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The 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled highlighting many of the iconic features of the host city, Dallas. Dallas will play host in 2023 to all three NCAA women’s basketball national championships during a 48-hour span at the American Airlines Center in downtown. The NCAA will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary […]
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Troon, a leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, has announced it will acquire Peter Burwash International, a leading tennis management company whose portfolio includes more than 30 properties globally. Founded in 1975, Peter Burwash International specializes in tennis instruction, program development, marketing, operations and daily tennis activities for five-star resorts, hotels […]
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The WTA Tour has announced that it will suspend all tournaments in China and Hong Kong as it awaits confirmation of the safety of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. WTA Tour Chairman Steve Simon released the statement on Wednesday afternoon, saying in part, “I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there […]
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The sport of polo is set for a higher profile thanks to a new agreement between the U.S. Polo Association and ESPN. Global Polo Entertainment, the entertainment and media subsidiary of USPA Global Licensing Inc., which manages USPA, has announced a landmark deal with the network that will bring the finals of the top seven […]
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The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, the official destination marketing organization for Virginia Beach, Virginia, has named Nancy Helman as its new director, effective November 29. Helman is the first female to lead the city’s tourism program since its inception. Helman was named the interim Virginia Beach CVB director in November 2020 and is […]
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ASM Global has named Jason Oberlander as chief commercial officer to dramatically expand its partnerships. Oberlander was a key architect of the growth of Learfield IMG College, which holds the multimedia rights to more than 200 of the nation’s top collegiate athletic properties including the vast majority of Power 5 programs. “We have the scale, […]
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NASCAR, which returned to the Nashville market this past season with its first Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, may be setting up the potential for a second track in the destination to get a future Cup Series weekend. A proposal by Bristol Motor Speedway to revitalize the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was agreed to by […]
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Meetings management titan Cvent announced in July that it planned to go public during the fourth quarter of 2021 via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II. The company now expects to be listed on the Nasdaq exchange the morning of December 9, Cvent founder and CEO Reggie Aggarwal told […]
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The World Breaking Classic has selected Plus Seven Company as its 2022 United States event production partner, granting P7c the exclusive rights to host the 2022 WBC USA Open World Qualifier. The announcement coincides with the unveiling of WBC’s global rebrand as well as its return next year to hosting live events. The ’22 USA […]
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HotelPlanner has announced a multiyear service provider partnership with U.S. Figure Skating, becoming the preferred hotel reservations provider for the national governing body and its fans. This deal follows HotelPlanner’s recent sports-related announcements with the NBA G League and Orlando Magic, among others. “Figure skating is a beloved sport across the United States with millions […]
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