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The International Rugby League has announced that the IRL Rugby League World Cup 2030 Men’s and Women’s tournaments will be staged in cities across the United States and the Pacific Islands. IRL Chair Troy Grant said during the board’s annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia, that the RLWC30 Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair World Cups would […]
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Expedia Group brand and hotel room booking website Hotels.com has announced a new multi-year global partnership with storied Spanish La Liga soccer club Real Madrid C.F. The partnership will connect the global hotel booking platform with Real Madrid’s international fanbase of more than 677 million supporters through content, digital activations, matchday visibility and exclusive experiences. As […]
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The annual TEAMS Conference & Expo, held October 26—29 in Birmingham, Alabama, included the annual SportsTravel Awards, which honors the events, venues and hosts that define excellence and drive the business of sports forward. Six awards were up for grabs: Best Amateur Sports Event; Best Collegiate Sports Event; Best Professional Sports Event; Best New Sports […]
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As the countdown continues in the United States toward hosting its first Summer Olympics in 32 years in 2028, attention around the world is focusing on which nation will welcome the next Summer Games yet to be awarded. Seven nations from four continents — Germany, Hungary, India, Qatar, Republic of Korea (South Korea), South Africa […]
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A seismic shift is coming to college football. The College Football Playoff, the FBS championship format that started at the end of the 2014-15 season, will expand to include 24 teams in the 2027-28 season, the CFP announced Monday. It’s a move that doubles the field from its current 12-team format and eliminates Power Four […]
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At the TEAMS Conference & Expo ’26 in Birmingham, Alabama, last week, leaders from eight Olympic and Paralympic national governing bodies delivered rapid-fire updates on upcoming events, membership initiatives and strategic priorities for the year and years ahead. In a SportsLink/TEAMS session sponsored by Sports Milwaukee and emceed by four-time Team USA snowboard cross Olympian […]
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FIFA has confirmed that its inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup will be hosted in the United States in 2028, three years after the revamped men’s competition launched there. The tournament, which will be staged from January 5—30, 2028, will feature 19 of the best women’s club teams competing across all six confederations: UEFA (Europe), […]
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Seven cities have been named finalists to host the respective men’s and women’s Division I Final Fours from 2032-36, the NCAA announced last week. The winning cities will be announced after the NCAA’s summer meetings next July in Naples, Florida, during which the finalists will make presentations to the NCAA staff and committee members. The […]
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World Rugby has appointed Megan Rose as managing director of the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2031 in the United States — the first edition of the event to ever be staged in North America. Rose, a former professional tennis player, will be tasked with leading delivery planning for the sport’s most ambitious Rugby World Cup […]
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Brett Yormark will step down as Big 12 Conference commissioner, the league announced Friday. Yormark has been in the position for over four years, guiding the conference throughout an era of sweeping change in college sports and expanding its membership to 16, among other accomplishments. His tenure will officially end on January 31, 2027. Yormark […]
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