Canada

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has said “people should assume” that players from the North American ice hockey league will not be competing at next year’s winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang with talks between the relevant parties having reached an impasse.

Montreal has become the latest Formula One host to extend its race contract by agreeing a new deal that will retain a grand prix in the Canadian city until 2029.

Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), has said it will be difficult for MLB players to compete at the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic Games due to scheduling issues.

The NBA has announced that it will return to Johannesburg in South Africa for a game later this year, while the North American basketball competition’s commissioner, Adam Silver, has warned that the league will consider state-wide discriminatory policies when assigning hosting rights for future events.

Victor Montagliani, president of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), has said the organisation will discuss the possibility of more than one country from its membership bidding to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

The Continental Cup, an event regarded as curling’s version of golf’s Ryder Cup, will return to Canada in 2018 with the announcement that London, Ontario has secured hosting rights.

The NBA North American basketball league has entered into the esports sector by launching a new competition, the NBA 2K eLeague.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded the Canadian city of Saskatoon hosting rights to a 3x3 World Tour Masters event for the next three years.

Skate Canada, the world’s oldest skating organisation, has entered into a partnership with the IMG agency that is designed to revamp its corporate marketing and commercial portfolio.

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) has rejected a request from Edmonton to extend a deadline on a decision over whether it will serve as the country’s candidate city in a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that Quebec City in Canada will stage its 2017 Cross-Country World Cup Final after the Russian resort of Tyumen withdrew its hosting rights for the event.

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has voted to approve the terms of the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the NBA league and its players in a move that is set to ensure labour peace in the North American competition over the years to come.

North American basketball league the NBA is closing in on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) after team owners voted in favour of a proposed seven-year deal that was provisionally agreed to last week.

Major League Soccer (MLS) has detailed its plan for awarding four new expansion franchises, with the fee for securing a spot in the North American league set to rise to $150m (€144m).

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has awarded hosting rights for its 2020 World Championships Grand Final to the Canadian city of Edmonton.

The NBA basketball league has reached an outline agreement with its players’ union on a new collective bargaining agreement.