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F1 Vegas
Artist renderings show what the first ever F1 race in Las Vegas will look like on November 18, 2023.

Las Vegas Approves F1 Race Contract Through 2032

The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix already scheduled to be held through 2025 will now be extended through 2032 after the Clark County Commission approved a motion that will close down the Strip and surrounding areas to have the race each year for the next decade. Tuesday’s resolution recognizes the grand prix as an […]

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USA Cycling Bear Creek

USA Cycling Bringing Championship Event to Pennsylvania

USA Cycling has announced the 2023 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championship will take place July 5–9 at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Bear Creek Mountain Resort previously was home to the 2013 and 2014 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships. “We are thrilled to have USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals back at […]

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Delray Beach Tennis

Billie Jean King Cup Heading to Palm Beaches

The United States Tennis Association has announced that Coco Gauff and the United States Billie Jean King Cup Team will play at the Delray Beach Tennis Center April 14–15 in a 2023 match against Austria. Billie Jean King Cup — celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023 — was formerly known as the Fed Cup and […]

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Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort

2023 PGA University Championship Headed to Mississippi

The PGA of America has announced that Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia, Mississippi, will host the 2023 PGA University Championship, set for November 13–15. The 36-hole Championship, supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf, will feature 90 players on 18 teams (five players from each school) from PGA Golf Management University programs across […]

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Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores Explores New $6 Million Building at Sportsplex

Gulf Shores, Alabama, is exploring the possibility of a $6 million, 38,000-square-foot building at the city’s Sportsplex for sports and community events. The venue would accommodate several courts for volleyball, basketball or pickleball and an onsite café is planned as well. The news was reported by OBA this week. Michelle Russ, vice president of sales, […]

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FIBA

Copenhagen to Host Two FIBA Europe Cup Events

The Danish capital of Copenhagen will host the 2024 FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifier and 3×3 Europe Cup in 2025, complete with an urban festival with street activities. The 3×3 Europe Cup will be staged in September 2025 in a public square in central Copenhagen with a venue large enough for 1,200 spectators. In 2024, […]

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Wake Forest 2

Wake Forest Partners with ASM Global on Venue Management

Wake Forest University has partnered with ASM Global, which has assumed the management and operation of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The venue joins ASM’s growing portfolio of university venues including facilities at University of Virginia, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado and Fresno State University. “ASM’s best-in-class arena and event management expertise is […]

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Australia Football
The Australia Women's Soccer Team set their attendance record during an international friendly against the U.S. at Stadium Australia in Sydney on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Ann Odong/Football Australia)

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening Match Moved to Larger Stadium

Football Australia has announced Stadium Australia will host the Matildas’ opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the Republic of Ireland on July 20. The opening day match will see Australia play in the largest venue of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup following significant interest for tickets. It was originally to […]

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Yankee Stadium football

Yankee Stadium to Host Football Game Between Syracuse and Pitt

Yankee Stadium Events has announced that Yankee Stadium will host a college football matchup between ACC rivals Syracuse and Pittsburgh on November 11, 2023, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first college football game played at the original Yankee Stadium in October 1923 won by the Orange over the Panthers. Syracuse played in six games […]

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