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Max subscribers won’t have to shell out an extra $10 to watch live March Madness games on the B/R Sports tier, as Warner Bros. Discovery is delaying charging customers for the add-on option. On Friday, the media giant shared that it’s working on some technical upgrades in the app, so fans can continue to enjoy live sports for free into the spring.

Max introduced live sports programming through its newly-added Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports this past October, granting viewers access to MLB, US Soccer, NHL, NBA and more. During its rollout, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the streaming service’s add-on would be available to all subscribers at no extra cost through Feb. 29. After that date, the price would be $10 per month, which is in addition to the service’s monthly subscription…

Volleyball World has launched its bidding process to select the host city for the FIVB Men’s World Championship and FIVB Women’s World Championship in 2025 and 2027. The organisation will be supported by The Sports Consultancy, which will help to run the structured bidding process.

Volleyball is the fourth most popular sport globally, with more than 800 million fans and high participation across the world. In the US for example, it is one of the only sports currently not seeing a decline in school participation – alongside golf – while a study from Research Reports Global suggests that the global volleyball market could grow from $294.9 million in 2021 to $440.6 million by 2027.

Volleyball World is a partnership between the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the…

The UFC is set to break new ground in the combat sports world by hosting an event at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2024.

Earlier this year, the promotion’s CEO, Dana White, had hinted at the possibility of a future UFC fight card taking place at the wonderous arena in Sin City, and now there is a date for the event.

During the post-fight press conference at knock-out-filled UFC 295, the MMA promoter confirmed that the promotion has booked the arena for the Mexican Independence Day. Furthermore, the 54-year-old claimed he’ll put on the greatest combat sports spectacle ever:

“It’s going to be a massive challenge, and I love every minute of it. I can’t wait to dive into this thing… I’m super excited about this. I love challenges. Everybody keeps saying to me, ‘I don’t…

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