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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The current state of the running industry, case studies of emerging marathon events around the world, and the future of mass participation sports globalization were all on the agenda at the 2026 Global Running Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hosted by World Athletics in collaboration with Danish Athletics, the fifth edition of the […]
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The 2026 World Athletics World Road Running Championships and coinciding Global Running Conference, held in Copenhagen last weekend, served as both a nod to the past and a look toward the future of mass participation events. It also highlighted just how far the movement has progressed in the last five decades. A […]
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The International Table Tennis Federation has announced its upcoming World Cup calendar, including France being awarded hosting duties for the ITTF Singles World Cup in successive years. Montpellier will host its first ITTF Singles World Cup from March 29 through April 4, 2027, at the Sud de France Arena. A year later, Paris will host […]
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World Athletics has announced that Nairobi, Kenya, will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, while Munich, Germany, will do the same in 2031. The decision was announced during the 242nd World Athletics Council Meeting in Budapest, which was held from September 14—15. It means that the World Athletics Championships will be held in Africa for […]
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UEFA, the governing body for football in Europe, has announced that Munich, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain, will host the 2028 and 2029 UEFA Champions League finals, respectively, among a host of announcements at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece. Munich Football Arena (otherwise known as the Allianz Arena) will host the 2028 UEFA […]
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CyberHero, which describes itself as “the world’s first global humanoid robot sports league,” has officially launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Chinese esports company Hero Esports, which hosts the events, has announced plans to bring the league to eight cities around the world. The inaugural event in Riyadh was the first in […]
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It might be stating the obvious to say that Borough Hall, Greenwich, in London, is a world away from Japan. But on a sweltering summer’s night in the capital, the site was transformed into a sumo wrestling venue that would not have looked out of place alongside the arenas in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya that […]
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To capitalize on the booming sports tourism trend and the success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, adventure tour operator G Adventures is launching Away Games, a new series of premium trips designed to bring football/soccer enthusiasts together to celebrate the community, traditions and passion that come with the sport’s culture. The […]
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The NFL is going global like never before this season — and wasting no time in doing so. The first game of the league’s 107th season kicks off with a rare Wednesday game, a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at Lumen Field. The next day — in the league’s […]
Continue ReadingThe “Summer of Soccer” isn’t over just yet. American fans who might still be experiencing withdrawal symptoms after the end of the World Cup in mid-July won’t have to wait long to watch many of the players who starred across North America a few months ago, from Kylian Mbappe to Rodri to Harry Kane. That’s […]
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