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26Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Record ticket sales for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025  

The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, taking place in England from 22 August to 27 September, is set to be the biggest sporting event taking place in the UK in 2025. It has already smashed records as the fastest-selling edition of the tournament ever, with more than 220,000 tickets sold to date.  With just over eight months to go until the opening match between England and the USA on 22 August, the continued strong interest in Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has led to ballots for high-demand fixtures, including England’s pool matches and the final at Twickenham Stadium. The surge in demand ensures that it will be the biggest Women’s Rugby World Cup in history. Sarah Massey, managing director of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, said: "The response to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has been rema...

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15Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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World’s best half marathons in 2025

Running a half-marathon, a 13.1-mile (21.1km) race, is a popular goal for runners seeking a manageable yet rewarding challenge. It bridges the gap between shorter distances like 5kms and the full marathon, offering a test of endurance without the intense commitment of marathon training. Training for a half-marathon typically spans eight to 12 weeks and includes a mix of long runs, speed workouts, and rest days. Building endurance is key, with weekly long runs gradually increasing in distance. Cross-training, strength exercises, and a focus on proper nutrition and hydration further support preparation. For many runners, a half-marathon is an entry point to long-distance running, offering the thrill of achieving a significant milestone. Half-marathons have also become a major driver...

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15Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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World’s best marathons and running festivals in 2025

Running a marathon is a monumental achievement, requiring months of preparation, discipline, and mental resilience. Covering a distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometres), it tests both physical endurance and mental strength. Marathon training typically involves a structured plan of gradual mileage build-up, interval training, long runs, and proper nutrition to optimise performance and minimize injury risks. For runners seeking the ultimate challenge, the world’s most prestigious marathons offer unforgettable experiences. The seven biggest marathons in the world – Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City and Sydney – form the Abbott World Marathon Majors series and there’s also hundreds of other running events to choose from on any given month throughout the year.  ...

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15Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Snooker events 2025 calendar – biggest UK tournaments

The UK is the epicentre of professional snooker, hosting some of the sport's most prestigious events. Among these, the World Snooker Championship, held annually at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the crown jewel. Running since 1977 at this iconic venue, it determines the world champion and is the season’s ultimate test of skill, endurance, and composure. With a marathon format, thrilling matches, and high stakes, the Crucible is synonymous with snooker greatness.  The UK Championship, another cornerstone of the sport, takes place in York at the Barbican Centre. Forming part of the Triple Crown Series alongside the World Championship and the Masters, the UK Championship showcases top-tier competition. Its rich history and large prize pool attract the best players, making it o...

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8Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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FIFA Club World Cup 2025: fixtures and venues confirmed for 63-match tournament

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is set to be a groundbreaking edition of the tournament, expanding to include 32 of the world’s best club teams. Scheduled to take place in the United States from Saturday 14 June to Sunday 13 July 2025, this expanded format mirrors the FIFA World Cup structure.  For the first time, clubs from across all confederations will compete in a group stage followed by a knockout phase, elevating the tournament’s competitiveness and global appeal. Powerhouses like Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich will headline the competition, joined by South American giants like Flamengo and Boca Juniors, as well as representatives from Asia, Africa, and CONCACAF.  A total of 63 matches will feature in the tournament, with venues including the MetLife St...

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24Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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FIA European Rally Championship: new event in Spain on 2025 calendar

A new event in Spain and the return of Croatia Rally and 81st Rally Poland are among the highlights of the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) calendar, which has been approved following an electronic vote by FIA World Motor Sport Council members. Revving into action with the all-asphalt 42nd Rally Sierra Morena - Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad in Andalusia from 4-6 April, the 2025 ERC schedule features eight events, including five on asphalt and three on gravel, spread from April to October. After hosting the season opener this year, V-Híd Rally Hungary provides the first gravel action of the campaign from 9-11 May, followed by the BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia in Sweden (29-31 May), a second consecutive loose-surface event. 81st Rally Poland completes the ERC’s tri...

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17Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Sydney Marathon confirmed as seventh Abbott World Marathon Major

Abbott World Marathon Majors has confirmed that the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS will join the series in 2025 to become the seventh event in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series. The TCS Sydney Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 31 August 2025, joins six races including the Tokyo Marathon, the Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, the TCS London Marathon, the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the TCS New York City Marathon as part of the global marathon series. The Sydney Marathon is the largest marathon in Oceania and saw a record 20,272 finishers during its 2024 race, allowing it to pass its second consecutive assessment and become an Abbott World Marathon Major. Dawna Stone, CEO of AbbottWMM, said: “I am thrilled that Syd...

