While the 2025 Olympics and Paralympics are absent, the sporting calendar remains brimming with high-profile tournaments. The revamped Club World Cup, featuring 32 teams in the US, promises a global showdown. Meanwhile, the Women's Rugby World Cup expands to 16 teams, with Twickenham hosting the final on September 27th.
There may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025, but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments. Image: Monirul Bhuiyan / AFPThere may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025, but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments.There may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025, but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments.
Manchester City won the last Club World Cup and will be among the 32 teams that take part in the new-look 2025 event. Image: Giuseppe CACACE / AFPWhen New Zealand edged England 34-31 to win the 2021 edition, the Eden Park crowd numbered 42,579 – a new record for the women’s game that marked its increasing popularity.
New Zealand’s Ruby Tui hits the English tacklers during the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park. Image: Michael Bradley / AFPComing a year after the high of the Olympic Games there is always the danger that the World Athletics Championships will be a touch flat.Tokyo had the terrible misfortune to host the Covid Olympics, postponed to 2021, where the athletes competed in front of empty stands.
The US team may also be encouraged by the introduction of payments while Rory McIlroy says the Europeans would be glad to pay to play.
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