Canada

The International Skating Union (ISU) has awarded hosting rights for its 2020 World Figure Skating Championships to Skate Canada, which will stage the event in Montreal, Quebec.

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has revealed the line-up for the 2018 Diving World Series, with Fuji and Montreal becoming new additions to the calendar.

The City of Seattle and investment firm Oak View Group (OVG) have agreed a deal to redevelop the KeyArena in a move that could return NBA basketball or NHL ice hockey to the Washington city, while NHL franchise the Calgary Flames has dropped plans to build a new arena in the Canadian city.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Rene Fasel has written off any chance of a late deal for National Hockey League (NHL) players to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating “that train has left the station”.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has extended a partnership with Curling Canada under which the country will continue to be a regular host of its World Championships.

Councillors in Hamilton have voted against the Canadian city bidding for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, although the matter is set to be revisited next week.

A total of 41 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States have expressed an interest in hosting matches as part of North America’s bid for the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup.

The Canadian city of Hamilton is considering a bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, an effort that would return the multi-sport event to where it originated.

Canada, Germany, Spain and the US have been suggested as possible new markets for the Pro14 by the rugby union club competition’s chief executive, Martin Anayi.

The Canadian city of Victoria’s bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been dropped due to a lack of support from the provincial government.

The bid committee behind the Canadian city of Victoria’s effort to land the 2022 Commonwealth Games has unveiled a budget of C$955m (€645.3m/$757.4m) under a plan that would include events throughout the wider British Columbia province.

A total of 49 stadia across 44 cities in North America have been named on a list of proposed host venues for football’s 2026 Fifa World Cup.

The City of Calgary has voted to proceed with plans to bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after considering two options drawn up by a working group.

Goals Soccer Centres has entered into a joint venture with City Football Group (CFG), the ownership group of English Premier League club Manchester City, to bolster its business in the North American market.

North American stock car-racing series Nascar has promoted Brent Dewar from the position of chief operating officer to president.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has said it is targeting regular-season games in London for the 2019 campaign after it staged an event in the English capital yesterday (Tuesday).