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The coronavirus outbreak has forced difficult decisions for the sports-event industry. Here is a look at where things stand. Click here for the latest on COVID-19’s Effect on the Sports-Event Industry. TENNIS: Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Withdraws from U.S. Open Posted: Thursday, August 25 With the final Grand Slam of the tennis season about to start […]
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The IndyCar Series is getting into the esports racing scene with a Pro Challenge on February 9 held in partnership with Motorsports Games, Inc., and multiple drivers from the IndyCar Series scheduled to compete. The event is the first official esports event between the two parties. It is part of an exclusive agreement reached in […]
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A much-discussed Formula 1 race in Las Vegas is gaining momentum according to multiple reports at the end of last week that indicated the auto racing series, riding a surge of publicity in the United States thanks to its Netflix hit series, may soon have three U.S.-based events. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday that […]
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The Long Beach City Council has approved a five-year extension to keep the historic Grand Prix of Long Beach in the California city through 2028. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports the extended contract will trim set-up and tear-down time by four days for the 2023 races and beyond and if the Grand Prix creates logistical […]
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Formula E, the electric-car auto racing series, will remove China from its 2021–2022 season schedule while also imposing cost caps on teams as part of a full financial regulation overhaul. The 2021–2022 schedule will now have doubleheaders in Berlin and Rome as part of a 16-race calendar with China no longer on the schedule because […]
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Nashville Superspeedway reopened in June 2021 and was on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time this past season. Leading the track’s renaissance both within the Nashville and NASCAR communities is Erik Moses, a longtime leader in mid-Atlantic sports and entertainment circles with an extensive background in sports tourism as senior vice president […]
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NASCAR, which returned to the Nashville market this past season with its first Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, may be setting up the potential for a second track in the destination to get a future Cup Series weekend. A proposal by Bristol Motor Speedway to revitalize the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was agreed to by […]
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Formula 1 and QuintEvents, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, have announced a multi-year extension to their official partnership, F1 Experiences, which offers fan package experiences and trackside hospitality. The F1 Experiences partnership began in March 2017 as a way to provide fans with packages that include benefits, access and experiences not available anywhere else. […]
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The Formula 1 2022 race schedule will have 23 events, the most in the circuit’s history, as well as two events in the United States with Miami on May 8 and Austin, Texas, on October 23. Along with the return of the Canadian Grand Prix, Formula 1 will race four times in North America, the […]
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The IndyCar Series has announced its 2022 schedule with 17 races highlighted by a return to Toronto for the first time since the pandemic started plus a doubleheader in Iowa and traditional stops in St. Petersburg, Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500 before the championship culminates at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. “This […]
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.@WakeForest has partnered with @ASMGlobalLive, which has assumed the management and operation of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The partnership with Wake Forest includes services for Truist Field, LJVM Coliseum and David F. Couch Ballpark.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/wake-forest-partners-with-asm-global-on-venue-management/
.@USAPickleball has published its annual growth report. As the sport continued to expand, USA Pickleball saw its membership increase nearly 30% over 2021. The national governing body currently has a membership base of nearly 69,000.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usa-pickleball-annual-report-shows-growth-across-the-board/
The @DurhamNCSports Commission, in partnership with @WomenLeadersCS, has announced the first Emerging Women in Sports Leadership Summit will be held on April 19 at the Durham Convention Center. https://wp.me/paJznw-drd
.@FootballAUS has announced Stadium Australia will host @TheMatildas’ opening match of the 2023 @FIFAWWC against the Republic of Ireland on July 20. It was originally to be played at Sydney Football Stadium, but high ticket demand led to a venue change.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/2023-fifa-womens-world-cup-opening-match-moved-to-larger-stadium/
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