North America

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has launched a $30m (€25.3m) investment fund that will target US and European online gaming companies.

Former NFL American football star Chris Spielman has asked a judge to expand an ongoing class-action lawsuit regarding the use of images of current and former players by colleges and universities in the US.

Richard Mulligan swaps Disney’s Magic Kingdom for an evening of NBA wizardry in Orlando.

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has awarded hosting rights for three of its upcoming events to Salt Lake City in Utah, US, the Egyptian capital of Cairo and Zagreb in Croatia.

Why the planned merger of IMG College and Learfield looks like the right deal at the right time for US collegiate sport. Kevin Roberts reports.

NBA basketball franchises the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will enter teams in next year’s League of Legends North American League Championship Series, it has been confirmed.

The City of Calgary has voted in favour of committing up to C$2m (€1.3m/$1.6m) in additional funding for a study over a potential bid from the Canadian city to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Notre Dame Stadium, home of the University of Notre Dame’s American football team, will host the NHL’s 2019 Winter Classic, one of two outdoor game announcements made by the North American ice hockey league.

Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky has been awarded hosting rights to the 2024 edition of the PGA Championship.

Dell Loy Hansen, owner of Major League Soccer (MLS) team Real Salt Lake, has acquired the rights to launch a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise, which will debut in the city of Sandy, Utah for the 2018 season.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the new home of NFL American football franchise the Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion team Atlanta United, has claimed a first by being awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Alejandro Burzaco, former chief executive of Argentinian media group and sports-rights agency Torneos, has said that he and his company agreed to pay 30 football officials around $160m (€138.1m) in bribes as it was announced that Paraguay has agreed to extradite former South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) president Nicolas Leoz to the US.

The PGA of America golf organisation has awarded hosting rights for the 2020 Women’s PGA Championship and the 2027 PGA Championship to the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The City of Calgary has voted to continue with plans over mounting a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, with further funding for the effort set to be assessed next week.

The players’ unions of the NFL American football league, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and football’s US national women’s team have joined forces to launch what they claim is a first-of-its-kind group player representation business.

The NBA basketball league has awarded hosting rights for the 2020 edition of its All-Star game to the city of Chicago.