North America

Basketball
Business

An investment group has been formed with the intention of launching an NBA basketball franchise in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky.

Basketball
Business

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the union for athletes in North American league the NBA, has entered into a partnership with Japan-based advertising and public relations firm Dentsu.

Lacrosse
Events

The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has awarded hosting rights for the 2021 edition of its Women’s World Cup to Towson in the US state of Maryland.

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Golf
Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has teamed up with athlete marketing platform Opendorse in a move that will grant players access to share LPGA content and create new social revenue stream opportunities.

Ice Hockey
Business

Oak View Group (OVG), which is seeking to bring an NHL team to Seattle, has filed an official application for an expansion franchise in the North American ice hockey league, with plans to base the team at a refurbished KeyArena in the Washington city.

Rugby Union
Business

Major League Rugby (MLR), a new professional rugby union competition that will launch in the United States this year, has added a franchise in New York, while New Zealand Super Rugby team Crusaders has invested in the league’s Seattle-based club.
Business

Under Armour chief executive Kevin Plank has hailed the sportswear company's latest financial results, which were boosted by a 47-per-cent increase in sales outside of North America.

Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that six locations will stage legs of its Track Cycling World Cup in 2018-19, with only Milton in Canada returning as a host destination from last season.

Football
Business

Phoenix Rising has enhanced its claims for a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise by adding Advantage Sports Union, a company chaired by Chinese billionaire Alex Zheng, to its ownership group.

Baseball
Business

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Tampa Bay Rays have unveiled plans for a new ballpark in Tampa, as it seeks a move from the stadium it has called home since the team’s inception.

American Football
Other

Richard Clarke rounds-up some of the ways in which digital, social media and technology impacted the NFL during the 2018 season.

Football
Business

Carlos Cordeiro has maintained he is the right man to deliver reform within the U.S. Soccer system after being promoted to become the new president of the national governing body, seeing off the claims of seven rivals in the process.

American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Despite a seven-per-cent year-on-year audience decline, Super Bowl LII was still one of the 10 most-viewed shows in US history – making it the perfect platform for brands to reach a mass audience. Broadcaster NBC was able to charge a staggering $5.2m (€4.2m) for a 30-second advertising spot.

Multi-sport
Events

Larry Probst, the chairman of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has confirmed that the country will not bid for the 2026 winter Olympic Games.

Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for the 2020 edition of its Para-Cycling Track World Championships to Canada.

Wrestling
Business

Organisers of the new Ultimate Sumo League have revealed that the competition will stage its inaugural event in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the US this April.

Multi-sport
Events

Salt Lake City has become the first US city to confirm its intention to bid to host the 2030 winter Olympic Games.