North America

Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The National Women's Hockey League expansion team in Toronto has been officially branded the Toronto Six
Horse Racing
Events

The Belmont Stakes has been rescheduled for June 20 and will take place without spectators amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, the New York Racing Association has announced
Finance & Law

Carla Varriale-Barker, shareholder in the New York office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. and the chair of the firm’s Sports, Recreation and Entertainment practice group, discusses the meaning of increasingly prominent force majeure clauses in the sports industry
Finance & Law

Mitchell Sports, chief executive of boutique sports advisory firm Tipping Point Sports LLC, examines the key elements of the industry's recovery from the pandemic
Finance & Law

Head of prominent sports investment vehicle sees significantly opportunity ahead, even amid a currently challenged sports industry. He discusses the firm's ambitions with US Editor Eric Fisher
Finance & Law

Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has announced the voluntary dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed against it in the wake of its initial public offering
Swimming
Sponsorship & Marketing

Leading disposable consumer products company Bic has become the official razor of USA Swimming and has signed individual partnerships with two United States Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone M…
American Football
Governance

Additional minority interviews to be required, potential draft incentives to be considered
Industry Moves

Streaming executive had been passed over to succeed Bob Iger at Disney
Football
Governance

Three clubs in Mexican soccer's second-tier Ascenso MX have announced they will take their battle with the Mexican federation (FMF) over the decision to scrap promotion and relegation to the Court of Arbitration…
Basketball
Media

ESPN's highly-acclaimed Michael Jordan-based documentary series The Last Dance ended on a strong note for the sports network over the weekend. Episodes nine and 10 averaged 5
Golf
Events

The 2020 US Open men's golf major set for this fall will not hold any qualifying tournaments this year due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the United States Golf Association has announced
Basketball
Governance

Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league has been forced to cancel its 2020 season as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Governance

The governors of California, New York and Texas, representing three of the four most populous American states, have each announced they are prepared to allow live sports without spectators in their states…
Motorsport
Media

Nascar's return to live racing at the weekend generated impressive domestic television ratings, with the Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway delivering 6.
Football
Media

The German Bundesliga attracted strong audiences in key global markets upon its return on Saturday, May 16, despite matches being played behind closed doors
Bull Riding
Governance

Professional Bull Riders is scheduled to become the first major sports organization in North America to stage an event with fans in attendance amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Finance & Law

Chris Russo, chief executive of Fifth Generation Sports LLC, looks at the US market for sports-related M&A deals and their future prospects amid the Covid-19 pandemic