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Tokyo Olympics Athletics
Hansle Parchment, of Jamaica, center, the gold medal winner in the men's 110-meter hurdles poses with Grant Holloway, of United States, left, silver, and Ronald Levy, of Jamaica, bronze, at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Matthias Hangst/Pool Photo via AP)

World Athletics to Pay Paris Olympic Winners

World Athletics will become the first international federation to award prize money to winning athletes at an Olympic Games starting at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The federation will make available a total prize pot of $2.4 million, which will come from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation that World Athletics receives every […]

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Brazil Soccer Copa America Brazil Peru
Teams from Brazil, right, and Peru line up prior to a Copa America match at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2019. The venue will host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the NFL season in the fall of 2024. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Brazil to Host Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers in Week 1 of 2024 NFL Regular Season

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will clash when the NFL goes to São Paulo, Brazil, in Week 1 of the 2024 regular season on September 6, 2024 — the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of the opening weekend since 1970. The game will take place at Corinthians […]

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Unrivaled Sports YTH Sports

Unrivaled Sports Acquires YTH Sports

Unrivaled Sports, the newly launched sports venture from Josh Harris, David Blitzer and the Cherin Group, has announced the acquisition of YTH Sports, adding a soccer organization to the company’s growing portfolio. The addition of YTH Sports is expected to bring Unrivaled Sports’ event assets to nearly 600,000 athletes and 1.2 million attendees in 2024 […]

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OLY Paris 2024 Eiffel Tower Olympic Rings
The Olympic rings are set up on Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Olympic Rings for Paris Games to be Displayed on Eiffel Tower

The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement Tuesday with work to begin by the end of April as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. The hugely popular landmark in central Paris has seen soaring visitor numbers […]

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IHF Handball

Norway, Denmark and Croatia to Co-Host 2025 Men’s World Handball Championship

Norway, Denmark and Croatia will jointly host the 29th International Handball Federation Men’s World Championship from January 14 through February 2, 2025. The three organizers originally applied separately for the 2025 World Championship and merged their bids. A prerequisite for hosting together was the division of semifinals in two host countries. Oslo and Zagreb will […]

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Tulsa Teqball

Tulsa to Host Only Teqball Event in U.S. This June

Tulsa, Oklahoma, will host the only International Teqball Federation-sanctioned event in the United States this year from June 14­–16. “It has been a pleasure to work with the International Teqball Federation to bring this action-packed sport and over 1,000 athletes, staff, and media professionals from 60 different countries to Tulsa,” said Alex Brown, national sports […]

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WTA Finals Riyadh

Saudi Arabia to Host WTA Finals From 2024–2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the next three editions of the WTA Finals from 2024–2026, following the announcement Thursday of a new agreement between the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation. The 2024 season-ending finals will take place between November 2–9, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams. The agreement with the Saudi […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

2034 Winter Olympic Venue Plan Released Before IOC Visit

Thirteen venues have been proposed to host events for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games announced Wednesday ahead of a visit next week by the International Olympic Committee. The plan includes a core of existing venues along with bringing new events of […]

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Everett 3on3 basketball
The Everett 3on3 Basketball Tournament will return to Snohomish County for the third straight year. Photo by William Frankhouser

Everett to Host Massive 3on3 Basketball Tournament

The streets of downtown Everett, Washington, will become a basketball playground July 13–14 with the third annual Everett 3on3 Basketball Tournament, a joint effort between Eventuris and the city. The downtown area will feature 40 basketball courts and hundreds of basketball games. In addition to the basketball tournament, there will also be a 3-point shot […]

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