NC Courage becomes first NWSL team with daily fantasy partner
The North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League has become the first NWSL club to sign a sponsorship deal with a fantasy sports operator in a two-year deal with PrizePicks
Flutter, Fox shut down betting platform amid heightened competition
Flutter Entertainment and Fox Corporation have announced the closure of sports betting platform Fox Bet as competition in the burgeoning US sports gambling market intensifies
Arsenal hires Legends to manage non-matchday events at Emirates Stadium
Premier League club Arsenal has announced the appointment of global premium experiences company Legends to manage the club's sales and delivery for non-match day events at Emirates Stadium
PTO Tour inks US media deal with CNBC
The Professional Triathletes Organisaiton (PTO) has announced a US media rights deal with NBC Sports that places PTO Tour race highlights on CNBC
MLB records best-attended week since 2012
Major League Baseball has recorded its best-attended week since 2012 with 88 games averaging 34,432 fans per game between July 24-30 (Monday-Sunday)
Betr launches fantasy vertical Betr Picks
Sports betting and media company Betr has launched its fantasy sports vertical Betr Picks in the US market.
Beckham wants Inter Miami to be ‘a brand like’ the New York Yankees
Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham has said that he aspires for the Major League Soccer side to create a brand on par with the New York Yankees
US World Cup draw with Netherlands sets ratings records with 7.94 million viewers
The United States women's national team's 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Fifa Women's World Cup set a group stage viewership record on English language broadcaster Fox in the US, with 6.43 million viewers and a peak of 8.45 million, while Telemundo's Spanish language broadcast attracted a non-World Cup final record 1.51 million viewers, making for a total of 7.94 million.
Comcast: Move for ESPN minority stake ‘very improbable’
Comcast president Michael Cavanagh has said that it is "very improbable" that the company would look to secure a minority stake in ESPN, which is 80-per-cent owned by Disney
Colorado to join Big 12 Conference in 2024-25
The University of Colorado Boulder is heading to the Big 12 Conference effective for the 2024-25 academic year, leaving the Pac-12 Conference and returning to the conference it was a member of until 2010