North America

Online ticket exchange StubHub has made its first major move into the primary ticketing marketplace through a partnership with NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers.

Gordon Derrick, president of the Caribbean Football Union, and Canadian Soccer Association president, Victor Montagliani, have confirmed that they will run to become the next leader of the troubled Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) regional governing body.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not attending the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, according to Reuters.

The host sites for the 2021 US Women’s Open and the first two editions of the new US Senior Women’s Open events have been announced by the United States Golf Association (USGA).

Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL American football league, has confirmed that Mexico will host a regular-season game next season and suggested that installing a permanent franchise in London is a “realistic possibility”.

Major League Soccer (MLS) has started a search for a new stadium in St. Louis ahead of the potential addition to the North American club football competition of an expansion franchise in the Missouri city.

Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL American football league, has confirmed that the ‘Rooney Rule’ policy will be extended in a bid to ensure that female candidates are granted interviews for executive positions within the game.

U.S. Soccer, the governing body for football in the United States, has moved to sue the union that represents the country’s women’s national team over fears players could strike ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mark Emmert will remain president of the National College Athletic Association (NCAA), the body that governs US college sport, for a further three years.

Organisers of the 2021 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, have backed proposals for the state to increase a lodging tax in order to raise additional funds to aid the city’s hosting of the event.

Gary Bettman has extended his contract to remain as commissioner of the NHL through to the end of 2022, while the North American ice hockey league has confirmed that Staples Center in Los Angeles will stage the 2017 edition of its All-Star Game.

NFL American football team the San Diego Chargers will remain at its Qualcomm Stadium home for the 2016 season, although the franchise has agreed a deal with rival the St. Louis Rams to relocate to Los Angeles should a long-term solution to its ongoing stadium issues not be worked out.

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Oakland Raiders officials will reportedly travel to Las Vegas today (Friday) to meet with Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of US gambling company Las Vegas Sands, to discuss the potential relocation of the NFL American football team to the city.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is conducting an antitrust investigation of the NFL American football league and its policy of imposing “price-floors” on certain tickets as part of an ongoing probe into the online ticketing market, according to Reuters.

David Droga, founder and creative chairman of global advertising agency Droga5 has been announced as the latest addition to the speaker line-up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place at The TimesCenter, New York on March 1-2.