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U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has partnered with YouTube for athlete content (Credit: U.S. Ski & Snowboard)

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners with YouTube for Athlete Content

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and YouTube have announced a new partnership, aimed at bringing fans closer to Team USA athletes as they prepare for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan–Cortina, Italy. The pact marks the first partnership between YouTube and a U.S. winter national governing body. Under terms of the deal, YouTube […]

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Atlanta, Georgia (Credit: Brand USA)

Brand USA Launches Trip Planning Hub for World Cup Travellers

Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer, Brand USA has announced the launch of America the Beautiful Game, a new trip planning hub designed to guide football fans as they explore the United States before, during and after the tournament. According to Brand USA, the hub, now live at AmericaTheBeautiful.com/Football, is a resource […]

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NHL Classic
The NHL Heritage Classic will return to Winnipeg in October 2026 (Credit: NHL)

Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic to Return to Winnipeg in 2026

The NHL has announced that the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic will return to Winnipeg in October 2026, with the Winnipeg Jets due to face off outdoors against the Montreal Canadiens. The match at the Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, has been […]

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Ball
The Trionda - the 2026 FIFA World Cup official match ball (Photo by Marcio Machado/FIFA)

2026 FIFA World Cup Groups and Match Schedule Confirmed

The groups and the match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States have been announced in Washington, D.C. For the first time, the tournament will feature 48 teams, including 12 groups of four national teams, and a new round-of-32, before a world champion is decided. The final draw […]

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Vlad Marinescu Elected IESF President

Vlad Marisnescu has been re-elected as president of the International Esports Federation at the organization’s recently concluded 17th Ordinary General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference was staged alongside the 17th World Esports Championship Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Finals. At the meeting, IESF member federations gathered to review the federation’s annual progress, adopt […]

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ESPN Events Launches Xbox Bowl in Frisco

The first Xbox Bowl college football bowl game will be held in Frisco, Texas, at Ford Center at The Star. The ESPN Events-owned game will be staged December 18 at 9 p.m. ET and will feature Missouri State from CUSA, making its first bowl game appearance, against Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference. The […]

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Women’s Euro 2029 Host Soccer
Germany will host UEFA Women's Euro 2029 (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Germany to Host UEFA Women’s Euro 2029

Germany has been selected as the host nation for UEFA Women’s EURO 2029. The decision was made at a meeting on December 3 and announced by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin at a special ceremony shortly afterwards. The bid by the German Football Association (DFB) beat off competition from its counterpart in Poland, as well as […]

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The Men's FIFA World Cup trophy (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

What to Expect from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Draw

The Final Draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place on December 5 and it promises to be a glitzy and milestone occasion for a number of reasons. For the first time, the Men’s FIFA World Cup will be staged in three different countries in the summer of 2026, in Canada, Mexico and the […]

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Paralympians Ezra Frech and Lindi Marcusen on the Challenges of Traveling with Disabilities

Like the millions of people living with disabilities, Paralympians have a multitude of ways they acquired those disabilities. Some like Ezra Frech were born with disabilities and many others like Lindi Marcusen acquired those disabilities later in life, in her case in a car accident just two weeks after her wedding. Nonetheless, the Paralympic Games […]

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RWC 2027 draw
The draw for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup draw has been made (Credit: Rugby World Cup Limited]

Draw Made for Milestone Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027

The draw for the pool stages of the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 in Australia has taken place in Sydney. It was conducted by World Rugby Chair and former Australia international, Brett Robinson, two-time Rugby World Cup winner and former All Black, Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and the most-capped […]

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