North America

American football league the NFL has today (Thursday) extended its agreement to play regular-season games at Wembley Stadium for an additional five years, meaning that at least four games per year will be played in London from 2018.

The North American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has unveiled a new expansion franchise in Orlando, while a bid from football superstar David Beckham to launch a Major League Soccer (MLS) team in Miami has been given a major boost with Tim Leiweke reportedly being added to his management team.

A group of current and former US college athletes has asked a US appeals court to revisit part of a ruling in a case in which they were seeking financial returns from universities for their performances in American football and basketball games.

US sportswear giant Nike has set an annual revenue target of $50bn (€44bn) by the end of 2020, according to president and chief executive Mark Parker.

Swiss watch manufacturer Tag Heuer has added to its sports portfolio by announcing American football star Tom Brady as its latest ambassador.

North America’s Major League Soccer has announced it will begin trialling the use of video referees.

National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James has opted not to renew an endorsement deal with fast food chain McDonald’s in favour of taking on an expanded partnership with US pizza restaurant franchise Blaze Pizza.

Happy Walters is to step down as chief executive of the Relativity Sports agency as part of a major overhaul of the business by parent company Relatively Media.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has unveiled a new event for its 2016 season, with the US state of Michigan set to receive its second tournament on the tour’s calendar.

Major League Baseball (MLB) and its Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) division are to lead sport’s uptake on Twitter’s new ‘Moments’ feature.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into whether employees of rapidly developing daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel may have secured sizeable winnings based on inside information not available to the general public.

Major League Baseball (MLB) ballparks in New York, Los Angeles and Houston have been confirmed as the host venues for a new Twenty20 cricket series backed by Australia and India legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar.

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Oakland Athletics has said it remains focused on solving its ballpark issue after the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the City of San Jose to lure the team to the South Bay area of California.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has received bids from three cities for the hosting rights to the 2018 World Cup jumping and dressage finals.

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has appointed International Rowing Federation (FISA) vice-president Tricia Smith as its interim president in the wake of Marcel Aubut’s resignation amid allegations of sexual harassment.

NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood has cooled talk of Britain having its own franchise competing in the American football league in the near future.