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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has reflected on a turbulent year at the head of the American football league during his annual state of the league address.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its Cyclo-cross World Cup will expand outside Europe for the first time, while the Global Cycling Promotion (GCP) organisation has been closed following a full review.

Air Race 1, the international series for the sport of formula one air racing, has announced Tunisia, Spain and the USA will host events in its inaugural World Cup season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers MLB baseball franchise has reportedly entered into discussions with South Korean investors over the potential sale of a minority ownership share in the team.

Donna Goldsmith has held senior executive positions at the NBA (National Basketball Association), WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and 2014 Super Bowl Host Committee. She reveals how she became one of the most influential women in the business of sport.

The world’s first dedicated triathlon venue, TriHabitat, is looking to cash in on a sport that suffers from significant event-hosting challenges. Elisha Chauhan reports.

New Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has outlined his vision to increase participation in the sport amongst America’s youth and modernise the game without impacting its traditions, as he stepped into the position on Sunday.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has confirmed the World Cup of Hockey tournament will be resurrected in 2016, with the event’s return set to be hosted in the Canadian city of Toronto.

The future ownership of the New Orleans Saints NFL American football and New Orleans Pelicans NBA basketball franchises remains uncertain after relatives of current owner Tom Benson filed a lawsuit against his decision to hand control of both teams to his wife upon his death.

Gordon Kane, founder of Victory Sports Marketing and the USOC (United States Olympic Committee)’s former director of marketing, was in Boston when the city was put forward as the United States's bidding city for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Former England captain Nigel Melville was advised rugby union would never be popular in the United States. However, the USA Rugby Chief Executive told Rob Ridley that the growth curve is now starting to defy all expectations.

The US city of Birmingham, Alabama has won the race to host the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event.

Top US golfers Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods have signed long-term commercial partnerships with sportswear company Under Armour and technology company Full Swing Golf, respectively.

A group of leading players who had started legal action over the use of artificial turf at Canada’s 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup have dropped their case against world football’s governing body and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA).

Organisers of Boston’s tilt at the 2024 Olympic Games are facing growing calls for a referendum to be staged on the bid after a poll released today (Tuesday) detailed that three-quarters of Boston-area residents would back such a move.

The City of San Jose has failed in its efforts to seek a court order allowing MLB baseball team the Oakland Athletics to move to the Californian city, a U.S appeals court has ruled.