BC Place will need a FIFA facelift, but the price tag remains unclear
When the world’s top soccer stars hit the pitch in Vancouver for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, they’ll be doing it in a freshly renovated stadium. B.C. PavCo, the Crown …
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Pack your jerseys. The era of ‘sports tourism’ is here
Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of …
ICC Cricket World Cup: How Virat Kohli’s century helped beat this FIFA World Cup final record
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa saw another record other than the Indian batsman Virat Kohli equaling cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record of hitting 49 …
What’s in a game? ‘Dear England’ probes the nation through the lens of its soccer team
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags LONDON — Outside of families, few relationships are as intense as those between sports teams and their fans. In the case of England’s …
Less than a year after Ronaldo career seemed in crisis, Portugal on the brink of reaching Euro 2024
MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of leading Portugal to another major soccer tournament less than a year after his international career appeared to be over. It …
Saudi Arabia formally informs FIFA of its wish to host the 2034 World Cup
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 on Monday in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the …
2030 FIFA World Cup set to be hosted by Spain, Portugal, Morocco with 3 South American countries
GENEVA (AP) — A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America in a deal to allow the …
Warriors to reportedly host 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center
FILE: An exterior view of Chase Center, where the Golden State Warriors play in San Francisco. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The NBA All-Star Game is reportedly coming to San Francisco for the …
Simanic returns to Serbia with World Cup silver medal winners hoping to play basketball again
The Serbian player who needed a kidney removed during the Basketball World Cup has been discharged from a Philippines hospital and was able to join his team for its silver-medal …
How Sony’s Hawk-Eye works at the U.S. Open
Since 2022, the U.S. Open has had no line judges. Instead, the tournament uses Hawk-Eye Live, an electronic line-calling system, to determine whether a tennis shot is in or out. …