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Humanoid robot sports league CyberHero is planning global expansion (Credit: CyberHero / Hero Esports)
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‘World’s First Robot Sports League’ Plots Global Expansion

CyberHero, which describes itself as “the world’s first global humanoid robot sports league,” has officially launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Chinese esports company Hero Esports, which hosts the events, has announced plans to bring the league to eight cities around the world. The inaugural event in Riyadh was the first in […]

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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
Sept. 11 Red Rocks
Firefighters and supporters participate in a stair climb paying tribute to the firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Morrison, Colo., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Many of the firefighters wore full fire gear, including air tanks, and carried hoses and other tools as they made their way up and down the steps at the iconic concert venue on Friday. That's the equivalent of climbing 110 stories, the height of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Communities Across the United States Mark 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with Local Events

It’s been 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and multiple cities across the United States are paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. From memorial stair climbs in more than 65 locations to minor league baseball ticket donations just outside of New York City, organizations near and […]

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Posted On : By : Augusta Stone
Tokyo Nights 3
Wrestlers compete at a Tokyo Nights immersive experience in London, UK (Credit: Paul Stevens)
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The Beauty of the Vermilion Bird: What I Learned at My First Sumo Wrestling Match

It might be stating the obvious to say that Borough Hall, Greenwich, in London, is a world away from Japan. But on a sweltering summer’s night in the capital, the site was transformed into a sumo wrestling venue that would not have looked out of place alongside the arenas in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya that […]

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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
Australia NFL Football
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will play the NFL's first regular season game in Australia this week. (Hamish Blair/AP Content Services for the NFL)
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NFL Global Tour 2026: Nine Games, Eight Stadiums, Seven Countries

The NFL is going global like never before this season — and wasting no time in doing so. The first game of the league’s 107th season kicks off with a rare Wednesday game, a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at Lumen Field. The next day — in the league’s […]

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Posted On : By Ted Keith and Paul Stevens
Cowboys Camp Football
Oxnard mayor Luis A. McArthur welcomed Cowboys owner Jerry Jones back to Oxnard at the start of training camp this summer. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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America’s Team Goes Camping: How the Dallas Cowboys Put Oxnard, California, ‘On the Map’

Each summer for nearly two decades, the most popular team in America’s most popular sport has packed up its operations and traveled nearly 1,500 miles away to start its quest for a championship. In that time, the Dallas Cowboys have not won the Super Bowl. But they have managed to make the seaside city of […]

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Posted On : By : Augusta Stone
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World Rowing has launched a new beach sprint rowing series (Credit: World Rowing)
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World Rowing Unveils New Global Beach Sprint Series

Following the conclusion of the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, World Rowing has announced the launch of a new Beach Sprint Series, creating a new international competition platform for one of rowing’s fastest-growing disciplines. The international governing body anticipates that the inaugural two-event series will lead to the formation of a global series […]

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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
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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)
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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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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
US Open Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz is the returning men's singles champion at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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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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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
Sumo wrestling
Courtesy Sumo Championship League
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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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Posted On : By : Augusta Stone
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Sujay Jaswa, left, Jeffrey Katzenberg, center, and Keith Barlow, right (Credit: XENOM, Athletech News)
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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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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens

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