North America

Baseball

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), a body that represents athletes in the North American MLB competition, has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind online social media platform in an effort to improve communication between players and fans.

Golf
Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has unveiled a new tournament near Green Bay, Wisconsin for its 2017 season and is targeting a second event in China for a 2016 calendar that is set to see prize money on the LPGA Tour rise to a new high of more than $63m (€58.5m).

Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has fired back at fresh criticism surrounding the contentious awarding of its 2021 World Championships to the US city of Eugene.

US technology and consulting corporation IBM has announced that it is to launch a new Sports and Entertainment Consortium in an effort to create, design and build the “ultimate” fan experience.

Football
Events

Organisers of the Copa America Centenario have today (Thursday) confirmed that 10 American cities will host the historic staging of the national team football tournament next year.

Ice Hockey
Events

North America’s NHL ice hockey league has announced that it is to replace its traditional All-Star Game with a new three-on-three competition.

Basketball
Business

The US basketball market is set for a new competition next year that will aim to provide opportunities to players who struggle to secure spots on rosters in the NBA league.

Basketball

Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has lost an appeal to regain control of the team after he was banned from the North American NBA basketball league last year over racist remarks.

Baseball
Events

Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Rays will play an exhibition match in Cuba next year, if an agreement between MLB officials and the Cuban government for the staging of the game can be reached.

Baseball
Business

Major League Baseball (MLB) has said its hopes to stage regular-season games in Europe and Mexico in the next five years, while the league has become the first pro-sports competition in North America to partner with integrity solutions provider Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM).

American Football
Business

The company behind the proposed stadium designed to house the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders in the Los Angeles market has hailed the “game changing” appointment of Disney chairman and chief executive Bob Iger, as San Diego, Oakland and St. Louis yesterday (Wednesday) fought to retain their NFL American football franchises.
Events

The long-term future of Formula One’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas has been called into question after the state government cut funding for the motor racing event.

Multi-sport
Events

Rome and Los Angeles have both moved to strengthen their bid teams for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Golf
Events

Golf’s PGA Tour has unveiled a major overhaul for its Champions Tour series, bringing in a new season-ending competition for the 2016 campaign.

American Football
Business

American football league the NFL has launched a new start-up initiative in partnership with technology media property TechCrunch.

US sports technology, data and content company Stats has appointed Yahoo’s Kenneth Fuchs as its new chief executive.

American Football

Global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital has made its latest acquisition by agreeing a takeover deal for Engine Shop, an experiential marketing agency based in New York.

Football

Spanish LaLiga football club Rayo Vallecano has formed a new affiliate team, which will compete in the North American Soccer League (NASL).