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Shagari Allleyne (Credit: Sports Facilities Companies)
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Sports Facilities Companies to Manage Community Center in Nicholasville, Kentucky

The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to manage the Nicholasville/Jessamine County Community Center, a new community recreation facility currently under construction in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The partnership will support the center’s transition from construction to opening. The center, which is designed to bring residents together through sports, recreation, programs and community events, is projected to […]

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Posted On : By : Paul Stevens
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Outgoing World Bowls CEO Neil Dalrymple at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (Credit: World Bowls)
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World Bowls CEO Neil Dalrymple to Retire in August 2027

World Bowls has announced that Chief Executive Officer Neil Dalrymple will retire from his full-time position with the organization in August 2027. Under the Australian’s leadership since replacing former CEO Gary Smith in December 2022, World Bowls created its World Bowl Series in 2024 in partnership with Tier 5 Ventures, merged with International Bowls for […]

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The Santa Cruz Marathon event will include a marathon, half marathon, 5K and an expo. (Courtesy: Santa Cruz Marathon)
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Santa Cruz, California, to Host New Marathon in October

Santa Cruz, California, is getting set for its inaugural marathon event — and it’s running off to a strong start. The Santa Cruz Marathon will feature three races, a marathon, half marathon and 5K, on October 25. With just over a month before race day, organizers announced that marathon and 5K spots have sold out. […]

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Premier Sports Network has partnered with Air Charter Service
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Premier Sports Network Selects Air Charter Services as Aviation Partner

Air Charter Service, a private aircraft charter consultancy, has renewed its partnership with Premier Sports Network for a second consecutive year, continuing as PSN’s official global aviation and luxury travel partner. Since launching in London in 2015, PSN has grown from a single network to a private, invitation-led community spanning London, New York and Dubai. […]

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Weidner Field in Colorado Springs will be the home of a new franchise in the UFL. (Photo courtesy of Visit Colorado Springs)
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United Football League Expanding to Rhode Island and Colorado for 2027

The United Football League is expanding, adding two markets in 2027 and two more in 2028. Teams based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, will join in 2027, while Sandy, Utah, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will start play in 2028. Those additions will bring the UFL to 10 teams. Three of the new […]

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Posted On : By : Ted Keith
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The 2026 Global Running Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark (Credit: Paul Stevens)
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2026 Global Running Conference: Five Key Takeaways from Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The current state of the running industry, case studies of emerging marathon events around the world, and the future of mass participation sports globalization were all on the agenda at the 2026 Global Running Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hosted by World Athletics in collaboration with Danish Athletics, the fifth edition of the […]

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Runners of all ages at the 2026 World Athletics World Road Running Championships (Credit: Sparta on Flickr)
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Copenhagen Returns to Mass-Participation Roots for Festival of Running

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The 2026 World Athletics World Road Running Championships and coinciding Global Running Conference, held in Copenhagen last weekend, served as both a nod to the past and a look toward the future of mass participation events. It also highlighted just how far the movement has progressed in the last five decades. A […]

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The U.S. women's volleyball team earned a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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FIVB Names Three U.S. Cities to Host 2027 Women’s World Cup

Three cities and venues in the United States have been announced as hosts for the the first FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup, which will take place in the U.S. and Canada next summer. Anaheim, California (Honda Center); Omaha, Nebraska (CHI Health Center Arena); and Orlando, Florida (Kia Center) will be the U.S. locations, while the […]

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Kansas head coach Lance Leipold will lead his team into Wembley Stadium on Saturday against Arizona State. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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From Lawrence to London: Inside the Kansas Jayhawks’ journey to its first international game

On July 21, a cargo ship departed the United States, bound for London. After a five-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, it landed in England. Inside were essential elements to bring major American college football to the capital of the United Kingdom for the first time in 38 years. Bottled water. Athletic tape. Training tables. All […]

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Posted On : By : Augusta Stone
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The ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships London 2026 (Photo Credit: ITTF)
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ITTF Announces Upcoming World Cup Events in France and China

The International Table Tennis Federation has announced its upcoming World Cup calendar, including France being awarded hosting duties for the ITTF Singles World Cup in successive years. Montpellier will host its first ITTF Singles World Cup from March 29 through April 4, 2027, at the Sud de France Arena. A year later, Paris will host […]

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