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The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: Atlanta, Georgia

In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32) and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the […]

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Action at the Aquatics Centre (Credit: Paul Stevens)

Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Showcase British Talent

This year’s Aquatics GB Swimming Championships showcase the depth and diversity of British swimming talent, and serve as a tantalizing glimpse into what will be a busy sporting summer. Taking place on the hallowed grounds of the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the home of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic […]

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Global Ticket Sales Phase Opens for LA28 Olympic Summer Games

Tickets for the LA28 Olympic Summer Games have officially gone on sale to the general public worldwide. It comes after LA28 organizers said that ticket sales in last week’s LA and OKC Locals Presale had “significantly exceeded” first-week sales for any previous Olympic Games. They added that “hundreds of thousands” of Southern Californians had secured […]

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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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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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FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Soaring Prices and Technical Glitches Blight Latest FIFA World Cup Ticket Phase

Fans attempting to purchase tickets for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches this summer in the latest release this week were left facing technical issues and soaring top ticket prices on the FIFA website, after the full lineup of teams and the match schedule were confirmed. FIFA’s self-declared “last-minute sales phase,”, which represented the fifth time […]

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The Premier Jumping League has launched (Credit: Premier Jumping League)

Premier Jumping League Launches with Record $300M Prize Pot

The Premier Jumping League has launched with an unprecedented $300 million guaranteed prize pot as it seeks to define a new era for showjumping. Backed by McCourt Global and its Executive Chairman, Frank McCourt, the PJL is a global competition that is designed to bring together the world’s top riders and horses to compete across […]

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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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The first tickets will soon go on sale for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles (Credit: LA28)

LA28 Announces Verified Multi-Platform Ticket Resale Program as Ticket Drop Approaches

LA28 has announced its verified multi-platform ticket resale program will open in 2027 with multiple points of access for LA28 ticket resale, as the first ticket drop of the Olympic Summer Games approaches. Along with AXS and Eventim as the Official Secondary Ticket Marketplace, other verified resale platforms will include Ticketmaster and Sports Illustrated Tickets. […]

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The European Football Alliance's brand identity (Credit: EFA)

European Football Alliance Unveils Inaugural Season Schedule

The European Football Alliance has unveiled the finalized schedule for its inaugural season this year, with the Opening Weekend taking place over the weekend of May 15–17. The inaugural season will take place across the continent and feature six franchises — the Prague Lions, Paris Musketeers, Frankfurt Galaxy, Munich Ravens, Swarco Raiders Tirol and Nordic […]

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