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FIFA Club World Cup

All 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Host Cities to Receive $1 Million

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced that the organization will make a legacy contribution of $1 million to each of the 11 cities that will host matches at the upcoming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington D.C. are the 11 Club […]

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Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney (12) and Denny Hamlin (11) battle as they lead the field out of Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Virgina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

NASCAR & Elevate Partner to Create Premium Experience Program

NASCAR and hospitality agency Elevate will co-develop NASCAR’s new experiential premium hospitality program: NASCAR One, Fueled by Elevate. The multi-year partnership will see Elevate Experiences develop premium experience packages, including track access, standalone events, camping enhancements, and more across 22 events at 13 tracks. This season, Elevate has delivered premium experiences for the Daytona 500, […]

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WSX Perth 2024
World Supercross will head back to Australia after a successful double header in Perth in 2024. Photo courtesy of World Supercross

World Supercross Announces Four Locations for 2025 Events

World Supercross has made a flurry of announcements as its 2025 schedule begins to take shape, featuring Buenos Aires, London, Cape Town, South Africa and Gold Coast, Australia. Buenos Aires is set to become the first Latin American stop for World Supercross at the Buenos Aires City Grand Prix. World Supercross London’s debut will take […]

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Coventry Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach holds an Executive Board Meeting at Olympic House in Lausanne alongside incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

LA28 Event Program Approved; Female Athletes to be in Majority

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]

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SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated to Launch SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated has announced a biennial all-star competition featuring elite female athletes across six sports. The inaugural SI Women’s Games is scheduled for October 28 through November 2 in Oceanside, California. It will give participating athletes the opportunity to earn prize money while competing for the title of champion. Teams of domestic and international athletes […]

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Spokane Sports ITTF

Spokane to Host Four International Table Tennis Federation Events

Spokane, Washington, will host four major International Table Tennis Federation events this August including the city’s second time hosting a world championship-level competition. “It’s an honor to bring yet another world-class event to Spokane,” said Ashley Blake, chief executive officer of Spokane Sports. “Hosting prestigious table tennis events not only highlights our city’s commitment to […]

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ATP Tour Quint

ATP Tour, Quint to Launch ATP Experiences

The ATP Tour has partnered with Quint to launch ATP Experiences, a collaboration which will create curated packages at select ATP Tour events featuring tickets with VIP hospitality, luxury hotel accommodations, convenient transportation, official merchandise and more perks. “Delivering world-class hospitality experiences is what our tournaments do best,” said Daniele Sanò, ATP chief business officer. […]

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USA Shooting Anniversary

USA Shooting Celebrates 30 Years as National Governing Body

USA Shooting will mark a milestone this month as it celebrates 30 years as the national governing body for international shooting sports within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, commemorating the anniversary with special events, social media giveaways and initiatives designed to further expand participation. Since its 1995 founding, USA Shooting has won 36 Olympic […]

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LA28-Dual-Emblem

Santa Monica Will Not Host 2028 Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament

The city of Santa Monica announced Tuesday that it will not host beach volleyball during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and that LA28 had ended formal talks to host the event at Santa Monica State Beach following nearly two years of negotiations. “Despite good-faith efforts to reach a deal that […]

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Perfect Game SEC

Perfect Game Hires Mary Williams for Softball Division

Perfect Game has announced the appointment of Mary Williams, a former softball player from East Carolina University, as a managing partner. Perfect Game SEC Softball provides tournaments that foster player development and showcase young athletes. Williams will lead the growth and development of softball tournaments while bringing nearly 3,500 teams with her. “I couldn’t be […]

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