North America

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 cricket competition has secured approval from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to return to the US later this year.

Big3, a new three-on-three, half-court basketball league in the United States, has appointed Amy Trask, formerly of NFL American football team the Oakland Raiders, as its chief executive.

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) US domestic club competition has entered into a partnership with sports data provider Opta in an effort to increase the league’s use of live statistics.

The US, Mexico and Canada have ended months of speculation by confirming that they will submit a joint bid to host football’s 2026 Fifa World Cup.

CSM Sport & Entertainment, a division of marketing services group Chime Communications, has made its latest move in the North American market by acquiring management advisory firm GlideSlope.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has today (Monday) confirmed that its Memphis Open World Tour tournament will relocate from the Tennessee city to Long Island, New York, in 2018.

North American basketball league the NBA has said Charlotte will be eligible to host its 2019 All-Star Game after the city’s home state of North Carolina agreed a compromise deal to replace a law that limited anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The United States, Canada and Mexico are poised to confirm a joint bid for the 2026 Fifa World Cup later today (Monday), with the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) stating a “historic announcement” will be made in New York.

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U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) have today (Wednesday) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) amid a long-running dispute over the issue of equal pay with the men’s national team.

The Bellator mixed martial arts promotion has said it is in talks with Nascar, the North American stock car-racing series, to potentially bring fights to select events during the 2017 Nascar Cup Series season.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) general secretary Horst Lichtner has conceded that a “game-changing” offer is now likely needed in order for the NHL to reverse its decision not to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, as the North American league’s players hit out at the stance.

Los Angeles and Paris today (Tuesday) detailed their plans for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as uncertainty continues over the election process for the events.

Pyeongchang 2018 has expressed hope that a deal can still be reached for the NHL to send its players to the winter Olympic Games, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) today (Tuesday) hit out at the North American league’s refusal to back the event.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has confirmed it will not participate in the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating no “meaningful dialogue” has materialised to convince it of the benefits of disrupting its season so its stars can compete in Pyeongchang.

The New Orleans Pelicans has become the latest NBA basketball franchise to signal its intention to launch its own team in the Development League.