North America

Motorsport
Sports Betting

As part of this season's rulebook Nascar has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines according to The Associated Press
Licensing & Merchandising

Retail giant Walmart has launched a new online sports merchandise shop in partnership with Fanatics. The Walmart fan shop by Fanatics features merchandise from various sports and leagues
American Football
Stadia

The Kansas City Chiefs are planning more than $10m (€8.75m) in upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium, including installing a new videoboard and new seats in the upper deck.
American Football
Finance & Law

Team using moment in spotlight to help fund construction of transformative new venue Key stakeholders will be invited to Atlanta; meetings with potential partners also arranged
American Football
Sports Betting

Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Patriots and Rams will be the first since a US Supreme Court ruling allowed legalised sports gaming beyond the state of Nevada. An estimated $6bn (€5.2bn
Football

Inter Miami CF, the MLS expansion club co-owned by David Beckham is proposing to build a training center and multi-purpose sport stadium on the site of historic Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale
Football
Finance & Law

The City Football Group – the Abu Dhabi-based owner of Manchester City and New York City as well as four other football clubs around the world – has become the anchor investor in Sapphire Sport, a $11…
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has confirmed that puck and player tracking is coming to the league next season
Baseball
Stadia

Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, will this year become the first cashless sports venue in North America
Stadia

The Vegas Golden Knights have been a hit on the ice in their first two seasons of NHL play. Now some season-ticket holders are in for an increase in ticket prices
Fan Engagement

The line-up of the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots at Super Bowl LIII has drawn little excitement for secondary-market tickets, with just over a week to go to the marquee game
Football
Governance

MLS expansion hopefuls Indy Eleven is taking on seven new owners to help its efforts to build a $550m (€486m) mixed-use development that includes a 20,000-seater stadium.
Baseball
Fan Engagement

The Detroit Tigers are going paperless with the franchise's ticketing. The MLB team will join the increasing number of teams going exclusively to mobile apps for entry to games
Baseball
Stadia

The Philadelphia Phillies and concessionaire Aramark are in the process of transforming a portion of Citizens Bank Ballpark into an open-air beer garden, a sports pub, a pizza restaurant and a Shake Shack
American Football

Professional indoor American football league, the Arena Football League (AFL), has awarded an expansion franchise to Atlantic City, stating the decision ties in with its vision to become the “next frontier” in …
Basketball

Phoenix City Council has approved a $230m (€202.8m) redevelopment plan for Talking Stick Resort Arena in a move that is set to end speculation the city could lose its NBA basketball franchise.
Business

The Ohio State, Texas and Texas A&M athletic programs had over $200m (€176m) in operating revenue during the 2018 fiscal year, reports submitted to the NCAA indicate.
Basketball
Governance

An investment group led by Brooklyn Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai has bought WNBA team New York Liberty. Previous Liberty owner James Dolan put the team up for sale in November 2017