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Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Laver Cup 2026 to be hosted at London's O2 Arena
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Laver Cup - Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany - September 22, 2024 Rod Laver alongside the trophy during the presentation after Team Europe won the Laver Cup REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo The 2026 men's Laver Cup tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World will be held at London's O2 Arena from September 25-27, organisers said on Wednesday. The O2 Arena also held the event's fifth edition in 2022. This year's eighth tournament is set to take place in San Francisco from September 19-21. "The response from London – from fans, partners and players – was truly overwhelming" Laver Cup chairman Tony Godsick said in a statement. "The appetite to see Laver Cup return was impossible to ignore." The tournament, named after Australian great Rod Laver, pits six top players from Europe and the rest of the world against each other in singles and doubles matches. Defending champions Team Europe have won five of the seven editions so far. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Laver Cup 2026 to be hosted at London's O2 Arena
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Laver Cup - Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany - September 22, 2024 Rod Laver alongside the trophy during the presentation after Team Europe won the Laver Cup REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo (Reuters) -The 2026 men's Laver Cup tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World will be held at London's O2 Arena from September 25-27, organisers said on Wednesday. The O2 Arena also held the event's fifth edition in 2022. This year's eighth tournament is set to take place in San Francisco from September 19-21. "The response from London – from fans, partners and players – was truly overwhelming" Laver Cup chairman Tony Godsick said in a statement. "The appetite to see Laver Cup return was impossible to ignore." The tournament, named after Australian great Rod Laver, pits six top players from Europe and the rest of the world against each other in singles and doubles matches. Defending champions Team Europe have won five of the seven editions so far. (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
The Sun
01-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Luke Littler pulls out of major tournament as World Darts champion follows through on threat to fans
LUKE LITTLER has withdrawn from the European Darts Grand Prix this weekend. The 18-year-old will be the only player ranked in the PDC top 20 to miss the event in Sindelfingen, Germany. His absence will not be a shock to many fans given his tumultuous relationship with German darts crowds. At the Uber Arena in Berlin last month, Littler was greeted with hostility ahead of his quarter-final match against Chris Dobey. Some members of the crowd booed the world champion, who responded by making gestures. Darts star Max Hopp - who was there as a pundit - admitted he didn't expect to hear boos. He even criticised the treatment of the Nuke. Hopp said: "I heard it too. He was interacting a lot with the crowd, making gestures and engaging with them. "But I don't understand why people would boo him. "They should be thanking him! The fact that prize money is about to skyrocket is all because of him." Littler was also booed at the German Darts Grand Prix in Munich two weeks ago. After the event, he took to social media to share his discontent. On Instagram, the Nuke wrote: "Shouldn't have been in Munich but had to play anyway. "Next one in Germany for me is Dortmund and I am glad to say that."
