Events and Attractions
Spotted: World Cup matchups draw celebrity interest in Miami, K.C.
World Cup games continued to draw massive celebrity interest. In K.C. for the Argentina-Switzerland matchup celebrities spotted included Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany; “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, who brought many of his castmates to his hometown for the K.C. Current’s “Ted Lasso N...
Celebrities spotted at Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s final
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, sat in the royal box next to former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova at Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s final and later presented the championship trophies after the match. Also in attendance: actress Jodie Foster and wife Alexandra Hedison; actor St...
Down to four: World Cup semifinals present ‘dream’ matchups
The World Cup final four is set after England outlasted Norway 2-1 in Miami and Argentina finally pulled away from Switzerland 3-1 in K.C. It is “pretty much the dream” World Cup semifinal line-up and “almost as good as it gets.” It is a “salivating” quartet of team remaining and “also precisely the...
FIFA weighs 64-team World Cup for 2030
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that FIFA “will examine expanding the World Cup by a further 16 nations to a 64-team tournament ahead of its next edition in 2030.” Infantino confirmed talks “would take place over the proposed format after this summer’s tournament.” Infantino, in an interview wi...
McGregor’s injury in opening seconds mars comeback against Holloway
UFC fighter Conor McGregor‘s hyped return after five years “ended in disappointment” on Saturday, as he suffered “what appeared to be another blown-out knee in the opening seconds of his first fight since 2021.” The official result was “victory in just 69 seconds” for Max Holloway. McGregor ultimate...
Dana White ‘not happy’ with UFC production crew for Stevenson ID blunder
UFC CEO Dana White “called out his production team” after it misidentified boxer Shakur Stevenson as Thunder G Jalen Williams on the on-screen graphic during UFC 329. The broadcast later returned to Stevenson with the correct ID. Stevenson’s signing with Zuffa Boxing was announced Thursday. White sa...
Tempo set new WNBA attendance record with first Montreal visit
The Tempo drew 20,996 fans to Montreal’s Bell Centre on Friday’s 108-95 loss to the Wings, marking the “biggest regular-season audience in the WNBA’s 30-year history.” Tempo coach Sandy Brondello said, “It is a giant, wonderful arena and you had so many people in the stands. ... The atmosphere was f...
Tickets still available for England-Norway World Cup QF match
There are almost 2,000 tickets for England’s World Cup quarterfinal against Norway up for sale on the official FIFA site, “raising the prospect of empty seats at Saturday’s game.” There are 1,822 matchday tickets being offered for resale on FIFA’s ticketing platform in the 24 hours before the match ...
Tempo aim for WNBA attendance record in Montreal
The Tempo will play their first games in Montreal this weekend, putting live WNBA games “before a whole new audience, with a realistic shot at setting an attendance record.” Toronto will play the Wings on Friday and the Liberty on Sunday. The Tempo get to “measure how strong the team’s national fan ...
Round of 16 exits fuel World Cup quarterfinal ticket price drops
The exit of the USMNT, Canada and Mexico, alongside Brazil, Colombia and Portugal in the Round of 16 of the World Cup was “good news for fans purchasing tickets this week for the quarterfinals,” according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. The “cheapest ‘get-in’ prices for the four quarterfina...
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