New National Lottery rules have been introduced, causing some winners to experience delays in receiving their prize money. Changes were made to the payment process following the National Lottery’s takeover from Camelot by multinational lottery operator Allwyn in February this year. The Post Office no longer gives out big prizes as it did before, causing… Read More »
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe sparked backlash following his organisation’s decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe’s decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists may have been welcomed by athletes, but the move upset some federation bosses and surprised experienced observers of the Games.… Read More »
AELTC is said to back a new ‘Premium Tour’ model aimed at simplifying the sport – Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The All England Club has backed a proposal for a revised tennis calendar that offers equal prize money all year round. Telegram Sports understands. Currently, there is a significant difference between the prize money distributed by… Read More »
Lottery scratch card players have been warned of a major change in how payouts will be made to winners. (Getty) Everyone who buys a lottery scratch card dreams of winning big; But one big change means that, if you’re lucky, you’ll have to follow a new process to get your cash. The change to the… Read More »
A South African entrepreneur who designed a smart locker system that increases access to healthcare has won a major award in African engineering. Neo Hutiri is the creator of Pelebox, a system of internet-enabled lockers that dispenses medications for chronic conditions to patients, helping to reduce queues and relieve pressure on hospital resources. He was… Read More »