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Pitt and Wisconsin to Open 2027 College Football Season in Ireland

The Pittsburgh Panthers and Wisconsin Badgers will open the 2027 college football season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland at Aviva Stadium. The Panthers will be the designated home team for the matchup in Ireland. Pitt and Wisconsin are scheduled to play twice in a two-year period, with the initial meeting […]

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Kaylee Mckeown (Australia) & Qin Haiyang (China) with the overall Swimming World Cup Trophy in 2023. Photo by Istvan Derencsenyi/World Aquatics

World Aquatics Announces Swimming World Cup 2024 Schedule

World Aquatics will have three weeks of competition in Asia for its Swimming World Cup 2024 schedule between October and November. The first event takes place in Shanghai from October 18­–20, while the second is in Incheon, South Korea, from October 24–26. The final swim is in Singapore from October 31 through November 2. The […]

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Lake Placid to Host 2024 IBSF and Luge Meetings

Lake Placid, New York, will host the 2024 Congress for the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation. The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority will play a role in hosting and organizing the two International Federations and national bobsled, skeleton and luge federations that will attend. “Hosting the IBSF and FIL […]

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World Wake Association Heads to Snohomish County and Georgia in 2024

Pine Mountain, Georgia, and Monroe, Washington, will host events as part of the 2024 Nautique Wake Series, organized by the World Wake Association and Nautique Boat Company. The series in its 11th year will combine competitive wakeboarding, with an emphasis on rider development. The U.S. events will be in Pine Mountain, Georgia, at Robin Lake […]

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Blast Partners with Visit Denmark Ahead of Premier Fall Final

Esports entertainment company Blast has partnered with Visit Denmark ahead of the upcoming Fall Final in Copenhagen from November 22­­–26 to promote Denmark as a leading destination and esports hub for fans and travelers. “Denmark is not only a leading destination for world travelers, but it has also positioned itself as a place of choice […]

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Professional Fighters League Acquires Bellator in Major MMA Merger

The Professional Fighters League has completed the acquisition of Bellator from Paramount Global in a merger of two of the biggest mixed-martial arts organizations in the world. PFL will continue the Bellator brand and Bellator will be the “one-off” event product from PFL, which will launch a reimagined Bellator product starting in 2024 of eight […]

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Newcastle United takes on Aston Villa late in the second half at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on the opening weekend of the 2023 Premier League Summer Series in late July. The stadium will host another Premier League friendly this summer between Arsenal and Liverpool. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

European Leagues, Teams Make the Most of Leadup to FIFA 2026 World Cup

While Premier League clubs have been staging summer friendlies in the United States for years, the league itself this past summer for the first time decided to officially organize a series of exhibitions featuring six clubs throughout the East Coast. As Akash Jain, managing director of the Premier League’s U.S. office, got off the train […]

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Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins at Deutsche Bank Park Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. Michigan and Western Michigan are eying the venue for a potential 2026 matchup. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

NFL Brings Big Impact to Frankfurt

Germany has always been fanatic about football — and for years, it has been the leader in European fandom when it comes to American football as well. The Frankfurt Galaxy was the only team that played in every season of the long-ago World League of American Football, winning four World Bowl titles. When the league […]

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Athletes Unlimited’s AUX Softball Heads to Wichita

Athletes Unlimited will bring its AUX Softball competition to Wichita, Kansas, for the first time in the summer of 2024 to start what the league calls a multi-year agreement. “Bringing the premier women’s professional softball league to Wichita is an exciting win,” said Josh Howell, vice president of sports development at Visit Wichita. “We are […]

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League of Legends Worlds 2024 Final Heads to London’s O2 Arena

London’s O2 Arena will host the 2024 League of Legends World Championship on November 2, 2024, the event organizer of one of the world’s largest esports events announced over the weekend. Launched in 2009, its World Championships was held in South Korea this month. It will be the fifth time the event goes to Europe. […]

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