Jun 17, 2025, 02:23 AM ET Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca described the atmosphere in Chelsea’s 2-0 Club World Cup win over LAFC as “strange” because of the lack of fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game, played on Monday afternoon in the United States, in a 71,000 capacity stadium, attracted just 22,137 fans. There were questions … Read more
Rachael Lewis BBC News, Yardley BBC Local children had the opportunity to use the new courts for the first time last week. A tennis coach in Birmingham has spoken of his shock after his club was chosen for a complete transformation. For the last five years, Stuart Seery had been trying to get funding for … Read more
JTA — Leonard A. Lauder, who helped build his Jewish family’s business into a cosmetic empire and a significant driver of philanthropy, Jewish and otherwise, died at his home in Manhattan on June 14 at the age of 92. As president of The Estée Lauder Companies from 1972 to 1995 and as CEO from 1982 … Read more
Monday at the Club World Cup had it all — drama, dominance and a foul-filled draw in Miami. Benfica and Boca Juniors delivered the best match of the tourney so far with Benfica rallying to salvage a draw in a feisty match in Miami. Chelsea handled LAFC with ease in Atlanta, and Flamengo took care … Read more
Boulter believes a lot of the abuse she is sent is from people who have placed bets on her matches, given it comes after victories as well as defeats. She says she has become better at moving on from it, or simply not looking at her direct messages, but the impact is clear. “As far … Read more
(KTEN) – Starting this fall, Southeastern Oklahoma State University will offer its first-ever doctoral degree. https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kten.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/2b/92b7eeb8-6a71-46b8-8109-e444f6a1f27d/6850f6ed66adf.image.jpg?crop=1200%2C630%2C0%2C285 2025-06-17 04:29:00
The atmosphere was not palpable. This, despite the biggest sound and fury that the vast screens and speakers of the cavernous Mercedes-Benz Stadium could muster. Despite the relentless pre-match hype montages, intermittent deluges of FIFA self-congratulation and the blasting of Robbie Williams’ hilariously self-parodic tournament theme song at half time. Despite even the many Club … Read more
New ‘Match Chat’ assistant allows tennis fans to ask for and receive real-time insights and analysis during ladies’ and gentlemen’s singles matches Enhanced ‘Likelihood to Win’ tool will update throughout each game LONDON, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new and enhanced AI-powered digital experiences coming … Read more
Whenever Rachel Watkyn’s job as a business leader thrusts her into the spotlight, she braces herself for a section of the response online: relentless comments about her appearance, misogynistic slurs, threats. “Without doubt it’s getting worse and worse and worse,” says the founder and managing director of Tiny Box Company, the UK’s largest online gift … Read more
ATLANTA – Israel Ornelas smiled as he walked with his 10-year-old son through the Mercedes-Benz Stadium concourse on Monday. The two were wearing green Club León shirts, and even though the scoreboard had LAFC as the home side and Chelsea as the visitor, Ornela and his son walked briskly to get to their seats. The … Read more