North America

Triathlon
Sponsorship & Marketing

The German Triathlon Union (DTU) has expressed its unease over pain relief brand Aleve’s sponsorship of the 2019 Ironman World Championships, which take place in Hawaii tomorrow (Saturday).
Para Sport
Industry Moves

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Friday) announced Dr Mike Peters as its new chief executive, replacing Xavier Gonzalez who left the organisation earlier in the year
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

US sportswear company Nike has moved to shut down its Oregon Project training programme after head coach Alberto Salazar was last week handed a four-year ban from athletics for doping violations committed…
American Football
Fan Engagement

The National Football League's Indianapolis Colts are partnering with daily fantasy sports company FanDuel for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
Sports Betting

Purdue University staff, faculty members, and students will be banned from betting on all Boilermaker sporting events following a unanimous vote of the Purdue Board of Trustees
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

The National Hockey League has expanded its 20-year partnership with real-time scoring system provider SportsMEDIA Technology (SMT), which will now also become the league's puck and player tracking partner.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

LAFC has become the first Major League Soccer team to sign a sleeve sponsor after signing a multi-year partnership with retail brand Target
Football
Governance

French soccer club Olympique Lyonnais is looking to take over a National Women's Soccer League team, according to reports in France
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

PepsiCo has secured a wide-ranging partnership with SoFi Stadium, the multi-purpose $5bn future home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, and the surrounding 298-acre Hollywood Park…
Football
Other

Major League Soccer franchises New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF will set up affiliate teams in the third-tier USL League One in 2020
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

The National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers have unveiled two innovative fan engagement experiences at the Wells Fargo Center as part of the facility's $265m (€241m) renovation project.
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

An array of NBA China's Chinese-owned official partners have halted business with the league and its pre-season exhibition games in the country were temporarily in doubt, as the fallout continues from…
Baseball
Business

League cites potential need for A's to move if stadium effort is blocked
Esports
Media

North American stock-car racing series Nascar has struck an agreement with US commercial and pay-television broadcaster NBC Sports to deliver live coverage of its esports championship for the first time
American Football
Business

Expansive size and density of some of US' largest sports facilities provide a fertile environment to experiment with next-generation mobile technology. Story by Rick Snider.

Chris Russo, a managing director at Houlihan Lokey’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group, briefs on what to expect from next week’s key event.
Esports
Esports

US video game developer and events organiser Blizzard Entertainment has suspended Hong Kong-based esport player Ng "Blitzchung" Wai Chung for 12 months, and withheld his prize money for participation in…
Basketball
Fan Engagement

The summer arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George at the Los Angeles Clippers, and the teaming up of Anthony Davis with LeBron James at cross-town rivals Los Angeles Lakers, has directly led to the National…