North America

Golf
Events

Hazeltine National Golf Club in the US city of Chaska, Minnesota, has been announced as the host venue for the 2019 edition of the Women’s PGA Championship.
Multi-sport
Events

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has confirmed that the governing body’s Executive Board has “unanimously approved” the award of the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympics at the same time.
Events

The Canadian city of Victoria has confirmed it will submit a bid to host the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event by the end of the month.
Business

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is considering integrating disabled athletes into the 2021 edition of its World Games able-bodied event.
Badminton
Events

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has elected to return its World Junior Championships to the Americas by awarding the hosting rights for the 2018 competition to the Canadian city of Toronto.
Multi-sport
Events

LA 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman has suggested that Los Angeles would be open to hosting the 2028 summer Olympic Games.
Ice Skating
Events

The Korean capital of Seoul and Montreal in Canada are set to stage the 2020 editions of the International Skating Union’s World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and World Figure Skating Championships, respectively, after the ISU provisionally awarded hosting rights for a range of events.
Ice Hockey
Business

The Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) has expanded the ice hockey club competition into China by adding a new franchise in the city of Shenzhen.
Boxing
Events

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has seen off competition from a number of other major arenas and stadia to land the hosting rights to unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin’s highly-anticipated boxing match with former champion Canelo Alvarez.
Football
Business

The Relevent Sports division of sports and entertainment firm RSE Ventures has teamed up with Hispanic mixed martial arts series Combate Americas to launch a new ‘Combate Clásico’ event.
Esports
Other

Riot Games, which publishes League of Legends, has unveiled a new franchise model for the esports North American League of Legends Championship Series.
Golf
Events

The PGA of America has announced that it will host two major championships at Southern Hills Country Club, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, between now and 2030.
Rugby Union
Business

A new North American rugby sevens club competition has been set up as part of plans to further grow the sport in the United States and Canada.
Ice Hockey
Events

North American ice hockey league the NHL has announced that the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs will contest the first outdoor game to be held at a US service academy, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have been awarded hosting rights to the 2018 All-Star Game.
Ice Hockey
Business

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has shot down hopes of an agreement being reached that would see the North American competition reverse its decision not to send its stars to the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating the subject is not an “open issue.”
American Football
Events

The NFL American football league has announced that the 2018 edition of its Pro Bowl annual all-star event will remain in Orlando, Florida.
Tennis
Business

Tennis superstar Serena Williams will seek to drive diversity in the technology industry after being appointed to the board of directors at online survey platform SurveyMonkey.
Basketball
Events

North American basketball league the NBA has awarded its 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte, with commissioner Adam Silver stating the organisation has been assured by changes made to alter discriminatory laws in the city’s home state of North Carolina.