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Vlad Marinescu Elected IESF President

Vlad Marisnescu has been re-elected as president of the International Esports Federation at the organization’s recently concluded 17th Ordinary General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference was staged alongside the 17th World Esports Championship Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Finals. At the meeting, IESF member federations gathered to review the federation’s annual progress, adopt […]

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ESPN Events Launches Xbox Bowl in Frisco

The first Xbox Bowl college football bowl game will be held in Frisco, Texas, at Ford Center at The Star. The ESPN Events-owned game will be staged December 18 at 9 p.m. ET and will feature Missouri State from CUSA, making its first bowl game appearance, against Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference. The […]

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Germany will host UEFA Women's Euro 2029 (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Germany to Host UEFA Women’s Euro 2029

Germany has been selected as the host nation for UEFA Women’s EURO 2029. The decision was made at a meeting on December 3 and announced by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin at a special ceremony shortly afterwards. The bid by the German Football Association (DFB) beat off competition from its counterpart in Poland, as well as […]

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The Men's FIFA World Cup trophy (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

What to Expect from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Draw

The Final Draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place on December 5 and it promises to be a glitzy and milestone occasion for a number of reasons. For the first time, the Men’s FIFA World Cup will be staged in three different countries in the summer of 2026, in Canada, Mexico and the […]

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Paralympians Ezra Frech and Lindi Marcusen on the Challenges of Traveling with Disabilities

Like the millions of people living with disabilities, Paralympians have a multitude of ways they acquired those disabilities. Some like Ezra Frech were born with disabilities and many others like Lindi Marcusen acquired those disabilities later in life, in her case in a car accident just two weeks after her wedding. Nonetheless, the Paralympic Games […]

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The draw for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup draw has been made (Credit: Rugby World Cup Limited]

Draw Made for Milestone Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027

The draw for the pool stages of the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 in Australia has taken place in Sydney. It was conducted by World Rugby Chair and former Australia international, Brett Robinson, two-time Rugby World Cup winner and former All Black, Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and the most-capped […]

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DuPage County Esports Event Adds Collegiate Conference Championship

The Big Esports Conference Championship will be held during the Midwest Battleground 2026, a collegiate esports invitational organized by the DuPage Sports Commission in the Chicagoland region. Midwest Battleground will be in its third year when it returns March 6–8, 2026, offering a weekend of activities for esports athletes, coaches and fans. The combined events […]

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UTMB Adds Pennsylvania Race to Global Series

The UTMB World Series has added the new Rothrock by UTMB to its circuit, the series’ second event in the Eastern United States alongside Grindstone Running Festival by UTMB in Virginia. The inaugural Rothrock by UTMB is scheduled for May 16–17, 2026, near State College, Pennsylvania, bringing the UTMB World Series to Rothrock State Forest […]

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Ironman Releases 2026 North American Season Schedule

Ironman has released its full 2026 North American season calendar, a mix of longstanding favorites and new host communities across the United States and Canada. The schedule builds on another year of growing athlete participation and global demand at the full Ironman and 70.3 distances. “We are thrilled to unveil the 2026 Ironman and Ironman […]

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Ahmedabad will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Ahmedabad to Host Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030

Ahmedabad has been confirmed as the host city for the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030. The western city in India was recommended over a rival bid by Abuja in Nigeria by an evaluation panel last month. The decision was formally ratified by the 74 Commonwealth nations and territories at a 2025 general […]

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