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FIFA will have the 2030 World Cup in three continents and six countries after the unprecedented announcement of having Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay each host one game before the rest of the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The FIFA Council made the announcement on Wednesday. The decision splits the difference between what were […]
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The American Collegiate Hockey Association, the governing body for non-varsity collegiate hockey in the United States, has selected St. Louis as the site for the ACHA National Championships in 2025, 2027, and 2028 with an option to bring the event to St. Louis in 2026. “Based on discussions with team representatives at the recent ACHA […]
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SeattleFWC26, the local organizing committe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has hired Lisa Chin as its new Chief Legacy Officer, the first and (as of now) only dedicated legacy position within an executive team across the 16 host cities. SeattleFWC26’s first legacy initiatives included its collaboration with the Seattle Sounders FC charitable arm, Rave […]
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The NJCAA has announced the hiring of three individuals to serve in key positions within the National Office with Danielle Lafferty having joined in July as the director of championships. Lafferty will play an integral part in leading the NJCAA’s vision for executing and progressing the national championship experience. Previously, Lafferty worked in athletics administration […]
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The International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, a reversal from the IPC’s stance less than two years ago in Beijing and the latest sign in the growing international sports movement to allow athletes from the two countries to compete even after its […]
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Baseball For All, a national organization that builds gender equity in baseball, announced it will bring the Baseball For All Nationals back to The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky from July 7–12, 2024. The ninth annual tournament is the largest girls’ baseball tournament in the United States and it will be the second consecutive year […]
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Matt Pound will resign as managing director after three years in charge of World Table Tennis, the international federation has announced. “It has been an honour to be involved in the development, creation and growth of WTT,” Pound said. “It has been my pleasure to lead and grow the team which is delivering such high […]
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The United States Ski Mountaineering Association and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have agreed to establish an Olympic high-performance program for ski mountaineering before the sport makes its debut at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The agreement establishes the roles and responsibilities of USSMA and the USOPC in selecting and sending athletes […]
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The United States Golf Association will hold the U.S. Senior Open Championship at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio in 2026 before heading to Oak Tree National in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 2027 and then go to Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, in 2028. “The USGA is pleased to be returning to Scioto Country […]
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USA Pickleball will launch a “quiet category” for pickleball products, an initiative that aims to reduce the sport’s sound output during recreational play. The quiet category will promote products that deliver 50% or less acoustics of the equipment used in community parks. The quiet category will include specific USA Pickleball guidelines for manufacturers with limits […]
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