North America
World Baseball Classic set to be postponed
Pandemic has already prevented qualifiers for 2021 event from being played
MLS seeks 20 per cent pay cut from players
Major League Soccer is reportedly seeking a 20 per cent pay cut from its players to help deal with the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic
MLB presents restart plan to players
Plan includes even split of revenue that is likely to create flashpoint
Dolphins quarterback Tagovailoa has top-two selling NFL jerseys
Miami Dolphins' new quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has demonstrated his star power by having the National Football League's top-two selling jerseys since the NFL Draft
AHL cancels remainder of 2020 season due to Covid-19
The American Hockey League has canceled the remainder of the 2019-20 season, including the playoffs, due to the global Covid-19 pandemic
MLB set to cut 2020 Draft significantly
Large-scale reduction of annual event follows pandemic-related agreement with union struck in March
Silver lays out strategy for NBA season restart to players
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver has laid out a series of options to players about a possible restart of the 2019-20 season amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Dana White hails UFC’s return despite three positive Covid-19 tests
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said the mixed martial arts organization's high-profile return to action over the weekend was a huge success despite the fact that there were three positive…
Premier Lacrosse League embraces structural flexibility to salvage 2020 season
The Premier Lacrosse League has become the latest tour-based model to announce its comeback from the Cobid-19 shutdown. PLL chief operating officer Andrew Sinnenberg tells Bob Williams the opportunities and challenges of staging the PLL Championship Series.
NFL-linked American rugby group plans to hire star players
A new American rugby union competition linked to the NFL is aiming to shake up the sport by hiring star players and adjusting the game's rules to 'Americanise' it
Emmert reaffirms college sports will not return until campuses reopen
Mark Emmert, National Collegiate Athletic Association president, has reaffirmed that college sports will not return from the global Covid-19 pandemic sports shutdown until university campuses have reopened.
USWNT file equal pay appeal, seek trial delay
Members of the United States women's national team are continuing their equal pay battle with the United States Soccer Federation by appealing a recent district court decision that dismissed their wage…
Pimlico to be renovated and keep Preakness Stakes after bill passes
The Preakness Stakes will remain at Pimlico Race Course for the foreseeable future after a bill was passed to redevelop the historic but dilapidated Baltimore, Maryland, racetrack
Nascar cancels races at Richmond, Chicagoland and Sonoma as part of revised schedule
US stock car racing series Nascar has removed races from Chicagoland Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, and Richmond Raceway as part of its revised 2020 season amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
NHL calls off 2020 Global Series due to Covid-19
The National Hockey League has called off its planned regular-season games in Europe this year as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Live Nation takes big earnings hit without events
Ticketmaster parent sees seven-fold increase in operating losses
WME reducing workforce by 20 per cent
Talent agency hit hard by dearth of live events
NFL releases 2020 schedule but Goodell admits “adjustments” may be necessary
The National Football League released its schedule for the 2020 season to great fanfare on May 7 but commissioner Roger Goodell immediately admitted that changes may be necessary due to the global Covid-19…