A new Atlanta cricket franchise will host its first match July 31, a milestone boosters of the globally popular sport believe will cement its local fanbase and tap into its […]
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Overtime Picks Atlanta for Elite Teen Basketball League Recruiting Global Talent
Overtime, a sports media and marketing company with a professed 50 million social followers, has picked Atlanta as the permanent home for a high-level teen basketball league that will recruit […]
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LEGO Love Nets Legendary UGA Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship Recognition From Danish Consulate
Rodrigo Blankenship, a former University of Georgia walk-on, won more than a scholarship kicking for the Bulldogs; he captured the hearts of fans with a blend of confidence, humility and […]
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StationSoccer Founder Awarded Order of the British Empire
Atlanta’s Sanjay Patel was among the few overseas Britons who woke up to the new year with a new honor from his country of origin. Mr. Patel, director of strategic […]
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Atlanta Promotes Human Rights Record as Part of World Cup Bid
With the Olympics 25 years in its rearview mirror, Atlanta has nothing to prove when it comes to hosting big sporting events. But as it officially entered the bid for the 2026 […]
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Japanese Athletic Brace Brand Picks Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young as Ambassador
Zamst, a Japanese brand of athletic braces, has picked 21-year-old Atlanta Hawks basketball star Trae Young as a global ambassador. On the court, Mr. Young will sport the A2-DX ankle […]
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Goals for Legendary U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach: Equal Pay and Empowered Female Leaders
Former U.S. women’s national team soccer coach Jill Ellis proved Friday in Atlanta that if nothing else, her record-setting career has given her a knack for straight talk and an […]
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Holocaust Remembrance Event Praises Danes for Their Courage in Saving Jews in WWII
As Holocaust survivors and world leaders made their way to the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau to mark the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation by Soviet troops, some 5,000 […]
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Atlanta’s Dragon Boat Races on Course While Hong Kong Violence Erupts
The announcement that the 1996 Summer Olympics would be held in Atlanta got Gene Hanratty’s attention as it did many others around the world. The former Green Beret had spent […]
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Chamber Annual Meeting: Atlanta Keeps Sights on World Cup Goals
It might seem far away, but Atlanta is keeping its sights squarely on its goals for hosting key matches during the 2026 World Cup, betting that its newfound soccer bona […]