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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2028 L.A. Olympics schedule: Organizers set dates for several competitions
LA28 released the first look at the 2028 Olympic competition schedule on Monday, exactly three years before the Games open on July 14, 2028. The slate is highlighted by a break in tradition to accommodate the organizing committee's unique, dual-venue opening ceremony plan. Instead of beginning the schedule with swimming, as has been customary in recent Games, track and field will instead take place during the first week of competition from July 15 to 24 at the Coliseum. Swimming will follow from July 22 to 30 at SoFi Stadium, where an indoor pool will be built after the opening ceremony. Advertisement The opening ceremony, now officially scheduled for 5 p.m. PDT on July 14, 2028, will be shared between the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. Swimming will deliver the final competition of the 2028 Olympics as the last medal events are set to begin at 3 p.m. on July 30, 2028. Three hours later, the Olympic Games will conclude with the closing ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum. Read more: Your guide to official venues for 2028 L.A. Olympics and Paralympics Several sports will begin qualifying competitions before the opening ceremony, including cricket. The sport, which is returning to the Games for the first time since 1900, will be played at the Fairgrounds in Pomona and begin competition on July 12, along with soccer, handball, water polo, basketball, rugby and field hockey. Making its Olympic debut, flag football will take place during the first week of competition from July 15 to 22 at BMO Stadium. The early competition could help reduce potential overlap with NFL training camps. Active NFL players are allowed to try out for Olympic national teams, but training camps typically begin in late July. Advertisement The sport will get a premier showcase opportunity in its Olympic debut as all flag football competitions are scheduled for afternoon and evening time slots. The men's medal games are from from 6-8:30 p.m. on July 21, 2028 with the women's finals beginning at 1 p.m. on July 22. Marquee events swimming, track and field, and artistic gymnastics (July 15-20, July 22-25) will dominate the prime-time windows in the United States as the Summer Games return to American soil for the first time since 1996. U.S. viewership of the Olympics waned from 2018 to 2022 as three consecutive Games in Asian countries made for complicated time zone changes. Viewers in the Pacific Time Zone were 16 hours behind live coverage from Tokyo in 2021, when the pandemic-delayed Games averaged a record-low Olympic viewership for NBC. But numbers skyrocketed at the Paris Games, where evening sessions in Europe made for lunchtime viewing stateside, building interest just in time for L.A. to take the torch. Advertisement 'We are energized by today's milestones,' LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said in a statement Monday that also celebrated 1 million enrollments with the youth sports program PlayLA, 'and remain focused on the work ahead as the Road to 2028 continues.' Read more: U.S. flag football players want to end the 'us vs. them' narrative with NFL A full list of times for specific events are expected to be released later this year. LA28 announced its eighth sponsorship deal of the year last week, inking Uber and Uber Eats as the official rideshare and on-demand delivery partners, respectively. The private organizing group plans to release information for volunteer opportunities this year, and registration for the ticket lottery should follow in early 2026. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
In Pictures: Opening of the Island Games in Orkney
Smiling faces waiting to support their island teams as the sun shines over Kirkwall [BBC] The Island Games have kicked off in Orkney, with more than 2,500 people gathered in Kirkwall's Bignold Park for the opening ceremony. The Scottish heatwave brought 19C temperatures on Saturday evening, a rare high for Orkney as other parts of the country baked at more than 30C. Advertisement The Princess Royal opened the games, while Scots TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and BBC Radio Orkney's Stuart Bain hosted the festivities. Smiling competitiors joined together and marched down the streets waving flags with their home island colours. The Princess Royal greeted athletes before she officially opened the 20th Island Games [BBC] The 24 island teams paraded down to the centre of Kirkwall [BBC] Flags are held high as teams flew the colours of their home island [BBC] People gathered outside the Bignold Park in Kirkwall hours before the event to secure a prime spot [BBC] A traditional ceremony in the Island Games involves team representatives pouring water from their home island into a fountain [BBC] Hitra athletes wearing matching bucket hats representing their island [BBC] Orkney has showed its support and many people decorating their houses for the occasion [BBC] Locals have been getting crafty and embracing the Island Games spirit [BBC] Young fans were eager to meet island games mascot, Ola the Orca [BBC]
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
In Pictures: Opening of the Island Games in Orkney
The Island Games have kicked off in Orkney, with more than 2,500 people gathered in Kirkwall's Bignold Park for the opening Scottish heatwave brought 19C temperatures on Saturday evening, a rare high for Orkney as other parts of the country baked at more than Princess Royal opened the games, while Scots TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and BBC Radio Orkney's Stuart Bain hosted the competitiors joined together and marched down the streets waving flags with their home island colours.
