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Return of top baseball generates £53 million for London's economy

  • Non-Olympic Sports

London received a boost of nearly £53 million to its economy as Major League Baseball returned to London Stadium in June 2023 after four years, featuring two consecutive games between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

Visitors came from all over the world, with 19% traveling from the United States and 10% from other countries


The Rugby Sevens Repechage will take place at Stade Louis II in Monaco

  • Rugby Sevens

The Rugby Sevens repechage tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Monaco from June 21 to 23, 2024, just over a month before the start of the XXXIII Paris Games.

winners of the six regional qualifying tournaments: Uruguay (South America), Ireland (Europe), the United

States (North America), Kenya (Africa), Samoa (Oceania), and Japan (Asia).On the women's side, in addition

Tokyo 2020), Australia (winner of the inaugural rugby at the Olympics in Rio 2016), Ireland, and the United

States secured their places as the top four from the 2023 World Series.


Thomas Bach hosted the President of Poland in Lausanne

  • Olympics

On Tuesday, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, welcomed the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to the IOC in Lausanne, one day before the inauguration of the new Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk.

The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority of the United Nations (UN) Member States in the

recent UN General Assembly.The resolution calls on all Member States to cooperate with the International


Olympian medallist John Gall elected president of USA Baseball

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

John Gall has been elected president of USA Baseball, the organisation announced on Thursday. Gall, a three-time USA Baseball alumnus and 2008 Olympic medalist, is a former big leaguer who has served on the USA Baseball Board of Directors since 2013.

on the board, he has helped USA Baseball make key decisions to advance the game of baseball in the United

States.

Previously he also served as USA Baseball's representative on the United States Olympic and Paralympic

 USA Baseball is the national governing body for baseball in the United States, dedicated to serving

Founded in 1978, USA Baseball fields six national teams annually and is a member of the United States



The Volleyball Nations League 2024 will tour the world

  • Volleyball

Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, the Philippines, Slovenia, Turkey, and the United States will

Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Thailand, defending champions Turkey, and the United

Iran, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, defending champions Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, and the United

preliminary phase.Qualifiers for Paris 2024 - Men's: Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland, and the United

StatesQualifiers for Paris 2024 - Women's:Brazil, Dominican Republic, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, and the United

States France as the host, in both categories.In 2023, Poland emerged as the champions in the men's


Kevin Dineen strongly supports the IIHF Women's World Championship in Utica, NY

  • Ice Hockey

In a virtual event held yesterday, the former head coach of the Canadian Olympic team spoke about the significance of a premier event in women's ice hockey for Oneida County (NY) and women's hockey in general.

bronze earlier that day.The 2024 edition of the IIHF Women's World Championship marks the fifth time the United

States has hosted the event and the first since 2017 when the tournament took place in Plymouth, Michigan

Other host cities in the United States have included Lake Placid, New York (1994), Minneapolis (2001)


WBSC Africa announces dates and venues for World Cup Qualifiers

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

The WBSC Africa has announced the dates for the qualifying tournaments for the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup and the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup due to be held in 2024.

The United States are the defending U15 World Champions.


28th Wise Women of the Year Awards to honour four women

  • Home

Women in Sports and Events (WISE), the leading career and leadership development organization for women in the business of sports, will host its 28th Annual WISE Women of the Year Awards Luncheon on March 19, 2024 honouring four women at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.

former associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York, Deutsch previously served on the United

States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Public Advisory Committee, was an adjunct professor of


All ready in Arabia for the spectacular FIFA Club World Cup 2023

  • FIFA

The Club World Cup will take place from December 12 to 22 in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fluminense from Brazil and Manchester City from England are the contenders and will aim to replace Real Madrid as the best team in the world.

From the next edition, when the United States hosts it, 32 teams will compete, making it even more similar

aim to be the fourth team from their country to win the title and equal their arch-rival, Manchester United

is completed by Liverpool, Chelsea, Sao Paulo, Inter from Brazil, Milan, Inter Milan, and Manchester United


Shohei Ohtani, the million-dollar man

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani switched sides and will join the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700 million over 10 years, setting a record and surpassing the likes of Leo Messi (MLS), Lebron James (NBA) and Patrick Mahomes (NFL).

700 million the Japanese will collect in 7 years.He also surpasses the star of soccer consumed in the United

States, American football.


USA wins 8th straight Para Hockey Cup in Canada

  • Para Ice Hockey News

The United States Para Hockey National Team won the gold medal at the 2023 Para Hockey Cup for the eighth

 The United States and Canada played out an intense final.


Three candidates to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027

  • World Cup

Yesterday marked the deadline for the submission of bids to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, and it was a record-breaking turnout. Two joint bids and Brazil will vie for the prestigious title in women's world football.

They seek to prevent the United States from hosting it for the third time in 10 World Cups, including

(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)In addition to the South American giant, the United States aims

If successful, it would be the third time, albeit shared in the latest instance, that the United States


The IBA Congress approves all proposals while Kremlev criticizes Thomas Bach

  • Boxing

Over 600 individuals, including nearly 180 National Boxing Federations, gathered at the IBA's Annual Congress held this Saturday in Dubai. The event commenced with the words of IBA President Umar Kremlev, who expressed gratitude for everyone's presence and highlighted the "unity of the boxing family," which is the essence of the organization.

United States Federation.


US Olympics chiefs 'confident' in Paris security after attack

  • Paris 2024

US Olympic chiefs on Thursday expressed confidence in security for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a deadly weekend attack in the French capital.

Officials in the United States and Europe have recently warned of an increased threat of attacks since

had raised concerns about security for the opening ceremony, Sarah Hirshland, chief executive of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), said: "The authorities are extraordinarily aware of

We are in very close contact with French officials, both the French embassies in the United States and