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The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will stay in Las Vegas through 2035, the Las Vegas Events Board of Trustees and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Board of Directors have announced. The NFR has taken place at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV every year since 1985 (with the exception of the […]
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World Athletics will become the first international federation to award prize money to winning athletes at an Olympic Games starting at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The federation will make available a total prize pot of $2.4 million, which will come from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation that World Athletics receives every […]
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will clash when the NFL goes to São Paulo, Brazil, in Week 1 of the 2024 regular season on September 6, 2024 — the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of the opening weekend since 1970. The game will take place at Corinthians […]
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Unrivaled Sports, the newly launched sports venture from Josh Harris, David Blitzer and the Cherin Group, has announced the acquisition of YTH Sports, adding a soccer organization to the company’s growing portfolio. The addition of YTH Sports is expected to bring Unrivaled Sports’ event assets to nearly 600,000 athletes and 1.2 million attendees in 2024 […]
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The Chicago Red Stars will host Bay FC at Wrigley Field on June 8, making it the first National Women’s Soccer League match played at one of the country’s most iconic venues. The undefeated Red Stars will take on Bay FC in their second meeting of the season. The Red Stars feature four players who […]
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Premier League heavyweight Liverpool will play LaLiga club Real Betis at Acrisure Stadium in the Iron City Showdown on July 26 in Pittsburgh. These two teams have not faced each other since the 2005 group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Entering the weekend, Liverpool is tied for first on points with Arsenal atop the […]
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Visit Anaheim has announced that Mike Waterman has been appointed the president and chief executive officer of the organization, effective April 29. Waterman, a hospitality veteran with over 30 years of leadership and sales experience, previously served as chief sales officer at Visit Orlando. Prior to Visit Orlando, Waterman was the president and chief executive […]
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The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement Tuesday with work to begin by the end of April as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. The hugely popular landmark in central Paris has seen soaring visitor numbers […]
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A new study examining global trends in hosting in-person esports events has concluded that Raleigh, North Carolina, is among the top destinations for such events. The project, which examined in-person esports tournaments in North America, Europe and the Nordic region from 2019–2023, was conducted by PLAYHRDR Advisors, the Greater Raleigh Esports Local Organizing Committee and […]
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Norway, Denmark and Croatia will jointly host the 29th International Handball Federation Men’s World Championship from January 14 through February 2, 2025. The three organizers originally applied separately for the 2025 World Championship and merged their bids. A prerequisite for hosting together was the division of semifinals in two host countries. Oslo and Zagreb will […]
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