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Jason Gewirtz has been promoted to senior vice president/content, meeting and sports for the Northstar Meetings Group. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)
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Northstar Travel Group Promotes Jason Gewirtz to Senior Vice President/Content, Meetings and Sports

Northstar Travel Group has announced the promotion of Jason Gewirtz to senior vice president/content, meetings and sports, effective immediately. In this expanded role, Gewirtz will lead Northstar’s global content strategy across the Meetings and Sports portfolios, shaping strategic direction, strengthening key partner relationships and guiding how content is delivered across platforms and events. “Jason has […]

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Birmingham Lands FISE World Series Stop

Birmingham, Alabama, will become the only U.S. host city on the upcoming 2026 FISE (Festival International des Sports Extrêmes) World Series tour. The city will host the inaugural FISE World Series action sports event August 7–9, 2026, with preliminary programming beginning August 6. The three-day urban sports festival aims to transform City Walk BHAM into […]

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Soaring Prices and Technical Glitches Blight Latest FIFA World Cup Ticket Phase

Fans attempting to purchase tickets for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches this summer in the latest release this week were left facing technical issues and soaring top ticket prices on the FIFA website, after the full lineup of teams and the match schedule were confirmed. FIFA’s self-declared “last-minute sales phase,”, which represented the fifth time […]

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The Premier Jumping League has launched (Credit: Premier Jumping League)
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Premier Jumping League Launches with Record $300M Prize Pot

The Premier Jumping League has launched with an unprecedented $300 million guaranteed prize pot as it seeks to define a new era for showjumping. Backed by McCourt Global and its Executive Chairman, Frank McCourt, the PJL is a global competition that is designed to bring together the world’s top riders and horses to compete across […]

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Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Czechia Confirms Mansfield, Texas, Team Base Camp for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Czech Men’s National Soccer Team will use Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas, as its team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. To secure their place at the tournament, Czechia defeated Republic of Ireland in a penalty shootout last week after a 2-2 draw, before […]

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World Rugby Nations Cup Heads to North Carolina, Colorado

The inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup will be staged in Cary and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Denver, among several international destinations. Denver will host the USA Eagles vs. Portugal at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 4. Charlotte will host the U.S. team vs. Zimbabwe at American Legion Memorial Stadium on July 11. […]

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Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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Sweden Locks in Frisco, Texas, Base Camp for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Swedish Men’s National Soccer Team has secured a team base camp training site in North Texas after confirming its qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team won the UEFA Play-Off Path B berth at the tournament, having first defeated Ukraine 3-1 in Valencia, Spain, and then Poland 3-2 in the final on […]

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Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Images for NFL)
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Jacksonville Jaguars to Temporarily Relocate to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium in 2027

The Jacksonville Jaguars have announced that they will temporarily relocate from their home Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium during the 2027 NFL season. It comes after the NFL’s 32 owners unanimously approved terms of a temporary, one-year stadium lease between the Jaguars and not-for-profit event management organization Florida Citrus Sports for […]

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Former IOC President Thomas announcing the French Alps as the 2030 Winter Games host (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee Names Michel Cadot Interim CEO

The executive board of the Organizing Committee for the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as COJOP, has appointed Michel Cadot as its interim CEO, a month after previous Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from the role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. Cadot, who was an interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 […]

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The FIFA World Cup Trophy (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
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Full 2026 FIFA World Cup Lineup and Match Schedule Confirmed

The full lineup of teams participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been confirmed after the conclusion of the final Play-Off Tournaments. A further six national teams qualified this week through the play-offs (Sweden, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czechia, Türkiye, Congo DR and Iraq), almost four months after the Final Draw […]

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