Events and Attractions
Q&A: CFP’s Rich Clark on the road to the 2027 National Championship in Las Vegas
College Football Playoff Exec Dir Rich Clark discussed the start of a “year-long process that will culminate in the college football’s pinnacle event,” the CFP National Championship, taking place on Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, in a Q&A with Mick Akers of the LAS VEGAS REVIE...
U.S. to give funding to public transportation systems ahead of World Cup
Public transportation systems across the U.S. are “poised to get” a $100.3M assist from the federal government as Congress considers “directing more money to transit agencies” in cities that are hosting this year’s FIFA World Cup games, according to Michelle Kaske of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The allocation i...
Infantino says FIFA will allow 2026 World Cup ticket resale
FIFA President Gianni Infantino noted that “it is perfectly legal” to resale 2026 World Cup tickets in the U.S., and therefore “we have to allow (it),” according to Matt Slater of THE ATHLETIC. Infantino has “admitted that many of the people who have applied for tickets for the 2026 World Cup will t...
The face value of one Super Bowl ticket is up 136% in 10 years
At the first Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in 2016, the face value price of a field level seat in the end zone was $1,800. This year, those same seats are $4,250, an increase of 136 percent in 10 years, according to documents obtained by SBJ. (Ticketing experts often say lower-bowl end zone seats are...
South Africa, New Zealand to hold rugby rivalry match in Baltimore
The South Africa and New Zealand national rugby teams will play at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on Sept. 12, marking the “first time the rivalry has been staged in the United States.” The contest is “expected to draw fans from across the country and abroad,” adding another major international sp...
Tennis Australia engaging more content creators for Australian Open
Over 200 content creators have been “engaged by Tennis Australia” for this year’s Australian Open, “up another 50-odd per cent on last year,” according to Lauren Wood of the Melbourne HERALD SUN. There is a “creator lounge, housed inside the tournament’s media headquarters,” where creators can “gath...
Europe weighs FIFA World Cup boycott over Trump’s Greenland push
President Trump’s “continued threats over Greenland have increased the specter of a European boycott” of the FIFA World Cup, according to Seth Vertelney of USA TODAY. No European country has “made any kind of commitment to boycott the tournament if Trump actually makes good on his promise to annex G...
Tennis players restricted by Aussie Open on size of sponsor logos
The Australian Open, like other tennis tournaments, has very specific rules regarding the size and placement of logos or patches on apparel, and that is one area “where the lack of a union really hurts the players,” according to Tennis Channel’s Jim Courier. The tourney distributed pamphlets to play...
Australian Open marketing meeting discusses future of event
A multiyear plan that “could revolutionise” the Australian Open -- and “outrage some of tennis’ more conservative patrons” -- came from a meeting of major Open sponsors and Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley on Wednesday, according to Patrick Durkin of the AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW. Tiley said, “My ...
Naomi Osaka tones down outfit in second-round Aussie Open win
Tennis player Naomi Osaka did not “make quite the same entrance” for her second-round match as she did for her debut match at the Australian Open, “dispensing with the couture wide-brim hat, veil and parasol but still wearing the jellyfish-inspired dress” into Margaret Court Arena on Thursday. She m...
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