on the matches day by day. The men`s game has had some great rivalries for the past few years," the Briton said.

"The whole of tennis should strengthen from that, not just the men`s game."

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: Manchester United's Paul Pogba on Monday paid tribute to George Floyd, stressing that violent acts of racism can no longer be tolerated and they have to stop.

Pogba took to Instagram to write: "During the past few days I have thought a lot about how to express my feelings about what happened in Minneapolis. I felt anger, pity, hatred, indignation, pain, sadness."

"Sadness for George and for all black people who suffer from racism Every day! Whether in football, at work, at school, Anywhere! This has to stop, once and for all! Not tomorrow or the next day, it has to end today! Violent acts of racism can no longer be tolerated," he added.

Protests erupted in Minneapolis and other US cities on Tuesday after Floyd, an African-American man, died following his arrest by the four officers.

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January 23,2020

Aurangabad, Jan 23: An FIR has been registered against three people including former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin for allegedly duping a travel agent, Mohammad Shadab, of more than Rs 20 lakh.

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March 4,2020

Mar 4: The BCCI has decided to implement strict cost cutting measures with the notable decision being IPL 2020 champions' prize money will be halved as compared to 2019. In a circular sent to all IPL franchises, the BCCI has notified that instead of a whopping Rs 20 crore, the IPL champion team will now receive Rs 10 crore only. "The financial rewards have been reworked as a part of the cost cutting measures. The champions will get Rs 10 crore instead of Rs 20 crore. The runners-up will get Rs 6.25 crore from earlier Rs 12.5 crore," a BCCI notification, in possession of news agency, read.

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