North America

Football
Media

Football is increasing in popularity and gaining in value for US broadcasters, as data from TV Sports Markets Rights Tracker shows.

Football

The Major League Soccer Players Union, the organisation that represents players in North America’s MLS, has voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement it struck with the league earlier this year.
Events

The FISE World Series has unveiled a shortlist of four candidates to host new action sports events on its annual calendar from 2016.

Baseball
Business

Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has said the league has drawn up a list of cities that could be viable options for expansion of the competition to beyond 30 franchises.

Tennis

US Open organisers have continued the prize money race between the tennis grand slams by announcing a 10.5 per cent increase for the 2015 tournament to $42.3m (€38.4m).
Business

FanDuel has revealed that it has been able to generate $275m (€249.7m) in Series E financing, bringing the total capital raised by the one-day fantasy sports operator to $363m.
Events

The second edition of the Invictus Games, the multi-sport event for wounded servicemen and women, will take place next May in Orlando, US.

Golf
Stadia

Swedish Ryder Cup star Henrik Stenson has launched an eponymous golf course design company.
Events

The success of Toronto’s 2015 Pan American Games, which get underway tonight, will be judged against “Olympic standards,” according to the event’s chief executive, Saad Rafi.

American Football
Business

US technology giant Yahoo has announced its entry into the daily fantasy sports market in a move that is set to present a new challenge to the growth of the DraftKings and FanDuel companies.

Basketball

North American basketball league the NBA has teamed up with medical technology company GE Healthcare to launch a new initiative designed to promote orthopaedic and sports medicine research to aid the wellness of professional athletes and general public.

American Football
Business

A US federal judge has refused to reinstate six trademark registrations from the NFL’s Washington Redskins American football franchise that were cancelled last year for causing offence to Native Americans.

American Football

The NFL American football league has agreed a 10-year deal with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur to play a minimum of two games per season at its new stadium.

Golf
Events

The PGA of America has opted to move its Grand Slam of Golf tournament away from Donald Trump's course in Los Angeles, US following the Republican presidential candidate's controversial comments about Mexican immigrants.

Football
Business

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has unveiled a sweeping reform package as it seeks to clean house following a second Fifa corruption scandal in the space of four years.

Rugby Union
Events

The list of candidates to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will remain at four after World Rugby today (Friday) said that the United States has elected not to follow-up initial interest in staging its showpiece national team tournament.

American Football
Events

NFL American football franchise the Pittsburgh Steelers have said they are planning to bid to host the 2023 Super Bowl at their Heinz Field home.

Boxing
Business

Leading boxing promoter Bob Arum has filed a lawsuit against Al Haymon and his financial supporters, claiming they are violating federal law by acting as illegal promoters and monopolising fighters and venues for bouts.