MIES/NEW YORK, March 28, 2025 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on 27 March announced their joint exploration of a new professional men’s basketball league in Europe that would bring the sport to more European fans and accelerate the game’s growth across the continent. The NBA and FIBA will continue discussions that began more than a year ago with prospective investors, teams, arena developers and commercial partners. Under the plan being...

PARIS, March 28, 2025 - Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally, today announces a new partnership with UNESCO as a signatory of their Fit for Life pledge. This new initiative, dedicated to tackling racism worldwide, will bolster the FIA’s leading efforts to tackle online abuse in sport through its United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) campaign. Officially launched in December 2024 at the 4th UNESCO Global...

OHIO, March 26, 2025 - Not too long ago, if you mentioned “Pickleball,“ most people would assume it was some mundane pastime activity from the past that has lost its juice. Fast forward to today, and it’s the hottest sport in America, played by millions and growing faster than any other sport. From retirees in Florida to celebrities in Los Angeles, Pickleball fever has gripped America. But this is not just a feel-good sports story, the sport is making serious economic waves too. It’s changing how cities...

DOHA, March 25, 2025 - The 1993-born Federico Correzzola’s journey with Special Olympics began in 2009, sparked by a simple invitation to watch a friend’s soccer match in his hometown of Vigevano, an Italian town with historic medieval ruins, has around 60 thousand residents and located in the region of Pavia, 30-km away from Milano, Italy. That day, as he stood by the field, he felt an undeniable connection to the sport and the Special Olympic athletes. A shiver ran down his spine, and before the day...