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World Team Tennis announces cities, adds Range Sports
World Team Tennis, which after a five-year hiatus announced its return under new ownership in May, is continuing preparations for its 2026 season this December.
World Cup final on Fox sets U.S. soccer viewership record
The World Cup final on Sunday drew 38,937,000 viewers on Fox as the “most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history.” The viewership of Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina was a 132% increase over the 2022 final of Argentina-France in Qatar (16.784M), and the broadcast reached a peak audienc...
Basketball HOF to unveil Stephen Curry ‘Beyond the Arc’ exhibit July 24
For the first time in its nearly 75-year history, the Basketball Hall of Fame will feature a “dedicated experience honoring an active NBA player.” “Stephen Curry: Beyond the Arc” -- a limited time only exhibit opens Friday, July 24. Developed as the “next iteration of the Hall of Fame’s acclaimed ga...
LPGA adds new Hawaii event to 2027 schedule, will include collegiate tourney
The LPGA on Tuesday unveiled a new tournament that will debut at Nanea Golf Club in Hawaii beginning in March 2027. The inaugural Nanea Cup will be played March 11-14 next year with a field competing for a $4M purse. Charles Schwab, Dell Technologies, Salesforce and Workday will all serve as tournam...
Roofing the game: Why the future of professional football belongs under cover
Something has shifted in how stadium decisions get made. A decade ago, the roof debate was largely aesthetic; outdoor purists versus comfort maximizers, tradition versus technology. Today, it is something more concrete: A roof is increasingly the price of admission to the events that define a franch...
Australian Open caps first-week ground pass sales for 2027 event
Sales of the Australian Open’s most popular tickets -- “ground passes,” which give fans entry to Melbourne Park at the best price -- “will be capped for every day of the first week” of the Melbourne Grand Slam in 2027, according to Peter Rolfe of the Melbourne HERALD SUN. The move is “likely to spar...
Logistical questions face potential 64-team World Cup in 2030
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that any further expansion of the 2030 World Cup “will be discussed” now the 2026 tournament has finished, though the idea has raised logistical “question marks” about whether 64 teams is the way forward in the long term, according to Sam Blitz of SKYSPORTS. A 64...
World Cup host cities begin tabulating their individual successes following tournament
The World Cup sparked “massive local booms in host cities” during the tournament, and the kick “is visible in the geography of the receipts,” according to James Franey of the N.Y. POST. Brick-and-mortar restaurant spending in host cities “jumped two percentage points” during the opening weeks, while...
Rankings: France finishes as No. 1 digital brand as Spain captures World Cup title in final Sports Social Pulse rankings
France claimed the World Cup’s digital championship, finishing as the tournament’s No. 1 digital brand among World Cup teams, while Spain lifted the trophy on the pitch but finished seventh in the digital standings in the final Sports Social Pulse rankings, developed by the Univ. of South Carolina’s...
World Cup’s ‘Americanized feel’ consumed most of the world, good or bad
The World Cup for the past five weeks “consumed the world, and -- for the first time ever -- most of the United States,” according to Ann Killion of the S.F. CHRONICLE. The competition was “fantastic,” and the expansion “brought joy to countries traditionally left out and created new favorites.” New...
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