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Spencer Cox has been governor of Utah since 2021 and during that time, sports have played a significant role in his priorities. Last year, the NHL moved a team to Salt Lake City, adding another professional league to the area’s portfolio. MLB is mulling an expansion team there as well. But the region may be […]
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The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has announced that it has selected Austin, Texas, as its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Green Falcons will train at Q2 Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer side Austin FC, and make use of its fields, facilities and […]
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Editor’s Note: This is part of SportsTravel’s ongoing Olympic preview week. Check back each day this week for more. February 2: What to expect at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, by Jason Gewirtz February 3: Previewing each venue — and whether they’ll all be ready, by Paul Stevens February 4: Looking back 20 years at the last Winter […]
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SportsTravel publisher Jason Gewirtz is on the ground in Italy for the Winter Olympic Games. Follow along here for his latest updates. MILAN — The Olympic flame is one of those iconic symbols that has endured for generations. And on the eve of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, thousands packed Milan’s historic Piazza del Duomo […]
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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that reigning FIFA World Cup champion Argentina will be based in Kansas City, Kansas, during this year’s edition of the tournament. Lionel Scaloni’s team will set up at Compass Minerals National Performance Center, the training facility for Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, for its team base camp training […]
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The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled seven venues across the United States that will stage matches for the 2028 Olympic soccer tournaments. The group stage and knockout matches will lead up to the final matches at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, which previously hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup final in […]
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The Uruguayan Football Association has confirmed that its men’s national soccer team will be based in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. La Celeste (Sky Blues) will stay at the Fairmont Mayakoba during the tournament, while its training camp will be […]
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Editor’s Note: This story is part of SportsTravel’s Olympics preview, which began Monday with Jason Gewirtz’s overview of the top storylines to watch for this month at the Games in Italy. The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina are fast approaching (February 6–22 and March 6–15) and final preparations for the events […]
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FIFA has announced the launch of Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026, a program that it says will unite communities across the tournament co-host country from 11 June—19 July 2026. Delivered as a series of free-to-the-public, one-day community celebrations across the country, FIFA says that Canada Celebrates will “bring football fans together for live […]
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The southern city of Guiyang will host pentathlon’s flagship competition in August 2026, kickstarting a two-week festival of UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) sports in China styled “Race Across China.” The UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Championships (August 24–30) in the capital of Guizhou Province will be followed closely by the second edition of the […]
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