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The Olympic Esports Games will debut in 2027 in Riyadh, the International Olympic Committee has announced, while laying the groundwork for those to qualify for the inaugural event. The Esports World Cup Foundation will become the founding partner of the Games. The IOC and EWCF will collaborate with key stakeholders to establish qualification pathways, enhance […]
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The Snow League, launched by three-time Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White, has announced a partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, making the hospitality giant the league’s official hotel and loyalty partner for its inaugural season. Snow League is the first professional winter sports league exclusively dedicated to snowboarding and skiing. The league will kick off in Aspen […]
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The North Country Sports Council has announced that the 2025 World Snowshoe Championships, US Snowshoe Championships and Open Championships in Brillion, Wisconsin, will take place in December 2025 instead of the previously scheduled March dates. The new timing allows the event to be integrated with other activities, including the annual Santa Ski at Ariens Nordic […]
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Oklahoma City recently presented International Canoe Federation members with keys to the city as preparations continue for the canoe slalom events in the build-up to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. ICF President Thomas Konietzko, Vice President Lluis Rabaneda and Secretary General Richard Pettit received keys from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt during their two-day visit […]
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Birmingham City Football Club, an English football club in League One, has announced a partnership with the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, the official tourism and marketing organization for the Alabama destination. The GBCVB logo will be featured on the back of Birmingham City uniforms until the end of the 2026–2027 season. The partnership […]
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As Garrett Fahrmann and Joel Lamp walked the grounds of Toyota Field in October 2022, they had completed a transformation of the Madison, Alabama, baseball stadium. Fahrmann, general manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas — the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels — and Lamp, sports development manager for the Huntsville/Madison County CVB, […]
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The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Dublin in 2025, with the Pittsburgh Steelers selected as the designated team. The 2025 NFL Dublin game will take place at Croke Park — the largest sporting arena in Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association — in partnership with the government […]
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The SportsTravel Webinar titled Trends in Sports-Related Travel, sponsored by Memphis Travel, featured three leaders from across the sports-events industry discussing what organizations need to be aware of in the coming year. Brian Gainor, Melany Hugo and Heidi Weber all had insightful comments on the state of the industry as we continue into 2025. Gainor […]
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Visit Baltimore has announced that President and CEO Al Hutchinson will leave the organization when his contract expires on June 30. Hutchinson helped Baltimore become the host city for the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament, which generated $32.5 million in economic impact in 2024. CIAA will return to Baltimore this February 25 through March […]
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The inaugural Phoenix Marathon will launch December 13, 2025 with three distances for runners all within the city’s limits. Endurance event production and technology company Brooksee, an event production company within the endurance space, announced the race launch this week. There will be a 26.2-mile marathon, a 13.1-mile half marathon and a 10K with an […]
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