Soccer Takes Over Manhattan Before World Cup

Italian Microsoft executive Bruno Invernizzi has observed the transformation while flying over Manhattan, noting how soccer fields have become increasingly prominent in the city's aerial view. The growing presence of soccer pitches across the urban landscape signals the sport's rising popularity ahead of the World Cup. rocore.sbs

As soccer continues to expand its footprint in New York City, traditional sports like baseball and basketball are facing new competition for space and attention from the increasingly visible soccer infrastructure.

Conchita Martínez, entrenadora de Mirra Andreeva: "A veces somos nuestras peores enemigas de tan perfeccionistas"

Conchita Martínez hizo historia junto a Arantxa Sánchez para el tenis español. Es una de las leyendas de la raqueta de un deporte "por el que siento pasión", subraya a MD con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja. Fue campeona de Wimbledon 1994 como jugadora, siente casi la misma satisfacción viendo reunidas en París a Garbiñe Muguruza, a la que ayudó a ganar Wimbledon 2017 y a la rusa Mirra Andreeva, que acaba de proclamarse campeona de Roland Garros 2026, con la oscense teniendo protagonismo como entrenadora y directora del equipo que ha formado alrededor de la perla siberiana de 19 años.

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Nelly Korda wins US Open ahead of Charley Hull to claim second consecutive major

American survives close putt on final hole

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Korda claims $2.5m first prize for victory
England’s Hull misses out on first major title

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Nelly Korda won the US Women’s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in.

Korda’s first US Open win is the fourth major victory of her career, and she claimed it with a steady two-under 69 in the final round – but only after her second putt on the 18th green – from a little over 2ft – caught the edge and toured half the circumference of the hole before falling.

Florentino Pérez to remain as Real Madrid president after overwhelming election win

Enrique Riquelme loses challenge against Pérez
José Mourinho will now be confirmed as manager

Florentino Pérez will continue as president of Real Madrid after winning their first elections in 20 years, paving the way for his plans to sell 5% of the club. Pérez, who has been president for 23 years across two spells – first between 2000 and 2006 and then since 2009, winning the last five elections unopposed – polled 65%. The 37-year-old challenger, Enrique Riquelme, lost with 35% after a total of 33,555 members exercised their right to vote. The results were held up after Riquelme challenged the validity of around 1,000 postal votes, of which over 400 were eventually struck off.

The victory means that José Mourinho should be formally announced as manager on Monday, with Madrid paying Benfica a €15m (£13m) release fee for the Portuguese coach. Pérez had also promised to make a bid of “at least €150m” on Tuesday for an unnamed “galactico” understood to be Michael Olise. Riquelme said he would appoint Raúl González Blanco as his sporting director and he would attempt to convince Jürgen Klopp to come as coach. He also said he was confident of signing Erling Haaland and Rodri.

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Korda lips in putt on 18th hole to seal U.S. Women’s Open victory Watch as Nelly Korda’s final putt on the 18th hole just catches the lip and drops in the hole to seal her U.S. Women’s Open victory by one stroke.

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Soccer Takes Over Manhattan Before World Cup