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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 fast approaching. The entire lineup of 48 qualified national teams and the match schedule have now been confirmed and the planning stages are reaching their conclusion. But […]
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The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved sweeping changes to the venue masterplan for the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games, including vacating the French Riviera cluster altogether. The ice sports and disciplines — curling, figure skating, ice hockey and short track — will be relocated to a new cluster in Lyon, France. And Thialf Ice […]
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Surfing is coming to the mountains. As part of a sponsorship between USA Surfing and Kamaka Responsible Development that had the company serve as the title sponsor of the 2026 USA Surfing Championships, a wave pool under development in Utah will become a training center for the USA Surfing national team when the venue opens in […]
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has formed the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee to study the feasibility of a bidding for the 2042 Games — one that would combine Lake Placid’s Olympic legacy with New York City’s global platform. Lake Placid previously hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 […]
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The schedule for the 2026-2027 English Premier League season, which begins on August 21, 2026, has been confirmed. Premier League reigning champions Arsenal will kick off the new season against promoted Championship champions Coventry City, who return to the top flight for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Elsewhere across the opening matchday, fellow […]
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The TCS London Marathon, one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will be transformed into a two-day event for its 2027 edition. Taking place on Saturday April 25 and Sunday 26, 2027, the expanded event will welcome 100,000 participants across the two days, all taking on the same route from Greenwich to Westminster. It is […]
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The two emblems of the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games, inspired by “a mountain revealed by light,” have been officially unveiled. The emblems feature a range of colors inspired by two elements of mountainous regions: light and ice. Midnight blue and azure blue evoke altitude, depth, stability and the horizon, while red […]
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Sumo Championship League, a new professional sumo league built for all audiences, has announced that it will formally launch in fall 2026. Aiming to establish professional sumo as a recurring arena sport and media sports property in the United States, the new league is setting out to combine one of the world’s oldest sports traditions […]
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The Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has appointed several new positions as the Utah region prepares to host the Games for the first time since 2002. Utah 2034 also announced that Catherine Raney Norman, who has served as vice president of development and athlete relations and been a key member […]
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Esports entertainment company BLAST has announced a strategic partnership with premium sports experiences firm MATCH, which specializes in hospitality and fan travel programs for major sporting events. The one-year agreement will see MATCH work alongside BLAST to deliver premium fan travel experiences and commercial opportunities across BLAST’s global esports events portfolio, ahead of the upcoming BLAST […]
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