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16Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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DP World Tour 2025 calendar: 42 Race to Dubai tournaments on schedule

The return of the Austrian and Turkish Opens, as well as a host of new tournament venues, headline the men’s golf DP World Tour global schedule in 2025. Featuring a minimum of 42 Race to Dubai tournaments in a minimum of 26 different countries, the schedule will see DP World Tour members compete for a record total prize fund of $153 million outside the major championships.  For the second consecutive season, the schedule will comprise three distinct phases,  beginning with five ‘Global Swings’ followed by the ‘Back 9’, with the season then culminating with the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’ in November 2025.  The Turkish Open, which will be played at Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort from 8-11 May, marks the DP World Tour’s return to Turkey for the first time in six years...

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13Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Formula 1 to put on a show at The O2 for 2025 season launch

For the first time in Formula 1 history, all 10 teams – Alpine, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, Kick Sauber, McLaren, Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Red Bull, and Williams – their drivers and team principals will come together with fans for a special night to launch the new season, reveal their 2025 liveries, and mark the start of the sport’s 75th anniversary year. This unprecedented world premiere event will take place on 18 February 2025 between 8pm and 10pm at The O2 in London, England, and is being brought to life by creative visionary Brian Burke of BrianBurkeCreative, Stufish Entertainment Architects, DX7 Design, and production company 1826. BrianBurkeCreative and this world-renowned team delivered the groundbreaking opening and closing ceremonies for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. Bu...

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13Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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HSBC SVNS 2025 calendar: from Dubai to Singapore and LA

After the record-breaking Olympic Games in Paris, the stars of rugby sevens are set to make a thrilling return to HSBC SVNS 2025. Featuring seven iconic global destinations and culminating with the SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles, following the penultimate round in Singapore where the SVNS league winners will be crowned. The tens of millions of fans around the globe who were captivated by the sensational rugby sevens competitions at the Olympic Games can now get set to see the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s teams as they showcase their incredible speed, astounding skills and indomitable strength once again in the HSBC SVNS 2025. Singapore and Los Angeles have been added to the five previously confirmed destinations, meaning SVNS 2025 will feature seven rounds played across...

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13Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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FIA World Rally Championship: Croatia returns in 2026 and 2027

Croatia will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2026 and 2027, following the signing of a three-year agreement that will also see the country host an FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) round in 2025.  The agreement reaffirms the commitment that started when Croatia first joined the WRC in 2021 and underscores the country's ongoing role as a key destination for world-class motorsport events.  The contract was announced by Simon Larkin, senior director of events for WRC Promoter GmbH, and Daniel Šaškin, president of the Croatia Rally Organising Committee, in the presence of Croatia’s Ministry of Sports and Tourism State Secretary, Josip Pavić, and Croatian Automobile and Karting Federation president, Robert Markt.  Since debuting in the WRC in 2021, Cro...

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2Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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The Ocean Race 2027 to finish on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia 

AMAALA, a new sport and wellness destination located in the northern part of the Red Sea on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, will host the finish of the 15th edition of The Ocean Race in the summer of 2027. The Ocean Race – the mixed-crewed, offshore sailing race around the world first contested in 1973 – is known as the toughest test of a team in sport and for its award-winning ocean health initiatives.  In the build-up to the 2027 race finish, The Ocean Race and Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer of AMAALA and the regenerative project partner of The Ocean Race since 2022, will collaborate on ocean science and ocean health initiatives as well as ocean literacy and education programmes aimed at youth in the region, in line with the UN Ocean Decade Challenge of restoring society’s ...

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2Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Video: Glasgow to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has confirmed that the Scottish city of Glasgow will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Glasgow has stepped as host of the 23rd edition after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out. The event in Glasgow will be held from Thursday 23 July to Sunday 2 August 2026, returning to the city 12 years after the hugely successful 2014 Commonwealth Games.  Glasgow 2026 will feature a 10-sport programme concentrated across four venues within an eight-mile corridor, ensuring an action-packed broadcast schedule across each day of competition and making the event accessible and appealing to spectators looking to enjoy the multi-sport environment and festival feel. With more than 500,000 tickets to be made available at a future date, there will be around 3,0...

