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Augusta Stone is the newest member of the SportsTravel editorial team, having started as associate editor on August 10. Stone brings five years of professional reporting experience across the travel and sports industries. She joins SportsTravel from The Points Guy, a travel brand focused on maximizing points and miles from loyalty programs, where she worked […]
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This summer’s FIFA World Cup in North America showed the power of fan experiences and activations, and how events are increasingly expanding beyond the footprint of the main show to attract new legions of fans and heighten partner brand exposure. From fan festivals to live match viewings and immersive art exhibits, these creative experiences can be […]
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The UTMB World Series is adding two new events to its 2027 calendar, one in Hiroshima, Japan, and the other in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Hiroshima Ultra-Trail UTMB will take place from April 9—11, 2027 with three distances available: 100K, 50K and 20K. The race will take runners from the heart of the city into the […]
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The Ellinikon, spearheaded by LAMDA Development, has reached a major milestone with the opening of The Ellinikon Sports Park, the project’s first large-scale public sports and wellness destination in Athens, Greece. With a total surface of six million square meters, the Ellinikon is reported to be the largest urban regeneration project in Europe. It marks […]
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USA Triathlon, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, will host a first-of-its-kind meeting for triathlon race directors at TEAMS ’26 in Birmingham, Alabama, in partnership with the Northstar Meetings Group, organizers of the TEAMS Conference & Expo. Under the agreement, USA Triathlon will invite triathlon race directors across the United […]
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The road to the Final Four in Detroit will start with a marathon in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Those cities will host a total of eight games on November 2 as part of a day-long tip-off event for the 2026–2027 men’s college basketball season being brought to life by the […]
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Last month, just days after hosting its eighth and final FIFA World Cup match, Los Angeles marked the official two-year countdown to hosting an even bigger global spectacle: the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. This week, another important part of the massive preparation for those Games takes place, as the second LA28 Ticket Drop runs from […]
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Athletic Ventures, the joint venture between UK Athletics, London Marathon Events and The Great Run Company, has announced that it has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in London, England. The venture successfully reached an agreement with English Football League Championship club West Ham United that would allow it to […]
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Electronic Arts Inc has announced the closure of its acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for a reported $55 billion. It follows an initial agreement to purchase the digital entertainment company, which was announced in September 2025, and the formal approval of the deal by EA stockholders in December […]
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The name and brand identity for Cleveland, Ohio’s WNBA expansion franchise has been unveiled as the Cleveland Sirens. Owned and operated by Rock Entertainment Group and Chairman Dan Gilbert, the Cleveland Sirens will begin play as the WNBA’s 16th franchise at Rocket Arena in the 2028 season. Gilbert has paid a $250 million expansion fee […]
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