North America

The rebooted XFL will be announcing its initial eight cities and venues next week – and reports suggest that St Louis and Seattle will be getting teams.

Following their worst-attended home game since 2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found a remedy to boost crowds: free tickets

The Milwaukee Brewers have taken control of their team stores at Miller Park, in a move the MLB team believe will lead to lower prices and better selection.

Patrick Galbraith has been elected the new board chairman and president of the United States Tennis Association. He succeeds Katrina Adams, who served an unprecedented two consecutive terms.

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has launched a lawsuit against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) over its refusal to approve a planned top-tier match…

The Salt Lake City Council has approved a resolution supporting an “expression of interest” agreement with the United States Olympic Committee, formalising its interest in bidding to host the Winter Oly…

The Mexican soccer federation will use North Texas as its training base in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup – and play a friendly match at the AT&T Stadium each year building up to the tournament – fol…

The Oakland A’s MLB franchise has announced plans to build a new ballpark at the Howard Terminal waterfront site, which it hopes to open in 2023.

USA Cricket is planning to start a professional T20 competition by 2021 after announcing a RFP for an operating partner on Monday

Ian Ayre, the former Liverpool chief executive, will formally take the reins at Nashville SC at the end of November

The NBA has signed betting data partnerships with Sportradar and Genius Sports, as rights-holders in the US continue to adjust to the new gambling landscape in the country

The United Soccer League has announced that clubs in the USL Championship division have officially recognized the USL Players Association (USLPA) as an independent labor union and the exclusive bargaining…

FC Cincinnati has already sold 18,000 season tickets for its inaugural MLS season, which will kick off in March 2019.

Rhode Island has become the eighth US state to adopt legalised sports betting – and the first in the New England region – after the Twin River Casino in Lincoln officially opened its sportsbook on Mond…

Monmouth Park, the New Jersey racetrack that led the charge to overturn the US federal ban on sports gambling, is still seeking $140m (€123m) in damages from the pro leagues who opposed its effort.

Atlanta United has been Major League Soccer’s most successful club the last two seasons averaging close to 50,000 fans a match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

In the wake of the US Supreme Court decision earlier this year to allow sports gaming, six states have already moved quickly to allow betting on sporting events in their states

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has said it will proceed with action to disband USA Gymnastics after the national governing body decided to fight the decision