Tag: US Open

US Open game washed away as skies open up

Article posted by Coliseum, September 3^rd, 2021

Rain poured through the gaps in the roof of the Louis Armstrong Stadium (US) on the night of September 1st, disrupting second-round play at the US Open. The Louis Armstrong Stadium, which holds 14,000 seats, was updated ahead of the 2018 US Open with a naturally ventilated roof. The ‘ESPN’... » Read more

US Open golf tee-off sans spectators

Article posted by Coliseum, August 7^th, 2020

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has decided that this year’s US Open will be held without spectators in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic which is continuing to wreak havoc in the United States. The United States Golf Association is the United States’ national association of... » Read more

US Open on course; top guns a ‘worried’ lot

Article posted by Coliseum, July 2^nd, 2020

In what will be music to the ears for tennis fans around the world, the United States Tennis Association announced recently that both the 2020 US Open and 2020 Western & Southern Open will be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York.... » Read more

Is Amazon aiming beyond sports broadcast rights?

Article posted by Coliseum, July 24^th, 2018

After Amazon’s pioneering move to secure the online broadcasting rights for English Premier League (EPL) football matches in a bidding war for sports events last month, it is being reported that the online retailing giant is in the race to replace Ticketmaster as the ticketing platform for... » Read more