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Paraguay Youth Games

Preparations for Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay Accelerate

A three-day strategic planning event at the Paraguayan Olympic Committee headquarters brought together the Chefs and Deputy Chefs de Mission from 41 national Olympic committees that are members of Panam Sports and provided operational insights for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games scheduled for August 9–23. Figures from the Olympic Movement were also present. The […]

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Athletes Unlimited

Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Extends Stay in Nashville

Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball and Nashville have announced a multi-year deal for AU Pro Basketball to return to Music City in 2026 and beyond. The competition, which includes Olympians, WNBA champions and emerging players, wraps its fourth season and first in Nashville this weekend at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Attendance for the four-week event has […]

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X Games 2025 Sacramento

X Games Sacramento Adds Brad Florian and Valerie Ryan to Leadership Team

California Dreamin’ Presents, an official licensing partner of X Games, has announced the addition of Brad Florian and Valerie Ryan to its executive leadership team. Florian and Ryan have a combined 33 years of experience at X Games. Florian, former head of X Games global business operations at ESPN, will serve as chief operating officer […]

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USA Wrestling Final X

USA Wrestling, Beat the Streets Wrestling to Host Final X Event in Newark

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling have announced that the 2025 Final X event will take place June 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Final X will determine the 2025 U.S. Senior World Championships Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle. There will be 20 weight classes contested, 10 in each men’s and […]

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PPA Challenger Series

Baton Rouge to Host Professional Pickleball Association Event

The Professional Pickleball Association will bring the inaugural season of the PPA Tour Challenger Series to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in April for the Baton Rouge PPA Challenger at the Stacks Pickleball sports complex. Stacks Pickleball is located on the campus of Celtic Studios and is Louisiana’s first and largest climate controlled pickleball facility. It features […]

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SFIA

Sports & Fitness Industry Association Releases 2025 Topline Participation Report

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association has released its 2025 Topline Participation Report, which annually tracks how many Americans are being active and participating in certain sports. For the first time since SFIA began tracking physical activity figures, the participation rate for active Americans reached 80 percent, which means 247.1 million Americans participated in at […]

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TKO Kansas City

Kansas City to Host Inaugural TKO Takeover

TKO Group Holdings has announced that UFC, WWE and Professional Bull Riders will take over the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City for a series of major events from April 24–28. Through an agreement facilitated by the Kansas City Sports Commission, T-Mobile Center will become the first venue to host consecutive PBR, UFC and WWE events […]

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Elite Tournaments IWLCA

Elite Tournaments Extends Partnership with Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association

Elite Tournaments has announced the renewal of its partnership with the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association for 2025–2028 to continue organizing, managing and operating the IWLCA Tournament Series, which includes 10 events across the country. “We are thrilled to renew our partnership with the IWLCA for another four years, reaffirming our shared commitment to the […]

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2026 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display before a press conference at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Las Vegas Among Candidates to Host FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw

Las Vegas is emerging as a potential host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in December, industry sources have told SportsTravel, although no final decision has been taken and other unnamed cities are said to be still in contention. Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium has been a regular spot for Concacaf events, including the 2021 […]

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World Boxing

Boxing Nears Spot on LA28 Program as IOC Recognizes World Boxing

World Boxing has been provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the international governing body for the sport, clearing a crucial obstacle for the sport to remain on the program ahead of the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The IOC said that World Boxing showed that 62% of boxers from last year’s […]

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