North America

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has cancelled its new World Cup event in Montreal due to a clash of dates with other events in the Canadian city.

National Hockey League (NHL) deputy commissioner Bill Daly has suggested the North American ice hockey competition is prepared to break new ground by placing an expansion franchise in Las Vegas.

The USA Swimming national governing body has opted to double the amount of prize money it will award to competitors in the 2014-15 edition of its Grand Prix Series.

The NFL American football league has confirmed the schedule for its 2015 International Series, which will remain at three games but will include back-to-back encounters and the first-ever division game.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) have announced that the 2016 Women’s World Curling Championship is to return to the city of Swift Current in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Flooring company Gerflor has completed the acquisition of US sports surfacing firm Connor Sport Court International to expand its sports product portfolio.

English Premiership club Leicester Tigers has committed to facing an all-star National Rugby Football League team next year in what will be the first major professional club rugby union game in the US ahead of the full launch of the NRFL domestic league in 2016.

MLS (Major League Soccer) is undergoing an image makeover in an attempt to unite their fast-growing competition.  

The Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) has reportedly clinched a four-year deal to host a leg of the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) Sevens World Series national team tournament at its new National Stadium from 2015, with Paris and Vancouver set to join as fellow new entrants on the calendar.

Gaming, hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts International has confirmed that preliminary talks have been held over the possibility of bringing an NHL ice hockey team to Las Vegas.

The National Basketball Association changing its established 48-minute game time is unlikely at any time in the near future, according to league commissioner Adam Silver.

Jerome Valcke, secretary general of football’s global governing body Fifa, has responded to the furore surrounding the use of artificial surfaces for the 2015 Women’s World Cup by stating the men’s edition could be played on such pitches “sooner rather than later,” while France and Korea have submitted bid documents for the 2019 edition of the women’s showpiece.

An NFL American football franchise in London could generate in excess of $250m (€195.6m) a year for the UK, according to a study released by business advisory firm Deloitte.

Don Garber, MLS (Major League Soccer) Commissioner, spoke to Owen Evans about David Beckham, battling cancer and his plans to push soccer onto the top table of sport in the United States.

The CSM Sport & Entertainment division of marketing agency Chime Communications has completed the acquisition of Connecticut-based boutique sponsorship agency SJX Partners.

USA Rugby, the national governing body for rugby union in the United States, has signed a 10-year partnership with the IMG agency which seeks to further boost the development of the sport in the country.