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Channel Islands athletes meet Princess Anne as Island Games opens
Channel Island athletes have described meeting Princess Anne at the opening ceremony of the 20th Island Games as a "once in a lifetime" Princess Royal greeted competitors from 24 different island communities as they prepared for the week-long event as she officially opened the games in Orkney on also attended the opening ceremony hosted by Lorraine Kelly, where flag-bearers led their teams in a parade into the town runner Benjamin Mutua and his coach Julie Longden spoke to Anne about their trip to Orkney and their involvement in the games. Mutua is competing in his first Island Games having only lived in Alderney for a couple years after moving to the island from Longden said the encounter was "amazing"."I have met royalty before but because of her love of sport it was so good to talk to her," she said. After hosting the opening ceremony, Kelly said she was honoured to have been asked and that felt like an adopted said she felt "very emotional" at the ceremony because she was so fond of the Orkney islands and was so proud of the way the event had been well as Orkney, she said she would be cheering on Sark in the games as the competition's smallest team."You know, I don't know that the others [Channel Islands] need me, I think because they're so good," she said."Beautiful Sark, amazing and fantastic, I love there's only two of them, and they made more noise than anyone else, it's just great so I'm rooting for them." Spectators Lucy and Nick Le Boutillier travelled from Jersey to the opening ceremony to support their daughter Tilly, who is competing in the to Glasgow and driving a motorhome the rest of the way to Orkney, they said they had been planning their trip ever since she made the Le Boutillier said: "We're her biggest supporters so we're standing firmly on the sidelines to cheer on team Jersey and Tilly."She said the weather had been glorious and the opening ceremony was Le Boutillier said: "We were in the queue for two and a half hours trying to get in, because I think they were only letting around 3,000 people in, so we wanted to make sure we got a spot." Doreen Manson performed at the opening ceremony with her exercise group to promote fitness for older has lived in Orkney her whole life and said the games had brought a great buzz to the place."It's just something that we've never seen before, and all the different athletes coming in from different countries, it's just great, I think, really exciting," she said.
The National
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Post Malone dazzles fans in Saudi during Esports World Cup's kick-off concert
Post Malone kicked off the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh on Thursday night, bringing some of his biggest pop, rap and country hits to the Saudi capital. Opening the show at Kingdom Arena with Circles, Malone followed his 2019 hit with a track list of fan favourites. The crowd revelled in a mix tape of his biggest hits, singing along throughout. Complementing Malone's near-perfect set list were special effects used on stage to bring each song to life. During Sunflower, from the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Malone approached fans and even some of the VIPs in attendance. Later, he shared a moment with chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, one of the Esports World Cup's ambassadors. With the crowd warmed up, it was time for a performance of Malone's 2018 hit song Rockstar, which got some of the loudest crowd appreciation of the night. Despite being a short concert, it served its purpose in getting the people of Riyadh, as well as its visitors, ready and excited for the competition about to unfold. Malone ended his set with a message of good luck to all the competitors at the tournament, and a wish for those attending to enjoy the event. Entertainment at the opening ceremony Malone's set was preceded with a lively performance of the tournament's official song Til My Fingers Bleed by Dino from K-pop band Seventeen, featuring American rapper and singer Duckwrth, and Telle Smith of metal band The Word Alive. Before the artists took to the stage, fans flocked into the arena to enjoy various activations. Many watched as Saudi Arabia's premier esports outfit, Team Falcon, competed in a tournament for the game Valorant. The game was projected on two large screens accompanied by live commentary. Outside the venue, attendees enjoyed dishes from a selection of food trucks, which served up everything from burgers and fries to ice cream and bubble tea. A DJ also provided a soundtrack of remixed tunes. The evening sidestepped many of the typical symbolic moves that signal the start of such a tournament. Instead, the opening ceremony focused on the musical performances. Running until August 24 in Boulevard City, Riyadh, the tournament is the largest esports event in the world, in terms of games played and prize pool for winners. The 2025 tournament features a $70 million prize pool, the largest in esports history. It surpasses last year's total of $62.5 million, showing the growth and ambition of the competition. It will feature 25 tournaments across 24 titles, offering a mix of strategy, shooter, sports, fighting and mobile games. This year, organisers have also set up a fan festival for visitors to enjoy outside of the competition arenas. These areas will host miniature competitions, meet and greets with celebrities and influencers from the world of gaming, as well as a museum dedicated to the history of gaming.
