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26 minutes ago
- Reuters
LA28 unveils Olympic competition schedule, marks PlayLA milestone
LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - Organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics on Monday released the first look at the Olympic competition schedule, highlighting a historic reshuffling of key events and the most ambitious sports lineup in Games history. The announcement comes as the city marks three years to go until the Opening Ceremony and celebrates a major legacy milestone: more than one million enrolments in the PlayLA youth sports programme. For the first time in nearly three decades, the Summer Olympics will return to the United States, with Los Angeles hosting for the third time after 1932 and 1984. The 2028 Games are set to feature 844 ticketed events designed to maximize both domestic and international viewership. Organizers revealed that the Opening Ceremony will take place on July 14, 2028, at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), split between the LA Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The Closing Ceremony is scheduled for July 30 at the Coliseum. In a notable departure from tradition, the LA28 schedule swaps the usual order of athletics and swimming competitions. Track and field events will open the Games in the first week, with swimming moving to the second week, culminating in its finale on the penultimate day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The first Olympic champion of LA28 will be crowned at Venice Beach in the triathlon event, while the marathon will close out athletics on the final weekend. Day 15 is expected to be the busiest for medal events, with 16 team sport finals and 19 individual sport finals taking place. "The Olympic competition schedule has been meticulously developed to ensure the world's best athletes can compete in LA," LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said in a statement. "We are energized by today's milestones and remain focused on the work ahead as the Road to 2028 continues." Organizers said the schedule will continue to be refined, with a more detailed breakdown to be released later this year. "When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy," LA Mayor Karen Bass said. Meanwhile, Hoover joined city officials on Monday at an event at the Coliseum to celebrate PlayLA surpassing one million programme enrolments. The initiative, backed by up to $160 million in investment from LA28, the city's Recreation and Parks Department, and the IOC, provides affordable and inclusive sports programming for children aged 3-17 across more than 40 Olympic and adaptive sports.
Daily Mail
34 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Ryder Cup star reveals his dad will boycott this year's event over 'disgusting' behavior of players and fans
In nearly two months' time, the best golfers in the United States and Europe will travel to Long Island, New York to compete in the 45th edition of the Ryder Cup. But even though there's plenty of time between now and then, the father of one of the best American golfers has already said he has no intention of showing up to Bethpage Black in late September. Xander Schaufele's father, Stefan Schaufele, told The Times of London that he has no intention of going to the tournament to watch his son play. In an in-depth feature on golf and his family, Stefan - who has served as the coach of the two-time major winner and defending Open Championship victor - revealed his apprehension over the behavior of the fans descending upon New York. 'Do I miss the PGA Tour? No. I'm not going to the Ryder Cup either,' Stefan told the outlet. He added, 'I'm afraid of what's going to happen in New York.' Stefan then recalled an incident that occurred in Wisconsin at Whistling Straits when the US last hosted the event in 2021. 'I was there when they called Shane Lowry's wife a wh**e in front of him. I couldn't believe my ears,' Stefan said. "Then I saw what happened in Rome. That was utterly disgusting claiming this money bulls**t and Rory [McIlroy] behaved disgustingly in my opinion [when he confronted Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Joe LaCava]. He concluded: 'It's only going to get worse. It's ruined my appetite for the Ryder Cup. It becomes unwatchable.' The Ryder Cup is an intense and competitive event, with that intensity often spilling off the course and into the crowd. But that air of animosity between Team Europe and Team USA etched its latest chapter nearly two years ago when McIlroy and LaCava almost fist fought each other in the parking lot of the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. The Americans were outclassed from the beginning - with Team Europe winning all four foursomes early on Friday to take a dominant lead. That continued that afternoon when three fourball matches were halved until McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick beat Schauffele and Collin Morikawa 5&3 to lead 6.5-1.5 at the close of day one. Saturday didn't yield much better results for Schauffele as he and partner Patrick Cantlay lost 2&1 to the pair of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. Schaufele finally got on the board on Sunday when he beat Nicolai Højgaard 3&2 to win his singles match, but the rest of Team USA struggled when faced with a five-point deficit from the day before. As the PGA Championship and Open Championship winner for 2024, Schauffele is second on Team USA's Ryder Cup points list behind Scottie Scheffler.
BBC News
34 minutes ago
- BBC News
Arsenal line up Eze approach - Tuesday's gossip
Arsenal are set to approach Crystal Palace for Eberechi Eze, Liverpool hold talks with Jean-Philippe Mateta and Manchester United reach agreement to sign Bryan Mbeumo. Arsenal are set to approach Crystal Palace to discuss whether they can do a deal for England winger Eberechi Eze without triggering the 27-year-old's £68m release clause. (Talksport), external Liverpool have held talks with Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, with the Frenchman meeting with the club's representatives in Paris. (Footmercato - in French) , externalManchester United have reached an agreement with Brentford to sign Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo, 25. (Football Transfers) , externalBrentford are considering a move for Ipswich Town and England Under-21 winger Omari Hutchinson, 21, as a possible replacement Mbuemo. (Standard), externalThe agent of Joao Felix has got involved to try to help negotiate a deal for the 25-year-old Chelsea forward to move to Benfica. (A Bola - in Portuguese) , externalAfter holding initial talks in January, Chelsea have active interest in 21-year-old Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho. (TBR Football) , externalFrance defender Benoit Badiashile, 24, has been linked with Marseille but says he will be staying at Chelsea next season. (Footmercato - in French), external West Ham have added Liverpool's England Under-21s duo, forward Harvey Elliott, 22, and defensive midfielder Tyler Morton, 22, to their list of targets. (Mail) , externalManchester United have made contact with Lyon to ask about the availability of 30-year-old French midfielder Corentin Tolisso. (L'Equipe - in French) , externalGabon international and former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 36, is set to leave Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah and join French club Marseille. (La Provence - in French), externalManchester City will sell England Under-21s midfielder James McAtee, 22, this summer with an eye on generating pure profit from a Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and Financial Fair Play (FFP) perspective. (Football Insider) , externalMcAtee is in Germany to visit Eintracht Frankfurt as a potential new club. (Fabrizio Romano), externalWolves are close to agreement on a £15m deal for 27-year-old Fluminense and Colombia winger Jhon Arias. (Mail) , externalSwitzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has agreed to join Saudi Pro League side Neom SC, who have yet to finalise a fee with Bayer Leverkusen for the 32-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany), external
