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This is part of an occasional series spotlighting companies, destinations or individuals that will be attending the TEAMS Conference & Expo for the first time. This year’s edition will take place from October 26—29 in Birmingham, Alabama, and will feature a Rookie Reception for first-time attendees. That event will be on Monday, October 26 at […]
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The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, or BTEA, has signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding with Matchroom Pool to bring the World Pool Championship to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time. The multiyear partnership with Matchroom Pool, an organizer and promoter of professional pool competitions around the world, brings the World Nineball Tour […]
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SailGP, an international sailing competition founded in 2018, has opened its first year-round training base in Pensacola, Florida. The American Magic High Performance Center will act as the center of SailGP’s international fleet and athlete training efforts. “The SailGP training base is more than a facility — it is the infrastructure that enables the next […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, has announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Northstar Meetings Group through 2028, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing research, economic impact measurement and industry advocacy. Under the renewed agreement, Northstar Meetings Group, publisher of SportsTravel and organizer […]
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Joshua Paul has been named Director of Sports at the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, where he will lead efforts to attract sporting events and grow sports tourism throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Paul brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across hospitality, sales, marketing, and sports tourism. Throughout his career, he has held senior […]
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For more than a century, the name “Wembley Stadium” has been synonymous with football. Of course, as the longtime home of the English national team — first in the stadium’s original incarnation until its demolition in 2000, and then in its current iteration since 2007 — that has meant it is best known as a […]
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Formula 1 will officially return to Africa as part of a 10-year agreement with Rwanda. The Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, is set to join the calendar in the early 2030s, marking the first Grand Prix on the African continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix in Kyalami. The long-term […]
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The Professional Softball League is building on its first season of fastpitch competition by bringing together six independently-owned member teams for a 40-game season in 2027. This year’s inaugural campaign featured five teams: the Atlanta Smoke, Florida Breeze, Florida Vibe, Kansas City Diamonds and New York Rise. The Breeze and Rise will not return in […]
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Squash players from around the world marked World Squash Day on October 10 by taking part in a range of initiatives and celebrations, as a sign of the sport’s growing participation globally. That growth is poised for an even bigger boost when the sport makes its Olympic debut in 2028 in Los Angeles. World Squash […]
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World Netball, the world governing body for netball, has announced that England Netball has been awarded the rights to host the 18th edition of the Netball World Cup in 2031 in Manchester. The pinnacle event in the sport, featuring 16 nations, will be held at Co-op Live, the next-generation live entertainment arena in Manchester. It […]
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