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Universal Tennis, the world's premier tennis platform, today announced that Anne Worcester, former WTA CEO & Connecticut Open Tournament Director, has joined the company as President. As President, Worcester will be instrumental in overseeing the growth and development of UTR worldwide. Beyond her leadership at the organization, her focus at the outset will be on increasing grassroots efforts to connect communities to the sport and fostering diverse partnerships within the […]

Ticketmaster, the global leader in ticketing, and the National Hockey League today announced a decade-long extension to their longstanding partnership as the official marketplace of the National Hockey League (NHL®), which will include bringing the latest venue and ticketing technology to NHL events. "We are thrilled to announce this landmark renewal with an iconic brand. Ticketmaster is the gold-standard in their industry and an outstanding partner of the National Hockey […]

IBF returns to China once again to host the 36th IBF Annual Convention in Macau from May 27 to June 1 at Wynn Palace Cotai. IBF's last China event was the 33rd Annual Convention in 2016. This year's convention, themed as "Return with Glory, I Believe Future", proudly brings together 20 world-renowned champions to compete in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Macau's return to China. This boxing event will […]

USA Cricket has completed its RFP process for the development of a world-class professional T20 cricket league in the United States and has selected American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) as its strategic partner. This historic milestone furthers USA Cricket's vision to bring professional cricket to the world's largest sports market, concluding a multi-stage evaluation process that began in November 2018 with a public invitation for proposals for building a U.S.-based T20 […]

Carnival Cruise Line announced today an exclusive partnership with the world-famous basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, serving as the group's official cruise line sponsor worldwide. Combining the Harlem Globetrotters' high-flying athleticism, theatrical stunts and comedic acts with Carnival's role as the family cruise leader, the two ambassadors of fun will bring a new level of excitement to more than 150 of the team's shows across the country. The Harlem Globetrotters' […]

For more than 20 years, Nicorette has been a leader in helping smokers fight cravings so they can successfully quit. Today, Nicorette unveils new Nicorette Coated Ice Mint Lozenges, the first-ever coated lozenge, in partnership with former smoker and NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. Together, they're inviting Americans who smoke to put the brakes on their cravings and encourage them to start their quit journey by taking the new lozenge […]

Mississippi State outfielder Jake Mangum, one of the best players in the history of college baseball and a tough, gritty competitor who became the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) all-time hits leader earlier this year, won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy Monday as the Magnolia state's best college baseball player. Mangum, one of the top players in all of Division 1 baseball who finished the season with a .375 batting average, 95 […]

Simon Pagenaud continued on his roll this May, winning the pole position for the upcoming 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso, however, will be a spectator for the May 26 race after failing to successfully qualify. In a drama-filled Sunday afternoon that featured separate qualifying sessions to fill opposite ends of the 33-car starting grid, Pagenaud completed a four-lap Fast Nine Shootout qualification run […]

Visa yesterday announced its partnership with Canadian soccer player Christine Sinclair, who will be joining Team Visa ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup™ in France this summer. Recognized as one of the best soccer players in the world, the Burnaby native is at career goal number 180 – four goals away from the world record of 184, which she is expected to surpass in France this summer. Sinclair scored […]