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Toronto Wolfpack promotion gives Betfred Super League North American presence
Toronto Wolfpack gained promotion to the Betfred Super League over the weekend to give the English-based rugby league top-flight competition a North American presence in 2020
Canada’s OneSoccer opens up to commercial premises
The Mediapro agency has made its OneSoccer OTT sports streaming service available to commercial establishments in Canada
Ottawa Senators sign Lyft partnership
The National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators have signed a partnership with car ride hailing service Lyft in an effort to help get fans to and from games without having to drive or park.
All Elite Wrestling seals TSN rights deal
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has struck a rights agreement with the recently-launched All Elite Wrestling promotion
Paddy Power parent company Flutter to merge with Stars Group
Bookmaking giants Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group have agreed a merger that will create the world’s largest online betting company by revenue, as both companies look to position themselves t…
Canadian broadcast deal struck for swimming’s ISL
The new franchise-based International Swimming League will receive free-to-air exposure in Canada after a rights agreement was struck with CBC Sports, the sports arm of the public broadcaster
ONE Championship agrees deal with streaming platform FITE for landmark show
Fight sports streaming platform FITE will offer pay-per-view coverage in several markets around the world of ONE Championship's ONE: CENTURY event in Tokyo on Sunday, October 13
NHLPA declines CBA opt-out, ensures labor peace in hockey for three years
League, union decisions to stay in current labor deal is marked shift in tenor from the last quarter century of hockey labor relations
NHL drops Jogmo World Corp as player, puck tracking partner
The National Hockey League is confident its new puck and player tracking system will be ready for the 2019-20 post-season despite dropping Jogmo World Corp as its primary technology partner
Plan unveiled for new Calgary Flames arena
Terms have been agreed on a deal that could potentially lead to the development of a new C$550m (€374.5m/$418.6
Research details heavy crossover between fantasy sports, wagering
Trade group for fantasy sports, sports wagering finds growing consumer link between the two activities
Sternberg pushes two-market plan for Tampa Bay Rays
Owner doubles down on radical plan, says club likely won't be able to survive full-time in Florida
Tech entrepreneurs looking to bring WNBA team to Toronto
In the wake of the Toronto Raptors' victory in the NBA Finals, two technology entrepreneurs have launched a bid to bring a WNBA team to the Canadian city
NHL focused on World Cup return
North American ice hockey league the NHL, along with its players’ union the NHLPA, have said they are keen to revamp the World Cup of Hockey into an event that is held on a regular basis every four years.
MLB Executive Council grants Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore split-season schedule in Montreal
Move by league's top-ranking ownership committee represents perhaps boldest step in Rays' long-running search for new ballpark
Oberhof and Whistler to host luge worlds
The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded its 2023 World Championships to Oberhof in Germany and approved a plan to relocate the 2021 edition of the showpiece event from Calgary to Whistler in…
Montpellier defeats rivals to land 2022 World Figure Skating Championships
The International Skating Union (ISU) has awarded hosting rights for World Championship events in its 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, with the French city of Montpellier seeing off competition from five rivals…
Start time of CFL season opener moved to accommodate NBA Finals
The Canadian Football League has moved up the start time of Thursday's 2019 season opener due to a clash with the Toronto Raptors' appearance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals that evening.