North America

Basketball
Business

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has reached an agreement to purchase The Forum from The Madison Square Garden Company for $400m in cash
Football
Governance

Cindy Parlow Cone, the newly-installed United States Soccer Federation president, said her foremost objective is to settle the gender discrimination lawsuit with members of the US women's national team…
Ice Hockey
Governance

The National Hockey League has asked its staff to take pay cuts following the indefinite suspension of the league amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Golf
Events

The US Open men's golf major championship has been placed in fresh doubt after Winged Foot Golf Club was closed indefinitely
Motorsport
Fan Engagement

Esports has never been as important or relevant as it is now amid the global Covid-19 pandemic. Nascar has been an early mover in this space with the creation of the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational Series.
Media

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV is to merge with FaceBank Group, a celebrity and sports-focused virtual entertainment company
Events

The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be delayed following an agreement reached early on March 24 between Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
Athletics
Events

World Athletics and the local organising committee of the 2021 World Athletics Championships, Oregon21, have said they are open to rescheduling their event to accommodate any possible postponement of the…
Ice Hockey
Business

Potential scenario for resumption still contains many ifs. League, however, remains confident current delays will not preclude a full 2020-21 season.
Basketball
Governance

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the managing company of the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers and National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils, has enforced pay cuts on members of …
Wrestling
Media

World Wrestling Entertainment has announced it is offering free access for a month to subscription digital product WWE Network
American Football
Marketing

The National Football League's Los Angeles Rams have unveiled a new brand identity, which is timed to coincide with the team's scheduled move to the $5bn SoFi Stadium for the start of the 2020 season
Football
Industry Moves

The United States Soccer Federation has named veteran sports business executive Will Wilson as the organization's new chief executive and secretary general
Football
Governance

English Championship club Derby County is in talks with American technology billionaire Michael Dell about a major financial investment, according to the Daily Telegraph
Business

Global agency president looks to work through current public health crisis, plan ahead for return of sports industry to full activity
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The NBA’s strategy of non-exclusivity in the footwear and betting partner categories yielded both revenue and marketing value for the league before the NBA shutdown this month.
Golf
Governance

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has decided to indefinitely forgo his salary during the global Covid-19 emergency, according to multiple reports
Football
Governance

The National Women's Soccer League and Canadian Premier League have become the latest North American professional soccer leagues to suspend their seasons due to the global Covid-19 outbreak