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FIFA

FIFA Confirms Argentina as Host for 2023 U-20 World Cup

FIFA has confirmed Argentina as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023, which will start May 20 after Indonesia was removed as host “due to the current circumstances” in late March. FIFA earlier announced that Indonesia would not host the tournament due to political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation in the tournament. Indonesian President Joko […]

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Perfect Game Goodyear

City of Goodyear and Perfect Game Announce Partnership

Perfect Game has announced a partnership with the city of Goodyear, Arizona, to use the Goodyear Ballpark facilities as a hub for tournaments and other activities in the Phoenix area. “Goodyear, in particular, and the surrounding area in general are baseball and softball hotbeds, producing some of the most passionate athletes and fans of the […]

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IIHF World Championships Utica

Utica to Host 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship

The 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship will be hosted by Utica, New York, with games at multiple venues throughout the Mohawk Valley Region, USA Hockey announced on Sunday before this year’s world championship title game between the U.S. and Canada in which the Americans won 6-3 to claim its first win over its rivals since […]

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USA Softball OKC

USA Softball Sets Naming Rights Search for Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City

USA Softball has announced it will search for the first-ever naming rights partner for its softball complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which serves as the headquarters for USA Softball and hosts numerous local, regional and national softball events throughout the year including the NCAA College World Series. “This is an exciting opportunity for a company […]

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Tokyo Olympics Boxing
The United States' Duke Ragan, left, exchanges punches with Ghana's Samuel Takyi during their men's featherweight 57-kg semifinal boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

World Boxing Established to Secure Sport’s Olympic Future

A collection of boxing leaders from across the world, including USA Boxing, have created a new, not-for-profit, international federation called World Boxing which aims to ensure that boxing remains a part of future Olympic Summer Games and is the formal breakaway for many international federations from the International Boxing Association, which has been in a […]

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Hartford Move United

The Hartford Commits $3.5 Million to Move United

The Hartford, a 30-year advocate of the adaptive sports movement, is donating $3.5 million over three years to Move United to increase access to and participation in adaptive sports. This commitment and partnership with Move United includes ongoing equipment donations to local adaptive sports programs, The Hartford’s Adaptive Sports Competition Series and the title sponsorship […]

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WorldAthletics

New 2024 Olympic Race Walking Event Revealed

World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on the format for a new race walking team event that will make its debut at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female, who will complete the marathon distance […]

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PGA Tour Discover South Carolina

PGA Tour, Discover South Carolina Sign Multi-Year Partnership

The PGA Tour and Discover South Carolina have announced a five-year partnership that designates the state’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism as an Official Tourism Sponsor of the PGA Tour. The agreement through 2027 will see Discover South Carolina engage with golf fans through digital activations and creative content as well as at PGA […]

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Coyotes, Kings to Play in Melbourne’s First NHL Global Series Games

The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings will play in the first-ever NHL games in the Southern Hemisphere, as Melbourne will play host to the 2023 NHL Global Series on September 23 and September 24 at Rod Laver Arena, home of the Australian Open. The games will be supported by Visit Victoria. The announcement was made […]

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Japan US Soccer
U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn (4), forward Lynn Williams (13) and teammates acknowledge fans after a 3-1 win over Japan in a SheBelieves Cup match on March 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

USWNT Will Face Wales in San Jose in World Cup Send-Off Match

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Send Off Match on July 9 in San Jose against Wales, marking the first meeting between the two countries in women’s soccer. The match at PayPal Park, which will be the home stadium for the recently announced NWSL expansion team in the […]

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