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The increasingly frayed relationship between the International Olympic Committee and Russia continued to play out into the open on Tuesday after the IOC urged sports and political leaders not to take part in a Russian-organized Friendship Games due to launch weeks after the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, then announced any neutral athletes from […]
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Five of the biggest names in international club soccer will play in the United States in a series of preseason matches throughout late July and early August. The Soccer Champions Tour will involve Spain’s Real Madrid and Barcelona, Italy’s AC Milan and England’s Manchester City and Chelsea. The schedule of matches begins July 27 with […]
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The 2024 AMA EnduroCross Championship, sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association and organized by Cycle City Promotions, will include racing in five cities throughout the Western United States. The six-round EnduroCross schedule begins the season in a new market at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, playing host to the first round on October […]
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Matthias Remund, the director of Switzerland’s Federal Office of Sport, will become the new secretary general for the International University of Sports Federation, or FISU, starting in 2025. Remund will be working with Deputy Secretary Generals Paulo Ferreira and Fernando Parente, who are currently respectively general director and director of development at FISU. FISU has […]
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Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego will host the 2024 Major League Rugby championship match on August 4, one year after the San Diego Legion advanced to the final match before losing to New England. The Free Jacks beat the Legion in last year’s Major League Rugby final, 25-24, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, the […]
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The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis will host the 2024 UFL Championship on June 16, which will be the culmination of the first season between the recently merged leagues of the USFL and XFL. The St. Louis Battlehawks led the XFL with an attendance of 175,121 for their five home games in 2023, […]
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USA Rugby’s men’s national team will play matches against Romania on July 5 in Chicago and Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., to prepare for Pacific Nations Cup later this year. The two events join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures, both at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, with the women […]
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A panel charged with reviewing the Olympic structure in the United States is calling for Congress to consider wide-ranging changes in a report that United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland called “helpful perspective on many topics that our movement has been evaluating and discussing for many years.” The Commission on […]
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Whether it is a cornhole championship, esports fighting game tournament, pickleball, archery, billiards or surfing competition, paying out prize money to winners is not what tournament organizers most look forward to after putting on a major event or tournament. However, how quickly the players get paid is of utmost importance. No one wants to be […]
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For the 10th consecutive year, the SportsTravel Road Trip brought high-level education and networking to Colorado Springs for Olympic and Paralympic leaders, as well as executives with sports organizations in the area. Education topics focused on the true impact of events, including new ways to calculate and quantify economic impact, the role sports diplomacy can […]
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Michele Kang, owner of the @WashSpirit, has pledged to give @ussoccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years — the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received.
Chattanooga Sports, which has built its sports-tourism offerings through a mix of sports, on a variety of levels, showcased its downtown walkability and outdoor activities to the industry last week at the Sports Events & Tourism Association 4S Summit.
The @thepwhlofficial has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025.
Brendan Quirk, president and chief executive officer of @usacycling, was elected chair of the National Governing Body Council on November 14. Aron McGuire, chief executive officer of @USABS, was elected vice chair.
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