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FIFA Approves Expanded Women’s World Cup Field

Coming off the worldwide success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, won by the United States with television audiences across the globe registering record highs, FIFA will seek to capitalize on the increased attention on women’s soccer by increasing the field for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams, eight more than before. […]

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Orlando Metropolitan Area to Host Major Youth Soccer Tournaments

A regular host for Boys and Girls Elite Clubs National League soccer events has signed a multiyear agreement to continue holding two big events through 2023, bringing more than 7,000 participants to the Orlando, Florida, metropolitan area. The agreement with the ECNL will keep the organization’s events in Seminole County for the next four years, […]

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Virginia’s Blue Ridge Lands Ironman 70.3 Event

Ironman has announced that Roanoke, Virginia, will become a multiyear host of the Carilion Clinic Ironman 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge triathlon starting in 2020. The event was previously held in Williamsburg, Virginia. Carilion Clinic is a Roanoke-based health care organization and will serve as the title sponsor of the event, which will be staged June […]

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Dew Tour Names Courtney Gresik Vice President

Courtney Gresik, a Dew Tour veteran since 2005 in multiple roles, has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the tour. Gresik will be in charge of all of the tour’s business aspects including brand strategy, sponsorship relations, partnership revenue, content production, execution and event staging. Gresik has worked in action sports since […]

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Ravens’ Three-Year Stadium Renovation Project Completed

The Baltimore Ravens will showcase the end of a three-year, $120 million renovation project at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday with a free training camp practice, fireworks display and laser show. The stadium, which was built in 1998 and cost $220 million at the time, has gone through $220 million of enhancements since the opening. […]

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Clippers Unveil Plans for Inglewood Arena and Basketball Campus

On the heels of signing two superstars in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday built on their on-court success by revealing plans for a privately financed arena in Inglewood that would set them apart from the in-town rival L.A. Lakers even further. The complex would be down the street from […]

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