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SailGP has released a first look of its 2026 season with a series of multi-year hosting agreements secured across the globe. The Rolex SailGP Championship will set sail in Perth, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Bermuda, New York, Halifax, Portsmouth, Saint-Tropez and Dubai, followed by the winner-takes-all Grand Final in Abu Dhabi. The full calendar including […]
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SailGP will have Accor as its official hotel partner starting with this weekend’s New Zealand Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year agreement. Accor’s partnership with the sports organization comes along with its sponsorship of the France SailGP team which started in 2023 and will last through 2028. The French hospitality group will have […]
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Emirates Airlines will be a sponsor for SailGP for the next five seasons which will see the company become the exclusive Global Airline Partner of the annual championship plus adding the title sponsorship for one of the season’s marquee events. Emirates will continue as title partner of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix in Mina Rashid […]
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SailGP and Rolex have announced a 10-season partnership which will see the brand extend the relationship as the global presenting partner and as the exclusive official timepiece of the championship through to the end of Season 13. Rolex joined as a presenting partner from the launch of SailGP in 2018, which this May will reach […]
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SailGP had added another North American stop to its Season 3 calendar, with San Francisco returning as a stop on the worldwide sailing tour. Christchurch, New Zealand, will also host a new stop on the circuit, which previously announced a stop in Chicago as well. Ten teams will compete in Season 3 – new franchises […]
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SailGP has hired Ben Johnson as senior vice president of strategy and commercial development with a goal of increasing the sailing series’ presence in North America to support the league’s global expansion. In the role, Johnson will lead Sail GP’s North American expansion across broadcast and digital rights, commercial partners, agency relationships, and venues and […]
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SailGP has announced a race schedule with eight events across three continents for its second season, featuring eight national teams. The season’s final event will be staged in San Francisco in March 2022, the only U.S. stop on the circuit. The league’s inaugural season in 2019 featured five events, including stages in San Francisco and […]
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SailGP has partnered with Marlow Ropes, a high-performance rope manufacturer, to include the company’s sustainable technology onboard the series’ race boats through 2022. Over the past two years, Marlow has improved its manufacturing process, focusing on sourcing sustainable and bio-based materials, reducing waste and lowering its carbon footprint. Under terms of the deal with the […]
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With a few weeks before its second season of competition kicks off, SailGP has sold a minority stake in its league to Endeavor, the global entertainment, sports and content company, that values the league at $200 million. SailGP will get access to the Endeavor network of content production, media rights distribution, creative services, licensing, sponsorships […]
Continue ReadingSan Diego and Bermuda have been named finalists to host the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. Chicago, which had also submitted a bid, was dropped…
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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