North America

Frank Dunne, editor of TV Sports Markets, looks at why Major League Soccer (MLS) has joined with IMG Media to claim its stake in the global football media market.

The new owners of the Milwaukee Bucks have committed an extra $50 million (€41m) towards building a new home arena for the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has hit out at a call from National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver to join him in lobbying the US Congress to legalise sports betting across the nation.

Long-serving Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is set to retain his ties to the North American league following his exit from the position next month, after being awarded the title of commissioner emeritus by his successor Rob Manfred.

Air Race 1, the international series for the sport of formula one air racing, has announced that the United States, France and the UK will host events during its inaugural World Cup season.

Los Angeles will remain without an NFL American football franchise next season after league commissioner Roger Goodell informed the three teams linked to a relocation that no such move will go ahead in time for the 2015 campaign.

D.C. United has moved a major step closer to ending its long-running search for a soccer-specific stadium after D.C. Council adopted legislation that sets out the financing and the terms through which the District and the Major League Soccer (MLS) team will build a $300m (€241.9m) facility.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has said it will “continue to track” developments after the President of the US, Barack Obama, announced that the country’s diplomatic relations with Cuba would be re-established.

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has agreed a partnership with US fashion brand the Tommy Hilfiger Group.

USA Rugby has held board-level discussions over the 2023 Rugby World Cup and is looking into a feasibility study for a bid, according to chief executive Nigel Melville.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been hit by an antitrust lawsuit from a group of fighters who claim the series has an unfair monopoly grip over the MMA market.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has confirmed that it will submit a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games after hearing presentations from prospective applicant cities Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington.

World Bowling, the unified international federation for ninepin and tenpin bowling, has opted to relocate its headquarters from Arlington, Texas in the US to the Swiss city of Lausanne as part of an ongoing development strategy.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo is to join Fort Lauderdale Strikers in an ownership role after opting to invest in the North American Soccer League (NASL) outfit.

The WME-IMG agency has signed a worldwide marketing and management representation agreement with rising tennis star Genie Bouchard.

The Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball franchise has reached an agreement with the city of St Petersburg that will allow the team to seek potential new stadium sites in the Tampa Bay area.