North America

The Nevada Senate has voted to amend and pass a bill which will increase hotel room taxes in Clark County to help fund the development of a new stadium designed to attract NFL American football franchise the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.

Travis Tygart, the chief executive of the US Anti-Doping Agency, has described Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that restrictions should be placed on athletes using therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) for banned substances as “laughable.”

The Extreme Sailing Series will return to the Americas for the first time in six years next season after the schedule for the 2017 campaign was revealed.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the body that governs US college sport, has reassigned hosting rights to seven championship events that were stripped from North Carolina due to the state’s laws on gender equality and civil rights.

Learfield Communications, which specialises in US college sport, is set to be acquired by Atairos Group after the private investment firm entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the agency.

NFL American football team the Washington Redskins has failed in its bid to overturn a federal agency’s decision to cancel its trademarks after the US Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal.

The CSM Sport & Entertainment division of marketing services group Chime Communications has appointed Rob McQueen as president of CSM North America, bolstering its senior leadership structure for the region.

The U.S. Supreme Court has today (Monday) opted against pursuing the ongoing legal battle between a group of former college athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in a high-profile case concerning the billions of dollars of revenue that universities gain from their American football and basketball programmes.

The USA Cricket Association (USACA) has signed a licensing agreement with sports development company Global Sports Ventures that it says will lead to the development of a franchise-based Twenty20 league in the country.

A new partnership between the Miami Dolphins and travel app Uber has the potential to change the way fans travel to and engage with US sports events. Ben Cronin reports

The Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed a marketing agreement with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers has acquired esports teams Dignitas and Apex in a deal that marks a first for a North American sports club.

Dan Payne, chief executive of USA Rugby, the governing body for rugby union in the country, has stressed that the organisation remains committed to developing its newly-formed domestic league amid rumours surrounding the club game in the country.

US media giant Comcast is set to assume full control of NHL ice hockey franchise the Philadelphia Flyers after agreeing a deal to acquire the stake in the team’s parent company held by the late Ed Snider.

Sports data and betting-related services company Sportradar has signed its biggest deal to date – a wide-ranging, long-term partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today (Thursday).

The McLaren Technology Group, which includes British Formula One team McLaren, has moved to deny reports that US technology giant Apple has made an approach over a takeover or strategic investment deal.