North America

Esports
Events

US cable-television broadcaster the Big Ten Network, which is owned by the Big Ten Conference and Fox Entertainment Group, has joined forces with Riot Games, owner of the ‘League of Legends’ multiplayer online battle arena video game, to launch the first major college-level esports tournament in the country.
American Football
Business

The Oakland Raiders NFL franchise has filed paperwork with the American football league to relocate to Las Vegas.
American Football
Business

Kevin Roberts asks a series of sports industry experts about the global outlooks of the 'big four' established major leagues in the US.

US mass media company Liberty Media has cleared another hurdle in its takeover of Formula One with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) granting approval for the deal.

Shareholders of Liberty Media have voted to approve funding and administrative changes tied in to the US mass media company’s takeover of the Formula One motor racing series.
Equestrian
Events

The Slovakian town of Samorin is the sole contender for the 2022 World Equestrian Games after rival bidder, the US city of Lexington, exited the race.
Athletics
Business

Virgin Sport, the new lifestyle and fitness company owned and run by investment firm Virgin Group, has unveiled its first series of mass-participation events, with four ‘festivals of sport’ to take place this year in locations across the UK and United States.
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

As the NFL championship game on February 5 nears, Barry Wilner takes a look at how brands are planning to activate around Super Bowl LI.
Athletics
Events

The Belarusian capital of Minsk is in pole position to stage a major new athletics event after the British Athletics governing body rejected a request to stage it at the London Stadium, according to the Press Association news agency.
Winter Sports
Events

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that Quebec City in Canada will stage its 2017 Cross-Country World Cup Final after the Russian resort of Tyumen withdrew its hosting rights for the event.
American Football
Business

A new professional American football league for players just out of high school has been formed in the United States as a means to offer an alternative route to the college system.
Basketball
Business

BIG3, a new three-on-three, half-court basketball league, backed by music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, has launched in the United States.
Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts organisation Alliance MMA has acquired fighter management and marketing company SuckerPunch Entertainment.
Basketball
Business

NBA basketball franchise the Miami Heat has acquired a stake in professional esports organisation Misfits, as part of a new strategic partnership between the two parties.
Ice Hockey
Business

Rene Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has said that he expects North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) to make a decision as to whether to allow its players to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games by the end of the month.
Golf
Events

A golf-putting event operator is setting up a home in a temporary venue in Las Vegas. Greg Pitcher asks if the Major Series of Putting will do for golf what Twenty20 did for cricket.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

US golf equipment manufacturer PXG has agreed endorsement deals with world No.1 Lydia Ko and three other leading Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour players as it steps up its investment in the women’s game.
Baseball
Business

The Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise has launched legal action against the Maricopa County Stadium District in an effort to be able to pursue ballpark options away from its current Chase Field home.