Year: 2024

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USA Cricket Starts Process to Become Certified National Governing Body

USA Cricket has announced the start of its process to become the sport’s certified National Governing Body after two days of initial meetings with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. USA Cricket is currently the national federation for cricket in the United States and is officially recognized by the International Cricket Council, which will […]

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Kevin Michael Hired as Executive Director of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports

USA Water Ski & Wake Sports has hired Kevin Michael as the organization’s next executive director. Michael, 48, comes to the national governing body with more than 30 years of experience in the towed water sports industry. He most recently served as the executive director of the Water Sports Industry Association during a nine-year tenure […]

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final. Photo via Associated Press
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MetLife Stadium to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final as the schedule and host city allotments were announced on Sunday, two years out from when the biggest World Cup in history comes to North America. MetLife Stadium won the right to host the final in a two-venue competition against […]

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The FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy is shown during the FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)
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What We’re Hearing About the 2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule

(Editor’s Note: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement in July 2022 of which cities will host games and an inside view […]

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Canada forward Sidney Crosby, left, scores a goal past Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the second period of the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It was the last time NHL players participated in the Olympics. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

NHL Players will Return to Olympic Winter Games in 2026

The best hockey players in the world will again participate in the Winter Olympic Games, beginning with the 2026 Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy, the National Hockey League announced, as well as adding another international event to the calendar that will see an exclusive group of nations participate. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement in […]

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Playfly Sports Goes International with Evolution Sports Acquisition

Playfly Sports has announced the acquisition of London-based Evolution Sports to work with Playfly’s U.S. team to maximize commercial potential of its clients through activations and sponsorships. The acquisition of Evolution, with Dan Lipman and Archie Woodhead joining Playfly as co-managing directors, will provide Playfly with its first international office while accelerating the company’s global […]

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Sports ETA Seeks Industry Participation for Survey

The Sports Events & Tourism Association is seeking data from sports-event industry professionals that will be used to create the 2023 State of the Industry Report, which will be unveiled at the association’s annual symposium in April. The report, conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, and sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group, will […]

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The Residences at Utah Olympic Park is one of the "in house" properties that would be utilized for a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.

Salt Lake 2034 Olympic Organizers Near Lodging Goal

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games has already secured over 21,000 hotel rooms for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, nearly fulfilling the targeted goal more than a decade out from when the Games would return to Utah for the first time since 2002. Salt Lake City has been named the Preferred […]

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Lima, Asuncion Bid For 2027 Pan Am Games

The capitals of Peru and Paraguay will bid to stage the 2027 Pan Am Games after the Colombian city of Barranquilla was stripped of its hosting rights last month for failing to meet its contractual obligations. Lima and Asuncion are the official candidates, the governing body Panam Sports said Thursday. The candidatures include letters signed […]

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Phil Mickelson celebrates after winning the final round at the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

LIV Golf Reveals 2024 Regular Season Format Changes

LIV Golf has released league format enhancements ahead of this week’s 2024 season-opening event at LIV Golf Mayakoba in Mexico. LIV has instituted new rules effective for the 2024 season spanning across field size, counting scores, individual points distribution, season-long individual standings and qualification for the Team Championship. “The competition updates for 2024 reflect a […]

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