Events and Attractions

Crowds start early for Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup match

Fans aiming to attend the Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup match began to “filter in” to Toronto Stadium with “just over two hours to go.” Both fan bases marched to the stadium early on Friday, with The Voyageurs fan group (Canada) marching “from Trinity Bellwoods Park to Toronto Stadium,” wi...

Judge refuses to halt UFC White House event

A federal judge on Friday “refused” to stop the White House from staging a UFC event this weekend on the South Lawn following a lawsuit aimed at halting it from going forward. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta‘s ruling allows organizers to “use the White House lawn as the venue” for the card. Mehta con...

Top tennis stars mull U.S. Open mixed doubles boycott

A group of top tennis players are “considering boycotting the US Open’s mixed doubles event this year amid the prize money dispute.” Players, including ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner, may “threaten to skip the event to pressurise organisers into boosting the prize pot,” along with “making substantial impro...

U.S. Soccer House to welcome fans throughout World Cup group stage

VENICE BEACH - The first fan arrived at 4:45am on Thursday morning ahead of the opening of the U.S. Soccer House.

State department partners with UFC ahead of White House event

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday with the UFC to “create a public-private partnership,” according to Ashleigh Fields of THE HILL. Rubio said that the public-private partnership “aims to promote sports diplomacy, similar to the Trump administration’...

World Cup Marketing Notes: Mamdani releases N.Y.-inspired soccer jerseys

GQ.com’s Yang-Yi Goh wrote N.Y. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “dropping a trio of affordable NYC-inspired soccer jerseys.” The jerseys were designed by artist Arsh Raziuddin and crafted “in partnership with Mazzi Sports,” a family-owned apparel studio in Brooklyn, and feature “the same retro graphic style...

UFC execs portray polarizing White House card as non-political celebration of U.S.

WASHINGTON -- UFC execs are going to great lengths to underscore that they view this Sunday’s Freedom 250 card as non-political, trying to snuff out any lingering controversies that the unprecedented event is causing. Serving as the first ever professional sporting event on White House grounds, the ...

This Week at the World Cup: Let the games begin

After eight years of anticipation, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is officially underway in North America. As the tournament kicked off in Mexico City on Thursday, 13 other host cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico welcomed fans to FIFA Fan Festivals and unofficial equivalents four years after being c...

Toronto Stadium ready for World Cup debut after upgrades

Toronto Stadium underwent a $100M renovation project leading up to the World Cup, and early reviews of the renovation “have been favorable,” according to Owen Cameros of the AP. Toronto Stadium, better known as BMO Field, added 17,000 temporary seats to bring the capacity to the FIFA minimum of 45,0...

Mandatory hydration breaks disrupt World Cup momentum

The momentum of a “high-paced, entertaining first game was killed” when the FIFA World Cup opening match in Mexico City Thursday was halted for a three-minute hydration break, and why “anyone needs three minutes to glug some water has not been explained,” according to Lawrence Ostlere of the London ...
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I don’t like it. I only like it when the conditions are extreme, but when the conditions are good, it is unnecessary.
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino, on the hydration breaks at the World Cup.
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