North America

Major League Soccer (MLS) has received bids from 12 US markets seeking to secure the four expansion franchises that will take the North American competition up to 28 teams.

Sheldon Adelson, chairman of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has withdrawn financial support for a proposed new stadium for NFL American football franchise the Oakland Raiders in Nevada.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has stripped the St. Louis Cardinals of their top two picks in this year’s amateur draft and fined the franchise $2m (€1.86m) in the culmination of an unusual case involving the hacking of rival team the Houston Astros’ email system and scouting database.

Simon Bibby, head of research, and Michael Litman, CEO of Burst Insights use video analytics to gauge the success of Juventus FC's recent rebrand on social media

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has said it has received assurances from the US government that President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations should not impact on athletes heading to the country for international events.

Senior officials from the NHL have said the North American ice hockey league is likely to pass on participating in the 2018 winter Olympic Games unless there is major movement in talks, while the prospect of introducing jersey sponsorship has also been dismissed.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, whose city is bidding to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, has hit out at President Donald Trump’s decision to ban immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations as US sports officials weigh up the impact of the ruling.

A Los Angeles federal judge has moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought forward by boxing promotional company Golden Boy Promotions against Al Haymon over the formation of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series.

The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to approve the host city contract that would allow the US city to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

NBA basketball franchise the Memphis Grizzlies has acquired the right to own and operate a new Development League team.

NBA basketball franchise the Utah Jazz has secured its long-term future in the US state after an agreement was reached for the ownership of the team and its Vivint Smart Home Arena to be transferred into a legacy trust.

Skate Canada, the world’s oldest skating organisation, has entered into a partnership with the IMG agency that is designed to revamp its corporate marketing and commercial portfolio.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have become the latest NBA basketball franchise to invest in a Development League team by reaching an agreement to purchase majority ownership in the Iowa Energy.

Andy Fry looks at the new brands and new categories bringing fresh strategies to sponsoring the US major leagues.

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has today (Monday) unveiled a major overhaul of its club competition model, including the introduction of a new tournament that will allow the participation of more teams from the region.

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) has rejected a request from Edmonton to extend a deadline on a decision over whether it will serve as the country’s candidate city in a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.