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The Boston Stadium in Foxborough during a New England Patriots NFL game (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Tracker: No Tailgating in Boston and Price Hikes Abound

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States – the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and span three host nations – is now less than nine weeks away. The entire lineup of 48 qualified national teams and the match schedule have now been confirmed and the planning stages are […]

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Masters Golf
Rory McIlroy hitting a tee shot at Augusta National Golf Club (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Masters Preview: Golf Driving Unprecedented Travel Demand

The most prestigious event in golf is back. The Masters tournament, celebrating its 90th edition at Augusta National Golf Club this week, is renowned for conjuring up magical stories of intrigue. The latest came last spring, with Rory McIlroy‘s demon-exorcising 2025 playoff victory that capped his career Grand Slam, yet there are still exciting new pages […]

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Magic Basketball
The JW Marriott Hotel has become the home of the world's biggest NCAA tournament bracket. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

An Indianapolis Hotel Tells The Story of the Men’s NCAA Tournament

Looming 34 stories above downtown Indianapolis and featuring a curved structure and gleaming glass exterior, the JW Marriott Hotel would be hard to miss at any time of year. This, however, is no ordinary time of year, especially in the hoops-crazy Hoosier State. The men’s NCAA tournament concluded last night with Michigan defeating Connecticut in […]

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WCup Playoffs Explainer
The FIFA World Cup Trophy (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Full 2026 FIFA World Cup Lineup and Match Schedule Confirmed

The full lineup of teams participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been confirmed after the conclusion of the final Play-Off Tournaments. A further six national teams qualified this week through the play-offs (Sweden, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czechia, Türkiye, Congo DR and Iraq), almost four months after the Final Draw […]

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Aston Villa

Letter from Birmingham: TEAMS Europe, Aston Villa and DreamHack Confirm the Power of Sports

  During hundreds of trips in the name of sports-related travel over the past 18 years, it’s rare that I’ve been gone more than a week at a time, let alone two weeks. But after a recent fortnight in England in and around Birmingham and London for our TEAMS Europe conference with industry leaders, two […]

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Italy 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
IOC President Kirsty Coventry (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

IOC Policy Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

Only biological females will be eligible for any female category event at the Olympic Games, according to an announcement Thursday from the International Olympic Committee after the IOC’s executive board approved the policy. The decision will apply to the LA28 Olympic Games and is not retroactive, nor does it apply to grassroots or recreational sports. […]

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Mariners Raleigh Baseball
Cal Raleigh led the majors in longballs last year, with 60, and now his team will lead in long flights. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)

Fly Away! Seattle Mariners Will Travel Most Miles of Any MLB Team in 2026

The Seattle Mariners are back on top. For the first time in four years, the Mariners will go farther than any team in Major League Baseball this season — at least in the air. According to an analysis by statistical website Baseball Savant, the M’s will log 50,308 miles flying around North America this season, […]

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LAMAR BUTLER
Lamar Burler and George Mason shocked the nation by reaching the 2006 Final Four.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

March Madness: Magical Moments From This Year’s Regional Host Cities

Unlike 52 of the teams that have already been sent home, the men’s NCAA tournament remains undefeated. The opening week of March Madness featured yet another delectable feast of upsets (so long, Florida), buzzer-beaters (take a bow, Dylan Darling) and Cinderellas (High Point lived up to its name). The second week figures to provide more […]

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Manchester City v Newcastle United – Premier League
Manchester City Football Club's Etihad Stadium (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Manchester to Host TEAMS Europe in 2027

TEAMS Europe ’27 will be hosted in Manchester, England, and will be staged at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City Football Club – a brand new home for the show. The sixth edition of TEAMS Europe will be held from March 23–25, 2027.  Etihad Stadium is the home of three-time Premier League, one-time Champions League […]

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TEAMS Europe '26 will be hosted at The Belfry Hotel & Resort

TEAMS Europe ’26 Preview: Everything You Need To Know

TEAMS Europe ’26, produced by Northstar Meetings Group and its flagship SportsTravel media brand, is here. The event, hosted at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, UK, will take place from 17-19 March and bring together the leaders who are shaping the future of sports-related travel. The conference welcomes event organisers […]

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