Thousands of fans from across the UK are set to flock to Liverpool this May as netball returns to the city with the North West’s top players taking to the court at the M&S Bank Arena. Here’s what to expect and how to get tickets. In one of the biggest events in the netballing year Manchester Thunder will meet Birmingham Panthers at 6.30pm in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Sunday, May 18th and battle it out in a bid to […]
Rugby League Commercial has officially confirmed the long-awaited return of the Rugby League Ashes this autumn after a 22-year absence. England will take on the Kangaroos in a thrilling three-Test series, with one of the biggest matches set to take place at the brand-new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. The ABK Beer Ashes Series will kick off on three consecutive Saturday afternoons – October 25, November 1, and November 8 – each starting at 2:30 pm […]
A national event for organisers of major sporting events was hosted yesterday in Liverpool for the first time. UK Sport Event Partners Day was held in Liverpool as more than 200 people descended on the city. A key part of the event is for partners to share and discuss the ‘Event Hosting Target List’, which covers the major sporting events the UK hope to bid for over the next 10 years. Jen Falding, our Head of Major Sports and Events, […]
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 has launched a new website – www.worldboxingliverpool.com – to provide information about the event which will be held at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 4–14 September 2025. Anyone that is interested in getting early information about the Championships, including ticket offers and details about volunteering opportunities is advised to sign-up for updates via the website. More than 500 boxers from over 60 countries will take part in […]
Liverpool City Council is on the lookout for a Major Sports Events Project Officer to help deliver the city’s exciting portfolio of world-class sporting events. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Liverpool continues to attract and host major sporting spectacles that boost the local economy, enhance the city’s global reputation, and inspire communities through sport. Working within the Culture Liverpool team involves collaborating with national governing bodies, event organisers, and key stakeholders to secure and successfully […]
Former medal-winning athletes will join some of the sports industry’s leading lights to form a new-look team dedicated to securing major sporting events for the Liverpool City Region. The Sport Liverpool board will be at the heart of devising and delivering the city region’s major sports strategy, and for the next three years will work with the six local authorities to attract high-calibre, in-demand events. Headed up by the outgoing World Netball Chief Executive Clare Briegal, the board will be […]
Liverpool has been selected as the host city for the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 for Elite men and women. The Championships, which will take place from 4 – 14 September 2025 at the M&S Bank Arena, will be the first Elite-level global championships hosted by World Boxing, the new International Federation which has been set-up to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement. The action will feature competition in 10 weight classes for both men […]
Sport Liverpool and Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) will join the global gathering of sporting leaders and influencers as official Bronze Partners at the World Sport & Business Summit in Birmingham, West Midlands from 7 – 11 April. “We look forward to spending time with our Bronze Partners in Birmingham, West Midlands,” said Martin Gibbs, Managing Director of SportAccord. “A pleasure to welcome Sport Liverpool for their first time as a Bronze Partner at SportAccord and our old friends from […]
Liverpool is looking to appoint experts to play a pivotal role in securing major sporting events as part of the Sport Liverpool Board. Sport is synonymous with the Liverpool City Region – whether it’s our three famous football clubs; rugby league champions St Helens; as home to Open Championship golf courses at Royal Birkdale and Royal Liverpool or the world’s leading steeplechase at Aintree; from boxing, athletics, swimming – sport is in our DNA and it offers the perfect place […]
The City of Liverpool is celebrating the news it will be a host city for the UEFA EURO 2028 men’s championships. The international sporting spotlight will fall on the Liverpool City Region once again, with Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock chosen as a venue of the successful UK and Ireland bid. Liverpool, which recently hosted Eurovision, will stage a fan festival throughout the championships, befitting one of the world’s most prestigious sporting occasions. The city, which hosted matches […]