45 h. ago FIFA's Club World Cup branded a 'disaster' with just over 3,000 fans in attendance at 25,500

Chelsea's opening match against Los Angeles FC, played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, was more than three-quarters empty with just 22,000 fans inside the 75,000-capacity venue.

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3 d. ago Fernández seals Chelsea win over LAFC at Club World Cup but fans stay away

Group D: Chelsea 2-0 LAFC (Neto 34, Fernández 79)Crowd of 22,137 in 75,000-capacity Atlanta venueChelsea bought Liam Delap to score goals but they will not complain if their new No 9 also makes them. There is range to Delap’s game and this was an impressive start from the 22-year-old, whose late assist for Enzo Fernández ensured that his new side opened their Club World Cup campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC.Enzo Maresca will be pleased. There is healthy competition for places in attack now that Delap has joined for the bargain price of £30m. Nicolas Jackson looks ready for the battle. He responded well, setting up the opening goal for Pedro Neto as Chelsea cruised past limited opposition from Major League Soccer in Group D. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Delap impact helps Chelsea see off LAFC at Club World Cup but fans stay away

Group D: Chelsea 2-0 LAFC (Neto 34, Fernández 79)Attendance of 22,137 for game at 75,000-capacity venueThe good news for the marketing gurus at Fifa is that the 22,137 fans who turned up to watch Chelsea cruise past Los Angeles FC in their Club World Cup opener at least witnessed the surge of excitement provided by Liam Delap coming off the bench to spark an otherwise forgettable contest into life on his debut.In reality this will not go down as one of the great sporting occasions. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium can hold crowds of 75,000 but staging this match at 3pm on a Monday afternoon was probably not the wisest scheduling move. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Campaigners consider legal action against Scottish government after supreme court gender ruling

For Women Scotland says public discussion around legal definition of women has shifted to debates about toilets policyFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Women Scotland group mulls more legal action after UK supreme court gender ruling

Campaigners say they have spoken to Scottish government about lack of action on prisons and schools guidance amid focus on toiletsFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘We don’t want to go back to court’, says women’s group over gender ruling delay

The comments came at a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Badenoch to call for end to oil and gas windfall tax and ban on new licences

She will speak at her first Scottish Conservative conference since taking over as Tory leader.

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2 w. ago The Sports Bra, the first US bar focused on women’s sports, expanding to four more cities

Potential franchisees are being asked to pay nearly $900,000 to open new venues

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2 w. ago Coachella threatens Steps star Ian 'H' Watkins for 'Cowchella' name of his tiny Welsh pop festival

The 49-year-old had been happily organising his 'Cowchella' festival in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, when the 250,000-capacity music venue got in touch.

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2 w. ago Coachella costs Steps star Ian 'H' Watkins thousands by insisting he change name of his tiny Welsh pop festival 'Cowchella'

The 49-year-old had been happily organising his 'Cowchella' festival in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, when the 250,000-capacity music venue got in touch.

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2 w. ago Morgan Wallen’s London Show Gets 300,000 Ticket Requests for 3,000

Morgan Wallen’s London Show Gets 300,000 Ticket Requests for 3,000-Seat Venue  107.9 Coyote Country

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4 w. ago Top Scottish conference venue sees 79,000 visitors give £78 million boost to economy

“Our focus has always been to position the EICC as one of the world’s leading and most sustainable conference centres” – Marshall Dallas, departing CEO

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