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12Oct By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Hero Dubai Desert Classic 2025: tickets launched as Rory McIlroy confirms title defence

Northern Irish golf star Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he will defend his title at the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Tickets have also launched for the DP World Tour men's golf event, which will take place at the historic Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, UAE, from 16-19 January 2025. Excitement is building among golf fans as the World No.3 aims to become the first ever five-time champion of the Desert Classic. Previously a tournament winner in 2009, 2015, 2023 and 2024, McIlroy will aim to lift the Dallah Trophy for the third consecutive time, and fifth overall. McIlroy will headline a world-class list of competitors at the prestigious Rolex Series event on the DP World Tour’s 2025 Race to Dubai schedule, which offers a $9 million prize pool. McIlroy said: “I’m thrilled to be return...

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6Oct By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: ticket sales launched at Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps

On Tuesday 1 October ticket sales for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 international women's football tournament were launched at a special event held at the iconic Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Located 3,454m above sea level, the magnificent Aletsch glacier set the stage for a match between two teams of football legends and future stars. The UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be held from 2-27 July 2025 in eight host cities across Switzerland, including Basel (opening game and final), Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion. In total, around 720,000 tickets have been made available for the tournament with sales for the general public now open via womenseuro.com/tickets. With this first ticket release, more than 250,000 tickets for all 31 matches of the tournamen...

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6Oct By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Festival of Sport: tickets now on sale for 2025 event

Tickets are now on general sale for the Festival of Sport 2025 which will take place at Packington Estate in Warwickshire, England from 1-4 August 2025.   Co-founded by England international rugby stars Will Greenwood and Austin Healey, the Festival of Sport offers children the opportunity to try dozens of sports in a single weekend, to learn from the best and primarily to enjoy all of the benefits of sports participation with family and friends, old and new.  Sporting legends over the weekend include Olympians, Paralympians, world record-holders and international capped stars. They actively participate throughout the weekend, coaching and playing alongside youngsters – and making time to have fun with accompanying adults too.  The 2025 event kicks off at a new ven...

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1Sep By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: UAE to host October event 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates. The event, scheduled to take place from 3-20 October, will now be staged in Dubai and Sharjah. Geoff Allardice, ICC chief executive, said: “It is a shame not to be hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh as we know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have staged a memorable event. I would like to thank the team at the BCB for exploring all avenues to try and enable the event to be hosted in Bangladesh, but travel advisories from the governments of a number of the participating teams meant that wasn’t feasible. However, they will retain hosting rights. “We look forward to taking an ICC global event to Bangladesh in the ...

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1Sep By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Road to LA28: Los Angeles is ready to welcome the world of sport

The Californian city, one of the world’s leading sports capitals, is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup 2026, NFL Super Bowl LXI 2027 and the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2028. In a spectacular closing ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, featuring Tom Cruise jumping from the roof of the Stade de France and musical performances on LA's iconic sandy beaches, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass received the official Olympic flag from Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, marking the countdown to the LA28 Games. “We’re honoured to join mayor Karen Bass to commemorate the historic handover of the Olympic flag from Paris to Los Angeles,” said Adam Burke, President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. “We can’t wait to roll out the red carpet for the 2028 Olympic and Paralym...

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11Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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HIGHLANDER Adventure returns to Ras Al Khaimah in February 2025

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has announced the return of HIGHLANDER Adventure, organised by HIGHLANDER, the world's largest international hiking association. Set to take place from 7-9 February 2025, this long-distance hiking challenge will offer hikers and adventure enthusiasts the chance to test themselves on the spectacular Jebel Jais mountain, home to the UAE's longest developed network of hiking trails at 80km. What makes this challenge even more memorable is the opportunity to hike through heritage and discover old Emirati settlements and active farms that will highlight the history and diversity of Ras Al Khaimah while showcasing how communities have lived and worked in this rocky region for centuries. Building on the success of previous years, the 20...

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24Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

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Salt Lake City-Utah to host 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Salt Lake City-Utah has been confirmed as the host of the XXVII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034. The decision was made by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris. The Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 delegation was led by the Spencer Cox, governor of Utah; Erin Mendenhall, mayor of Salt Lake City; Gene Sykes, president of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC); and Fraser Bullock, president of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.  IOC president Thomas Bach said: “Salt Lake City and Utah are long-time friends of the Olympic Movement, and we are confident that they will organise exceptional Olympic and Paralympic Games, just as they did years ago. The legacy of 2002 is tangibly and passionately alive in Ut...

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