Latin America
Business

The UK has reached an agreement to serve as the main delivery partner of the 2019 edition of the Pan American Games multi-sport event, which will take place in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
Football
Business

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has reported a substantial fall in its profits, despite setting record revenues for its 2016 financial year.
Golf
Business

Golf’s PGA Tour will stage its first event in the Dominican Republic next year after electing to elevate the tournament held on the developmental Web.com Tour.
Basketball
Business

North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has joined forces with sports entertainment company PlayON to launch new daily fantasy sports (DFS) competitions in various regions around the world.
Multi-sport
Business

An investigation has been opened by Brazil’s Supreme Court into Eduardo Paes, the former Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, into allegations of financial impropriety in relation to contracts associated with last year’s Olympic Games.
Football
Events

The US, Mexico and Canada have ended months of speculation by confirming that they will submit a joint bid to host football’s 2026 Fifa World Cup.
Rugby Union
Business

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and South African Rugby are considering their options after Sanzaar confirmed that the Super Rugby club competition will be cut from 18 to 15 franchises for its 2018 season.
Football
Events

The United States, Canada and Mexico are poised to confirm a joint bid for the 2026 Fifa World Cup later today (Monday), with the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) stating a “historic announcement” will be made in New York.
Business

The Lagardère Sports agency has agreed a deal to assume the management contract for the iconic Maracanã stadium in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to multiple reports.
Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay will host the new AmeriCup national team tournament, which debuts later this year.
Stadia

Interlagos, the home of Formula One’s Brazilian Grand Prix, has been placed up for sale with former F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone considering a bid for the ageing Sao Paulo circuit.
Football
Business

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has confirmed that it has acquired Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque, while it has also announced a partnership with Venezuelan Primera Division team Atletico Venezuela.
Football
Other

Former Guatemalan Football Association (FENAFUTG) president Brayan Jiménez has become the latest ex-Fifa official to be handed a life ban by world football’s governing body.
Football
Business

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has added another team to its portfolio through an agreement to take control of Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque.
Multi-sport
Media

A free report, commissioned from SportBusiness by the Budapest 2024 Olympic Games bid, surveying attitudes to, and media consumption habits around, the Olympic Games.
Boxing
Events

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced the hosts of the five qualification tournaments for its showpiece World Championships event, which will be held in Hamburg later this year.
Football

Claudio Tapia, the chairman of Argentinian Primera B Metropolitana third-tier club Barracas Central, has been confirmed as the new president of the sport’s governing body in the country.
Motorsport
Events

Peru will host the opening stage of next year’s edition of the Dakar Rally endurance motorsport event, it has been announced.