Super Bowl weekend sets US betting records
The National Football League's Super Bowl LVII was a record-setting game for sports betting in the United States, with more than 100 million transactions across 23 states and Washington DC over the weekend,…
Women’s national team calls off strike after Canada Soccer’s legal threat
Canada's women's national team will take part in the forthcoming SheBelieves Cup tournament after the threat of legal action by Canada Soccer forced the players to drop a planned strike
Lasry ‘in talks’ to sell stake in NBA’s Bucks to Haslam
Co-owner Marc Lasry is in talks to sell his 25-per-cent stake in the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks to Jimmy Haslam and Haslam Sports Group
NHL taking Hockey Day to Czech Republic and Finland
The National Hockey League is taking Hockey Day community events to Czech Republic and Finland for the first time in March as the league seeks to increase global fan engagement
SEC fiscal year revenue declines four per cent
The Southeastern Conference announced that $721.8m (€672.5m) of its total revenue for the 2021-22 fiscal year was distributed among the conference's 14 universities, but the conference saw a four-per-cent decline in revenue.
SportsGrid launches 24-hour betting channel on Amazon’s Freevee
Content and technology company SportsGrid and Amazon Prime Video have reached a global distribution agreement for Amazon's Freevee to the launch SportsGrid Network FAST channel, which will be the first…
Ten former NFL players sue Goodell, disability board over denied claims
Ten former National Football League players have filed a lawsuit against commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's disability board, claiming that the league violated federal law in denying them disability…
LeBron James’ historic moment draws record engagement
Record numbers of viewers watched Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James become the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer with 38,388 points and counting during the Lakers-Oklahoma City…
Fox nets four-per-cent ad revenue uplift, expects record Super Bowl income
Media giant Fox Corporation has outlined in its fiscal second-quarter results that it expects record Super Bowl advertising revenue after a strong performance from the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup and National…
Big3 league to tour US in new season
Global 3-on-3 basketball league the Big3 has announced that its sixth season will return to a pre-pandemic touring model, tipping off on June 25 and running for 10 weeks