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Philadelphia 2026

Philadelphia Soccer 2026 Investing $2 million in Youth Soccer

Philadelphia Soccer 2026 will partner with the U.S. Soccer Foundation to invest $2 million in youth soccer initiatives surrounding the local region. In all, the organization will activate 26 soccer-related projects throughout the state ranging from creating new safe places to play to expanding existing programming to ensure kids across the region benefit from sport. […]

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Volleyball World Australia

Australia to Host 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships

Volleyball World has announced a key home country distribution agreement ahead of this year’s Beach Volleyball World Championships which for the first time will be held in Australia. Set to take place in Adelaide, South Australia from November 14—23, the tournament will feature 192 players at the Drive and ‘Pinky Flat’ riverbank across five courts […]

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UFL Championship 2025

St. Louis to Host Second United Football League Championship Game

The Dome at America’s Center, home of the St. Louis Battlehawks, will host the 2025 UFL Championship Game on June 14, the second year in a row that the venue will host the league title game. St. Louis hosted the inaugural UFL Championship Game in 2024 when the Birmingham Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brahmas […]

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Japan Winter Olympics Torch Unveiling
The torches for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 are unveiled during the official unveiling ceremony at Italian Pavilion of Osaka Expo 2025 in Osaka. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Organizers Unveil Metallic Torches for Milan-Cortina Olympics and Paralympics

Organizers for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina on Monday unveiled a metallic design for the torches that will be used in the traditional relay ahead of next year’s Games. The torches, which were designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti, were displayed at joint presentations at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, […]

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North American Cricket Cup

USA Cricket Announces Inaugural North American Cup

USA Cricket will be organizing the inaugural North American Cup, a new tournament featuring national teams from the U.S., Canada, Bermuda and Bahamas plus the Cayman Islands, to be hosted in the Cayman Islands from April 19–27. “As cricket takes its rightful place on the Olympic stage, we are proud to launch the ‘North America […]

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UCI

2025 UCI Gravel World Championships Heads to Netherlands

The UCI, cycling’s international federation, has reassigned its 2025 Gravel World Championships to the Zuid-Limburg region of the Netherlands in October instead of Nice, France, the scheduled host. The event will be held October 11–12.  The province of Limburg, of which the Zuid (South)-Limburg region is a part, has hosted a number of major UCI […]

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Bart Vermoesen ITTF

Bart Vermoesen Named Event Director at International Table Tennis Federation

​The International Table Tennis Federation has appointed Bart Vermoesen as its new event director in charge of strategic event development, stakeholder engagement and overseeing the delivery of ITTF events. The international federation’s event portfolio includes the World Championships, all World Cups, World Youth Championships, all Para table tennis events, esports table tennis, Masters events and […]

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USA Boxing Crop

USA Boxing National Open Headed to Tulsa

USA Boxing has announced a new event for this year with the USA Boxing National Open to be hosted September 13–20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Arvest Convention Center. “We are incredibly excited to add another national event to the 2025 calendar for our USA Boxing members,” said Mike McAtee, USA Boxing chief executive officer […]

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USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series

Bloomington to Host 2025 USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series

The 2025 USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series will be held at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, from August 14–16. The event, hosted by the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, will bring more than 300 athletes and their families to Minnesota for the international competition. The USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series will take place across […]

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Obstacle World Championships
The sport of obstacle continues its rise with its own world championship as it prepares to be a part of its first Olympic Games in 2028 as a discipline of modern pentathlon. UIPM photo

Beijing to Host Inaugural Obstacle World Championships

The International Modern Pentathlon Union’s inaugural Obstacle World Championships will take place in Beijing, which will host the first four years of the event, running through 2028. The first World Championships, set to launch in October 2025, will be UIPM’s first step into standalone obstacle competitions. The competition will be hosted within the sports complex […]

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