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MAM Rio, which will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Final Draw on December 11, 2026 (Credit: FIFA / MAM Rio)

2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Draw Set for December 11 in Rio de Janeiro

The Final Draw for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil will be held on December 11 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, also known as MAM Rio. The event will bring together representatives of all of the qualified teams, as well as those still in contention via the Play-Off […]

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Carlos Alcaraz is the returning men's singles champion at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

U.S. Open Preview: Accessibility, Innovation and Renovation

It has been a summer to remember for New Yorkers. The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship in more than 50 years, MetLife Stadium in neighboring New Jersey hosted a FIFA World Cup Final, and now the fourth and final tennis Grand Slam of the year is back in Queens with unprecedented scale. […]

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Sumo Championship League to Host First Event in Austin

Sumo Championship League has announced the first three stops of its inaugural season. The new professional sumo league will debut in the Austin area, with an October 10 event at the nearby H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Competition continues November 7 at Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena, and the league will close out the year […]

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Sujay Jaswa, left, Jeffrey Katzenberg, center, and Keith Barlow, right (Credit: XENOM, Athletech News)

XENOM, the Decathlon of Fitness, Launches in London

XENOM, the Decathlon of Fitness, a 10-event, stadium-scale global fitness competition, will hold its first edition in London this weekend. The competition, which standardizes and scores total human performance on a universal points-based index, is designed to create a first repeatable global benchmark for athletes. Open to everyone, it tests athletes’ endurance, gymnastic ability, weightlifting, […]

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The Coke 10K has been a staple in Corinth for years. (Courtesy of Coke 10K)

Countdown in Corinth: How a Small Mississippi Town is Preparing for a New Race

Corinth, Mississippi, has long been a destination for runners, and now it is gearing up for a spotlight moment this fall. The town of just over 14,000 residents nestled against the Tennessee border will host its first half marathon, the Chick-fil-A Corinth Half Marathon, on November 7. This event adds to the city’s calendar of […]

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TEAMS Europe team members visited Manchester for the first site visit last week

First Look: TEAMS Europe ’27 Heads to the Home of Champions

Following a successful fifth edition in Birmingham, UK, earlier this year, TEAMS Europe is heading to Manchester from March 23—25, 2027, and prospective attendees can now register their interest to attend and exhibit. With preparations well underway for the event, staffers from Northstar Meetings Group and its flagship SportsTravel media brand, which produces TEAMS Europe, […]

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LA Memorial Coliseum LA28 renderings (Credit: LA28)

LA City Council Approves Update to LA28 Cost Control Master Agreement

Los Angeles City Council has approved a deal with organizers of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games that aims to control costs during the global multisport event, despite a long delay in securing the agreement, and opponents arguing that the arrangement does not go far enough. On August 12, the City Council authorized an amendment […]

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The NHL is expanding its footprint in Germany (Credit: NHL / NHLPA)

NHL Expands Footprint in Germany With Global Series, FC Bayern Deal

The National Hockey League is expanding its footprint further into Germany, as it was announced that the cities of Munich and Cologne would host NHL regular-season games for the first time during the 2027-2028 season. During the 2027 NHL Global Series Germany, the Boston Bruins will play two games at SAP Garden in Munich (the […]

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Jill Ellis, Thayissa Plum and Laura Georges (left to right) during the 2027 World Cup Draw in Zurich, Switzerland (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Match Schedule Unveiled

One month after the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, FIFA on Thursday unveiled the full match schedule for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. The announcement was made at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, during the draw show for the preliminary phase of […]

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Inaugural Esports Nations Cup Postponed to November 2027

The Esports Foundation has announced that the inaugural Esports Nations Cup, originally scheduled to take place in November 2026 in Riyadh, will be postponed to November 2027. The decision was made following an ongoing assessment of the wider situation in the Middle East, and after consultation with key stakeholders. It was taken to ensure the […]

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