Jun 16, 2022; New York, New York, USA; The FIFA World Cup Trophy sits on a stand outside of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports Jessica Alcheh USA TODAY Sports When the 2026 World Cup comes to the United States, Canada and Mexico, it will look vastly different from what fans saw...
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TSX REPORT: Cuba reaches World Baseball Classic semis; Morocco joins 2030 FIFA World Cup bid; Paris 2024 to sell 1.5 million more tickets – The Sports Examiner
★ The Sports Examiner: Chronicling the key competitive, economic and political forces shaping elite sport and the Olympic Movement.★ ★ To get The Sports Examiner by e-mail: sign up here! ★ ≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡ 1. Cuba reaches WBC semis for first time since 20062. Morocco joins Spain and Portugal bid for 2030 FIFA...
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Bolivian referees get suspended after 132-minute match – World – Sports
Bolivia s soccer federation logo Palmaflor beat Blooming 3-2 on Monday in a match that was later revised by the country’s refereeing commission. The 132-minute clash took place under heavy rains in the city of Chapare, in the South American country’s heartland. Referee Julio Gutierrez added the time due to a prolonged video review...
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Patrick Kinahan: Former Deseret News sports writer’s death creates huge void
Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — The sports journalism world in Utah lost a one-of-a-kind character on Wednesday with the passing of Dirk Facer. Describing the former Deseret News sports writer as a character is probably the most accurate description of a man who had no enemies. There are plenty of other...
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Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue unified world title fight live on Sky Sports on May 7 from the Yokohama Arena
Naoya Inoue will challenge Stephen Fulton for the unified WBO and WBC super-bantamweight world titles on May 7, live on Sky Sports. After becoming the undisputed bantamweight champion Japanese star Inoue, one of the most fearsome punchers in world boxing, is now moving up a division to take on a fellow unbeaten fighter in America’s...
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Women discuss their journey working in professional sports across Florida – WUFT News
When Lorrie-Ann Diaz prepares for a marathon, she trains six days a week for three to four months straight. The vice president of business communications and social responsibility for the Miami Heat has a phrase she says out loud in between the huffing and puffing. “If it were easy, everyone would do it,” she tells...
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Venezuela avoids letdown and is on verge of winning Pool D of World Baseball Classic
Venezuela outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (42) celebrates after scoring against Nicaragua during the fourth inning of a Pool D game at the World Baseball Classic at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Miami, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com Having already defeated group powers Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Venezuela encountered the exhale scenario...
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UCI Podcast: A history lesson in sports television
Victoria E. Johnson, UCI professor of film and media studies and African American studies, grew up in the Midwest listening to Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck describe St. Louis Cardinals baseball pitch-by-pitch on the radio. Once the game ended, she’d slowly scan the dial in hopes of picking up the later innings of a...