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FIBA Rio
The FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2026 Final will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Credit: FIBA / CBB)

Rio de Janeiro to Host FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2026 Final

The 15th edition of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2026 Final sponsored by Wood Nest Sports (WNS) will culminate with a showcase final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 12–13. Bringing together the best players in 3×3 basketball, the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final 2026 will bring an end to the World Tour, which […]

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Masters Golf
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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New ACP CEO Marzio Perrelli (Credit: America's Cup)

America’s Cup Partnership Appoints Marzio Perrelli as First CEO

The America’s Cup Partnership has confirmed Marzio Perrelli as chief executive officer to increase the footprint of the event under a new partnership structure that will introduce enhanced governance.  At the same time, Grant Dalton, CEO of Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defender of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples, will remain in […]

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Athletics Worlds Is Track In Trouble?
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

World Athletics Confirms Plans to Introduce Standalone World Marathon Championships

World Athletics has outlined a strategic roadmap for the future of distance running by taking the marathon out of the World Athletics Championships program and creating a standalone World Athletics Marathon Championships from 2030. While the marathon will remain a discipline at the World Athletics Championships in 2027 and 2029, it will move to its […]

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France's National Team Head Coach Didier Deschamps (left) with Bentley President E. LaBrent Chrite (right) (Credit: Maddie Schroeder / Bentley University)

France Moves World Cup Base Camp Training Site to Bentley University

The French Football Federation has confirmed that the French Men’s National Soccer Team will now train at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, moving from its originally planned base at Babson College in Wellesley. The Federation said that it had selected the site due to its “top-quality athletic fields, modern […]

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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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FIFA World Cup 2026
Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Czechia Confirms Mansfield, Texas, Team Base Camp for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Czech Men’s National Soccer Team will use Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas, as its team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. To secure their place at the tournament, Czechia defeated Republic of Ireland in a penalty shootout last week after a 2-2 draw, before […]

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Ukraine Sweden WCup Soccer
Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Sweden Locks in Frisco, Texas, Base Camp for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Swedish Men’s National Soccer Team has secured a team base camp training site in North Texas after confirming its qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team won the UEFA Play-Off Path B berth at the tournament, having first defeated Ukraine 3-1 in Valencia, Spain, and then Poland 3-2 in the final on […]

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Former IOC President Thomas announcing the French Alps as the 2030 Winter Games host (AP Photo/David Goldman)

French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee Names Michel Cadot Interim CEO

The executive board of the Organizing Committee for the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as COJOP, has appointed Michel Cadot as its interim CEO, a month after previous Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from the role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. Cadot, who was an interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 […]

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