North America

American Football
Sports Betting

Wearable devices will enable biometric data to be used in-game  and  in real time for  wagering   App  has been created  that will allow gamblers to simultaneously watch a game and bet on it   Bonus structu
American Football

London’s Heathrow Airport has cited the impact of NFL American football fans travelling to the league’s games in the English capital as it reported record monthly volumes of passengers in October for the…
Multi-sport

The field for a potential US bid for the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has narrowed with Reno-Tahoe electing to exit the process stating that to proceed further would be “untenable and unwise”.
American Football
Business

The death of Paul Allen raised several questions about the future of the Seattle Seahawks but an NFL.com report has provided some clarity.
Baseball
Fan Engagement

Camden Yards – one of the last Major League Baseball arenas without a public Wi-Fi network – is poised to finally let Baltimore Orioles fans connect to the internet via their smartphones.
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

Luc Robitaille, the Los Angeles Kings president, has claimed that sports betting revenues could be so considerable that NHL teams may keep the price of tickets down.
Motorsport

British motorsport group McLaren Racing has confirmed it will return to compete in the Indianapolis 500 as it continues to weigh up a full-time entry in US motor-racing series IndyCar
Basketball
Stadia

TD Garden, the home of the NBA Boston Celtics and NHL Boston Bruins, will be given a $100m (€88m) revamp by owner-operator Delaware North, it was announced on Friday.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has signed an agreement with MGM GVC Interactive, the joint venture between MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings
Baseball

Rob Manfred is poised to be given a five-year contract extension as Major League Baseball commissioner at the owners' meeting in Atlanta next week, according to multiple reports.

The crisis at USA Gymnastics shows no sign of stopping
Basketball
Events

The NBA and its Players Association have reached an agreement to televise the 2019 All-Star Game draft, the New York Times has reported
Football
Stadia

San Diego's hopes of landing a Major League Soccer expansion team were all but dashed after the SoccerCity stadium initiative was defeated by local voters on Tuesday night
Football
Stadia

Miami has moved a step closer to hosting a Major League Soccer franchise after voters gave city officials permission to negotiate a no-bid lease deal with David Beckham’s ownership group to build a wide-ranging s…
Football

A third new professional league is poised to join the American soccer pyramid in 2019
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball and Fox are working on a multi-billion-dollar deal to extend the network’s World Series rights beyond 2021, according to a New York Post report.
Motorsport
Business

Agency funds 'multi-million pound' circuit at Austin facility to bring series to United States New potential sponsors already in discussions to partner with World RX following move

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has selected Los Angeles as the host of its inaugural World Urban Games in 2019, with the US city lined up to also stage the second edition…