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The National Basketball Association has announced that NBA Con, a first-of-its-kind event that celebrates the best of hoops culture, will debut at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from July 7–9, 2023. NBA Con will combine fashion, music, food, art and technology into a three-day event. Appearances will include legends and current NBA stars like six-time […]
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FIFA unveiled the official branding for the 2026 World Cup on May 17 at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, putting the actual trophy and the tournament hosting year in the logo for the first time ever. “Today’s launch is the culmination of an exciting collaboration between FIFA and the 16 host cities,” said Colin Smith, […]
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World Athletics has announced the Sustainable Event Management System it created to provide sustainability for its events has achieved a globally recognized standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The SEMS has received certification for the ISO 20121 standard, which provides guidelines for sustainability risks and opportunities. Developed in 2012, the standard addresses reducing […]
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The 2023 National Beep Baseball Association World Series will be played in Norman, Oklahoma. The NBBA, an association for visually impaired players, will bring its championship competition to the state from July 30 through August 5 at Griffin Park. Beep baseball uses audio technology, a ball that beeps and 4-feet-high bases that feature a switch […]
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The Pro Breaking Tour, a professional competition series for breaking in the United States and Canada, has announced a partnership with streetwear and sneakers company Snipes to sponsor its 2023 U.S. tour. The Pro Breaking Tour, powered by Snipes, will kick off May 28 with a three-day event in Seattle. The preliminaries take place on […]
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Major League Soccer will announce San Diego as its 30th team on Thursday in a news conference at Snapdragon Stadium with the latest expansion franchise, which would start play in 2025, paying a reported $500 million entry fee. The franchise, with an ownership group headed by the London-based Mansour Group and the local Sycuan tribe, […]
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The USL Super League has announced the initial group of eight markets to start play in August 2024 as a first division league with additional markets to be named at a later date. The confirmed markets are Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; Lexington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Spokane, Washington; Tampa Bay, Florida; Tucson, Arizona, and […]
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The International Rugby League is without a host for the 2025 World Cup after the France 2025 organizing committee was forced to withdraw from hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to France after initial plans for it to be held in North America were scrapped. Organizers have been unable to meet financial criteria set […]
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The Oakland Athletics are planning to build their new ballpark in Las Vegas on a portion of the current Tropicana Las Vegas property. The team signed a binding agreement with Bally’s Corporation, in conjunction with Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc., for nine acres of the 35-acre site located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. […]
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Cineworld has teamed up with BLAST to bring next month’s BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 to 39 cinemas in eight different countries when the event starts May 21. The final of the Paris Major will be shown in Cineworld Cinemas venues in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria as the […]
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