Orlando: How theme park city is becoming sporting hotbed Sport Business Bidding to host major sports tournaments is no mean feat but Orlando has managed to find itself in the middle of the scrum, they tell City AM. A football or rugby World Cup doesn’t come around too often. England last hosted the men’s Fifa World Cup in 1966 and is set to stage the women’s [...]
Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton Sport Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays, had its fabric roof ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton this week. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane having been a Category 5 just hours before it hit Tampa – home of the baseball team and former Super Bowl winners the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who [...]
‘Dangerous and destructive’ Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida News Hurricane Milton has made landfall as a Category Three storm, with the Met Office warning it will be “dangerous and destructive” as thousands of UK holidaymakers had their flights to Florida cancelled. Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at about 8.30pm local time. The US National Hurricane Centre reports the hurricane had maximum sustained [...]
London insurance sector braces for Atlantic hurricane season August 21, 2024 As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak, the London insurance market is preparing for the fallout.