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Pictured at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the Leinster Rugby v Stade Toulousain Heineken Champions Cup semi-final (from left): Dan Leavy (Heineken Champions Cup winner), Niall Rynne, Aviva Stadium Board Chairman, Dominic McKay, EPCR Chairman, Wojciech Boguz, HEINEKEN Ireland Marketing Director, Kevin Potts, IRFU Chief Executive and Mike Ross (Heineken Champions Cup winner)

2023 Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Finals Moved to Aviva Stadium

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will replace Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the host of the European Professional Club Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals in May 2023 with tickets already on sale. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had been scheduled to host the matches but EPCR said that the late conclusion to the 2022-23 Premier League season has […]

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Real Madrid has agreed to a joint venture with U.S.-based Sixth Street in which profits from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will be shared.

Partnership Launched Between Real Madrid, Sixth Street and Legends

Real Madrid has signed an agreement with U.S.-based investment firm Sixth Street and Legends that will leverage the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for potentially new events while giving the club hundreds of millions of dollars in new capital. Sixth Street will pay about $380 million over 20 years for a 30 percent stake in stadium operations. […]

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The new Premier Lacrosse League will play games in 14 cities this season. Photo: Winslow Townson/AP Images for Premier Lacrosse League

Premier Lacrosse League Adds 2023 Championship Series in Sixes Format

The Premier Lacrosse League powered by Ticketmaster has announced that the Championship Series will return in February 2023 in a sixes format, which USA Lacrosse is pushing to be included in the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The top four teams from the 2022 PLL regular season standings will qualify for the tournament. […]

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U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn (4), forward Lynn Williams (13) and teammates acknowledge fans after a 3-1 win over Japan in a SheBelieves Cup match on March 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

U.S. Soccer Agrees to Equal Pay Between Men’s, Women’s National Teams

U.S. Soccer has reached historic agreements with the men’s and women’s national teams, agreeing to collective bargaining agreements with both teams through December 2028 that will have equal pay for the two teams — the first national governing body in the world of soccer to do so. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements […]

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Montgomery Whitewater, a new multi-use complex in the Alabama destination, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2023. Rendering courtesy Montgomery Whitewater.

New Whitewater Center Heading to Montgomery

A long time ago, Megan McKenzie was sent some videos by her sister-in-law after a visit to the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, planting an idea that she could never truly stop thinking about. “There was something so cool about the energy and that it was a man-made facility,” she said. “You don’t have […]

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Elevate Sports Ventures Names Shawn Doss as Chief Business Officer, International

Elevate Sports Ventures has named veteran international sports industry executive Prashanth (Shawn) Doss to the role of chief business officer, international. Doss will be Elevate’s foremost senior executive located in the UK. He will establish the agency’s London-based, international executive team and be responsible for leading business development as well as serving as the lead […]

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Ukrainian athletes, coaches and their family members arrive at Salt Lake City International Airport earlier this week. Photo courtesy Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation

Utah Welcomes Ukrainian Athletes In Training, Humanitarian Effort

The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation is welcoming about 50 displaced Ukrainian athletes, coaches and family members beginning this month in an all-encompassing humanitarian and sporting initiative to provide a safe haven and training opportunities amid unrest and turmoil in their home country due to the invasion by Russia. Every aspect of the group’s needs will […]

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The Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium, which was completed last year, will not be part of the 2023 Asian Cup after China withdrew as host. Photo via the Asian Football Confederation.

China Withdraws as Host of Another International Sporting Event

The Asian Football Confederation is looking for a new host for the 2023 Asian Cup after China withdrew because of COVID-related conditions within the country. “The AFC acknowledges the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the relinquishment by China PR of its hosting rights,” the confederation said, adding it will decide […]

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Kelsey Rush is the current vice president of marketing and communications at Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports.

Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Names Kelsey Rush as President and CEO in Waiting

Kelsey Rush has been named the president and chief executive officer in waiting by the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports board of directors while Don Staley continues to serve as president and CEO until his retirement. “As I transition out of my role as president and CEO at TTS, it’s my belief that Kelsey and the […]

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