North America
Chicago Fire announces 2020 Soldier Field opener, will not raise ticket prices
Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire will play Atlanta United in its first game back at Soldier Field, in a nationally-televised fixture on March 21, 2020
XFL banking on cheap tickets to draw in fans
The revamped XFL is banking on affordable ticket prices to attract fans to its games and ensure that the spring-season American football league has long-term success
NBA’s Suns partners FirstBank, Kings signs BlockParty
NBA team the Phoenix Suns has added a new Official Banking Partner, while the Sacramento Kings has agreed a partnership which will focus on technological innovation
Regional SportAccord to provide Americas gateway for international sport federations
In association with SportAccord
Empire Company teams up with Canadian Olympic Committee, Hockey Canada
The Empire Company has agreed partnerships with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Hockey Canada which will leverage the conglomerate’s food retailing brands.
New Jersey Devils looking to leverage arrivals of Subban and Hughes
The arrival of Jack Hughes as the No.1 NHL Draft pick and superstar defenseman PK Subban has generated a wave of optimism around the New Jersey Devils. Bob Williams speaks to the Devil's new president Jake Reynolds about his long-term commercial plans for the franchise. Â
Silver defends NBA response to tweet furore, CCTV pulls exhibition games
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has responded to the recent furore over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweets on the Hong Kong democracy protests, saying the league would back the right to…
XFL sets initial player draft with digital media focus
Selections to be announced on XFL.com, league's official channels on Twitter, Instagram
MLB, NTT test Ultra Reality Viewing during playoff game
Emerging video format stitches together multiple 4K camera images into a single image
Dish and Fox reach long-term carriage deal as dispute ends
After a 10-day impasse, Fox and Dish Network ended their carriage dispute at the weekend which had prevented millions of the satellite provider's subscribers from watching Thursday Night Football as well…
PGA Tour to livestream every shot at 2020 Players Championship
In a first for golf, the PGA Tour will livestream every shot from every player over all four rounds from the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, on March 12-15, 2020.
Pirates extend local rights deal with AT&T SportsNet
New multiyear deal replaces one expired at end of 2019 season
NFL extends with OverTier for Game Pass
New contract term calls for worldwide rights outside of the US and Canada
Toronto Wolfpack promotion gives Betfred Super League North American presence
Toronto Wolfpack gained promotion to the Betfred Super League over the weekend to give the English-based rugby league top-flight competition a North American presence in 2020
NHL looks to revive World Cup of Hockey, stage regular-season games in Russia
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association are actively looking to revive the World Cup of Hockey, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has announced
UFC extends with long-running PPV partner Joe Hand Promotions
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organisation has signed a multi-year extension to its pay-per-view distribution agreement with Joe Hand Promotions
Sports Illustrated hit with mass layoffs
Dozens of editorial staffers lose their jobs as The Maven takes over operational control of venerable title
DC United calls time on FloSports streaming deal
Major League Soccer team DC United has called time on its local broadcast deal with subscription-based OTT streaming provider FloSports after less than a season