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30 Gifts To Buy Yourself Because Work Was Hard This Week And You Deserve A Treat

30 Gifts To Buy Yourself Because Work Was Hard This Week And You Deserve A Treat

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WTA confirms exit of CEO Portia Archer <div id="content-body-70895872" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Portia Archer has stepped down from her role as chief executive officer of the Women’s Tennis Association less than two years after being appointed, the organisation said on Wednesday.</p><p>WTA chair Valerie Camillo informed staff, members and stakeholders of Archer’s departure in a note.</p><p>The letter did not specify a reason for the exit, but said Archer stepped down effective April 20, ahead of her contract renewal.</p><p>Archer, who previously held a senior role at the National Basketball Association, replaced Steve Simon, who stepped aside in late 2023 after eight years in charge. Simon remained executive chairman until Camillo’s appointment in October last year.</p><p>“We are working through a transition plan for the leadership of the WTA and will share an update by mid-May,” Camillo said in the note.</p><p>Appointed in July 2024, Archer oversaw the WTA’s day-to-day business operations and strategy, including efforts to expand into new markets.</p><p>However, her tenure also unfolded against the backdrop of scrutiny over the decision to move the season-ending WTA Finals to Riyadh. The deal, agreed in April 2024 under Simon, saw the first edition staged in the Saudi capital later that year.</p><p>The current three-year agreement runs until the end of this season, with the WTA confirming earlier this month that it is in discussions with potential hosts for the Finals from 2027 onwards.</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 23, 2026</p></div> #WTA #confirms #exit #CEO #Portia #Archer

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Deadspin | Iran ‘fully prepared’ to participate in World Cup <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/27746330.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/27746330.jpg" alt="Soccer: FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Dec 5, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Shaquille O’Neal draws the card of Iran for Group G during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Despite the ongoing conflict at home, the Iran men’s national soccer team is “fully prepared” to participate in the World Cup this summer, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>The team’s involvement was called into question after the United States and Israel began air attacks on Iran in February. The World Cup will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada, but all of Iran’s group-stage games are scheduled to be in the United States.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Mohajerani reported that the Iranian Ministry of Youth and Sports has handled the logistics involved in having the soccer team play in the U.S.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-4"> <p>Last month, Iran sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said on state television, “Considering that this corrupt regime (in the U.S.) has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.”</p> </section> <section id="section-5"> <p>The next day, President Donald Trump posted on social media, “The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>FIFA subsequently refused a request from Iran to have its Group G matches moved to Mexico. Iran is due to play New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, both in Inglewood, Calif., then Egypt on June 26 in Seattle.</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who otherwise has closely allied himself with Trump, said last week, “The Iranian team is coming, for sure. Yes. We hope that by then of course the situation will be a peaceful situation. That would definitely help. But Iran has to come.”</p> </section><br/><section id="section-8"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Iran #fully #prepared #participate #World #Cup

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