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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today (Tuesday) unveiled changes to the bidding procedure for the 2024 Olympic Games and improvements to the host city contract for the 2022 winter Games as officials weighed up the news of Boston’s withdrawal as a bid city for the former event.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) is on the lookout for a new candidate city for the 2024 summer Olympic Games after Boston’s troubled bid was officially dropped yesterday (Monday) due to concerns over levels of public support.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox and a number of major sports leagues have become the latest investors to plough money into DraftKings as the daily fantasy sports provider confirmed it has raised $300m (€270.3m) in additional funding to support international expansion plans.

The NFL American football league has appointed Tod Leiweke, formerly chief executive of NHL ice hockey franchise the Tampa Bay Lightning, as its new chief operating officer.

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) president Marcel Aubut has said he will pursue a Toronto bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the city’s staging of the Pan American Games came to a close yesterday (Sunday).

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) is set to meet later today (Monday) to discuss Boston’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympics, with one board member stating she wouldn’t be surprised if a decisive vote is taken amid reports that Los Angeles is being lined up as a replacement bid city.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says a decision over a potential 2024 Olympics bid is imminent, while a politician from the Canadian city has mooted the possibility of combining with Boston’s troubled pitch for the Games.

The Arizona Coyotes NHL ice hockey franchise has agreed a two-year deal to continue playing at Gila River Arena in Glendale following a legal dispute.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has entered into a strategic partnership with USA Rugby through which it will seek to aid the commercial growth of rugby union in the United States.

Organisers of the Boston 2024 Olympic Games bid have released a risk management plan to alleviate fears surrounding the US city’s potential hosting of the multi-sport showpiece.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the host courses for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 US Open Championships.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has said it will focus exclusively on proposals for expansion franchises received from groups in Las Vegas and Quebec City after confirming it has received two applications from an initial 16 expressions of interest.

Bill Cameron, the majority owner of WNBA basketball franchise Tulsa Shock, has announced plans to relocate the women’s team from its current Oklahoma home to the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.

Las Vegas and Quebec City are understood to be the only cities to have lodged a formal expression of interest in securing an expansion franchise in North American ice hockey league the NHL, as an initial deadline expired yesterday (Monday).

Figures released by the Green Bay Packers have revealed that each NFL American football team received $226.4m (€205.4m) from the league as part of national revenue sharing during the last financial year.

David Beckham’s business group has opted for a site next to Marlins Park, home of MLB baseball team the Miami Marlins, as its preferred location for a stadium that will house a new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.