North America

German sportswear and equipment giant Adidas has continued its efforts to streamline its brand portfolio by selling its Mitchell & Ness business to a newly formed entity primarily owned by US private equity firm Juggernaut Capital Partners.

US college sports conference the Pac-12 will make its first foray into the esports market later this year after announcing that its content and multi-platform media company, Pac-12 Networks, will organise and broadcast competitions between student-athletes across a number of as yet unnamed game titles.

Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles will host the NFL American football league’s Super Bowl showpiece game in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively, it was announced during an NFL owners’ meeting yesterday (Tuesday).

The Hungarian government has submitted draft legislation to support a bid from the country’s capital city of Budapest to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while rival bidder Los Angeles has strengthened its team with the appointment of Jim Ford as senior advisor for strategic partnerships.

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Texas Rangers has revealed plans to construct and open a new $1bn (€884m) ballpark by 2021.

The state of Rhode Island and the city of Minneapolis have confirmed bids to host the summer edition of action sports event the X Games, which is set to be held in Austin for the final time next month.

Leading boxing promoter Bob Arum has settled a lawsuit filed against Al Haymon and his financial supporters in relation to the creation of the Premier Boxing Champions series.

American football league the NFL has agreed a deal to move its annual Pro Bowl event from Honolulu to Orlando, according to Bloomberg.

The national governing bodies of rugby league in Canada, Jamaica and the United States have joined together to launch a new event as part of a wider effort to support the global development of the sport.

Football officials from the US and Mexico have held talks about lodging a possible joint bid to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

US motor racing series IndyCar has moved quickly to replace its cancelled event in Boston by announcing a return to the Watkins Glen International circuit in upstate New York.

Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani has today (Thursday) been elected as the new leader of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) as the organisation seeks to move on from a troubled recent history.

The PGA Tour and the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) have entered into a strategic alliance with global sports entertainment company Topgolf as part of a wider initiative to build interest in the sport around the world.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has strongly denied a report that the mixed martial arts organisation’s parent company is in advanced talks to sell the business, with a number of Chinese heavyweights linked to a deal.

North American basketball league the NBA has moved to embrace the 3x3 format of the sport by creating its first-ever nationwide elite competition tour.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have confirmed that a two-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico this month will now be staged in Miami amid concerns over the Zika virus.