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Abu Dhabi has been confirmed as the host for the Games of the Future 2025, taking place December 18–23 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. The event will feature a range of disciplines, including “phygital” football and phygital shooter, as well as tech sports and esports. Each discipline sees athletes first compete in a […]
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Kannapolis, North Carolina, will host the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team for two games in the summer at Atrium Health Ballpark. The first game will be June 29 as the opener of the USA Baseball annual Stars vs. Stripes series. After contests in Cary and Fayetteville, North Carolina, the series goes back to Kannapolis on July 4 […]
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Visit Huntington Beach President and Chief Executive Officer Kelly Miller has announced plans to retire effective October 15 after 12 years with the bureau and nearly 35 years in the visitor industry overall. Miller played a role in Huntington Beach being considered as a venue for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The […]
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Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa will host the next three American Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The 2026 Championships will be held at Legacy Arena at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham. The 2027 and 2028 championships will take place at the Yuengling Center in Tampa. Both venues will host the championships for the […]
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USA Weightlifting saw three of its members win elections during the International Weightlifting Federation’s conference May 23–25 in Riyadh as Ursula Papandrea, Paula Aranda and Kyle Pierce all have been selected to key roles with the IWF. Papandrea will remain in her position of first vice president, Aranda will serve on the Development and Education […]
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Scottish club Glasgow Rangers are under new ownership after an American group of investors including 49ers Enterprises have bought 51% of the soccer team, making a long-awaited takeover official. Andrew Cavenagh becomes the new chair at Rangers with Paraag Marathe, the president of 49ers Enterprises, as vice-chair. 49ers Enterprises is the investment arm of the […]
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The Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina has been selected to host the 2026 Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The event will span five days from February 24–28 and will mark the first time the venue will host the Big 12’s swimming and diving championship and only the second time the Big 12’s […]
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The 2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will travel to Salt Lake City, the first time the event will be held in the state of Utah and the future host of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. “We are excited to bring the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships to Salt Lake City for the first time,” […]
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The United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association’s 55th National Championships will be in Rapid City, South Dakota, June 16–21, the third time the USTA has held the National Championships in Rapid City. The event will bring more than 110 teams and 1,600 athletes to Rapid City, where they will compete in over 3,500 events, including […]
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Visit Wichita has announced the addition of Chris Spall as sports sales manager. Spall will be responsible for developing relationships with local, regional and national sports stakeholders to attract sporting events to Wichita. Prior to joining Visit Wichita, Spall served as the director of development for Wichita State athletics for 12 years, specializing in fundraising, […]
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