Latest news with #matchsuspension
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
🎥 Thunderstorm hits América v Tijuana
America and Tijuana had to suspend the match for safety reasons, as a thunderstorm surprised the attendees while the second half was being played, with 30 minutes left to play. Although, Civil Protection sheltered the spectators at the City of Sports Stadium, many chose to leave the facilities due to the weather conditions. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Agustin Cuevas - 2025 Getty Images
The Independent
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Ben Shelton left furious after ‘unbelievable' decision to suspend play at Wimbledon due to bad light
Ben Shelton and Rinky Hijikata were left furious after play was suspended late on day four at Wimbledon moments before the American was due to serve for the match. The second-round contest was approaching a conclusion, despite both players questioning whether the match should continue into the third set with light quickly fading. The No 10 seed led 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 before the umpire announced on No 2 Court "play is suspended' at 9:29pm BST. Shelton then raced towards the umpire's chair, waving his finger to protest at the decision. The 22-year-old was held back by an official before hastily packing his bag and applauding the crowd. Shelton was in fine form and had failed to drop a service game all match. Both players had made arguments after 9pm to stop play and return on Friday to conclude the match. Shelton and Hijikata will resume their match, which has currently lasted two hours and 11 minutes, on No 2 Court at around 1:30pm, with the match due on second after Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Naomi Osaka in the women's singles third round. The decision was met with frustration and anger from both broadcasters and fans. The ESPN commentary team called the decision 'unbelievable'. Compatriot and former player Mardy Fish reacted to the decision: 'Ain't a doubt in my mind Ben will come out and bust four aces. Little hit and giggle tomorrow stud.'
New York Times
03-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Ben Shelton's Wimbledon match suspended due to darkness as he serves for win
THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton remonstrated with officials as darkness fell over Wimbledon, after the tournament suspended his second-round match just as he was about to serve for the win. The 22-year-old American was four points from closing out his match against Rinky Hijikata on No. 2 Court, set to serve at 6-2, 7-5, *5-4, when a tournament official appeared on the court and told him the match was being halted for the night. Advertisement Shelton just about lost it, especially given he and Hijikata discussed the match's being suspended at the start of the third set, and again three games later. Officials told them to play on, and then, at 9:30 p.m., told them to stop. Tournament organizers did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the rationale behind the decision. At the 2024 tournament, Leylah Fernandez of Canada and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark were locked at 3-3 in the third set on Court 12 when their match was halted for light. They resumed, an hour later, under the roof and lights of No. 1 Court, and Wozniacki won the match. On Thursday night in London, the All England Club's two courts with roofs and lights, Centre Court and No. 1, sat empty, though the lengthy shut down process, which involves covering the courts, had begun much earlier. The decision to stop Shelton's match came three nights after Taylor Fritz was told to halt his match at 10:20 p.m., rather than immediately heading into a decisive fifth set. He protested, arguing that the pace of the match suggested they could finish before Wimbledon's 11 p.m. curfew, but officials — and his opponent, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard — disagreed. Shelton's match, and another suspended encounter between Marton Fucsovics and Gaël Monfils, will finish on the same courts Friday, after the completion of the first matches on the schedule.
New York Times
19-06-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Club World Cup clash experiences long mid-game delay due to extreme Cincy weather
Wednesday's FIFA Club World Cup match between Red Bull Salzburg and Pachuca was halted for 97 minutes when a severe thunderstorm hit Cincinnati. Play was halted at 7:13pm local time in the 54th minute with Salzburg leading 1-0 at TQL Stadium due to intensifying rain, thunder and lightning, with referee Mustapha Ghorbal leading the players of both teams off the field while the supporters in attendance retreated to the shelter of the concourses. It came a day after the Group F clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and Ulsan was delayed for 65-minutes due to weather concerns in Orlando. Shortly after the suspension, the cameras belonging to official tournament broadcaster DAZN captured the extreme weather, with heavy rainfall affecting visibility inside the stadium and lightning in the sky above it: Current conditions at TQL Stadium ⛈️😬 Watch the @fifacwc | June 14 – July 13 | Every Game | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #PACSAL — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) June 18, 2025 A statement issued by FIFA to explain the delay read: 'Due to adverse weather conditions in Cincinnati, including the risk of lightning in the vicinity of TQL Stadium, the match between CF Pachuca and FC Salzburg has been suspended. 'FIFA will follow the established safety protocols and the match will resume as soon as it's safe to do so. Advertisement 'We appreciate the patience and understanding of both teams and fans—at the stadium and around the world tuning in live via DAZN—as we continue to prioritise the safety of everyone involved.' Pachuca supporters maintained their spirits during the lengthy delay by singing songs inside the safer environs of the stadium concourse. ¡La banda de los @Tuzos no deja de apoyar! 🗣️💙 A pesar de la tormenta en Cincinnati, la afición de Pachuca lo está dando todo en el #MundialDeClubes. 🔝 — TNT Sports México (@tntsportsmex) June 18, 2025 Salzburg had taken the lead in the 42nd minute when Oscar Gloukh curled a right-footed shot beyond Pachuca goalkeeper Carlos Moreno from outside the penalty area. Salomon Rondon missed several opportunities to bring Pachuca level either side of half-time, including one good opportunity shortly before play was halted. Both teams returned to the pitch to warm up at 8:30pm local time and the match resumed at 8:50pm local time, with Pachuca's Bryan Gonzalez pulling his side level within minutes thanks to a fine left-footed free-kick.
