Six Georgian rugby players sanctioned under anti-doping rules in urine sample substitution case

Six players in Georgia’s rugby team and one member of the support staff have been charged and sanctioned for what World Rugby described Friday as an “orchestrated scheme involving recreational drugs” ...
The Royal Gazette

England’s most capped rugby player on island for education fair

England’s most capped rugby union player will be in Bermuda next week as part of Beach Education’s annual UK Education Fair. Ben Youngs, who played 127 times for England at scrum half and started the ...
University of Washington Athletics

UW To Take On British, Canadians, Northeastern In 40th Windermere Cup

Washington Rowing, along with Windermere Real Estate, welcomes men's and women's crews from the Great Britain National Team, the women's Canadian National ...
USA Today

Which World Cup game in Kansas City has the cheapest tickets?

Kansas City will host six World Cup games, including the Quarter-Finals game on July 11. The first game played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium will be on June 16 with Argentina vs. Algeria. The ...
WTAE-TV

Allegheny County plans bid to host Rugby World Cup

WELL, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR THE NFL DRAFT HERE IN PITTSBURGH FOR APRIL. ALLEGHENY COUNTY IS SET TO MAKE A BID FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP THAT WILL BE IN 2031 AND 2033. AND THIS IS ALL THANKS TO A NEW ...
Yahoo! Sports

Why the U.S. Shouldn’t ‘Rush’ to Host the Rugby World Cup … in 2031

Why is hosting the Rugby World Cup in the United States suddenly in doubt? For years, American rugby has operated under a quiet assumption: that challenging USA Rugby risks provoking World Rugby into ...
The News Journal

Delaware will host FIFA World Cup 2026 team in state, Gov. Meyer says

Delaware will host a club team from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Plans were announced for statewide Delaware festivities around FIFA World Cup 2026. Way more peopled watch the latest FIFA World Cup than ...
Forbes

Fewer Europeans Are Heading To The U.S. This Summer—Here’s What That Could Mean For The World Cup

New data indicates a significant drop in demand from Europeans traveling to the U.S. this summer—but U.S. tourism officials insist the World Cup will deliver the $30.5 billion economic lift FIFA has ...
Miami Herald

Ronaldo, Portugal may set up World Cup base camp in Miami. Here’s what we know

Lionel Messi’s fiercest rival, Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo, may be spending much of the 2026 World Cup in Messi’s backyard. Well, not exactly his backyard, but somewhere in South Florida, not ...
Kansas City Star

Argentina’s soccer federation explains why it picked KC for World Cup base camp

Argentina will base its 2026 World Cup camp in Kansas City, preparing for group matches. Lionel Messi will lead Argentina as they defend the 2022 World Cup title in 2026. Team will train at Sporting ...
The New York Times

Airbnb and short-term rentals provide little relief for stretched World Cup travelers

Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic. Source images: Fabrice Coffrini, Franck Fife / Getty Images The draw for the 2026 World Cup set off an immediate domino effect. Ticket prices surged, as did ...
Los Angeles Times

Why a 2026 World Cup boycott is unlikely to be successful

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Calls for a European-led World Cup boycott have grown louder and louder in recent weeks. Yet the possibility one ...