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The Premier Jumping League has launched (Credit: Premier Jumping League)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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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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European Games Istanbul 2027 Sports Program Approved

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) Executive Committee has approved the sports program for the fourth European Games Istanbul 2027, strengthening the event’s role on Europe’s pathway to the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028. The program, approved on March 13 during the EOC Executive Committee meeting, was developed in close cooperation with the […]

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The first tickets will soon go on sale for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles (Credit: LA28)

LA28 Announces Verified Multi-Platform Ticket Resale Program as Ticket Drop Approaches

LA28 has announced its verified multi-platform ticket resale program will open in 2027 with multiple points of access for LA28 ticket resale, as the first ticket drop of the Olympic Summer Games approaches. Along with AXS and Eventim as the Official Secondary Ticket Marketplace, other verified resale platforms will include Ticketmaster and Sports Illustrated Tickets. […]

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Super Bowl to Return to Las Vegas in 2029

The National Football League has confirmed that Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium will return to host Super Bowl LXIII in 2029. The announcement was made at this week’s NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix, following a review by the NFL’s Fan Engagement & Major Events Committee and a vote by full ownership. Super Bowl LXIII will mark […]

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