North America

The City of Sacramento has given the go ahead to plans to build and finance a new $477m (€348m) Entertainment and Sports Centre (ESC) for NBA basketball franchise Sacramento Kings.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has confirmed playoff expansion is off the agenda for the American football league’s forthcoming season, but believes it will be approved for the 2015 campaign.

The National Football League has awarded the 2018 Super Bowl American football showpiece to Minneapolis.

The NBA has charged Donald Sterling with damaging the North American basketball league and set up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to strip him of the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. will lead a committee designed to find a successor to commissioner Bud Selig.

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) board of governors has unanimously approved the $550m (€395.7m) sale of the Milwaukee Bucks to New York investment firm executives Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens.

The US Tennis Association (USTA) has unveiled plans to develop a new complex in Orlando, Florida that it states will be a “game-changer” for the development of the sport in the country.

English Premiership rugby union teams London Irish, Saracens and Leicester Tigers are considering playing competitive matches in the United States, according to The Times newspaper.

The Nucleus Worldwide agency has been appointed as the marketing partner of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), the US operator of various professional beach volleyball events.

The saga surrounding the ownership of NBA basketball franchise Los Angeles Clippers has gained a fresh twist after the estranged wife of disgraced owner Donald Sterling stated her intention to retain a 50 per cent stake in the team.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has linked up with United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) in an attempt to boost the development of the sport in the US.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced it will appoint a chief executive to supervise the daily running of the Los Angeles Clippers after banning owner Donald Sterling for life.

The Legends of Golf tournament will return next month as the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event to use a par-three course in official competition. Barry Wilner looks at whether the formula has finally been found for ‘short-form’ golf.

Owen Evans looks at how the major professional leagues in the United States are leading the way when it comes to maximising digital broadcast rights.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey has secured the hosting rights for the 2022 PGA Championship.

The Buffalo Bills have stopped playing their annual regular season game in Canada, representing a rare mis-step for the National Football League (NFL). Barry Wilner explains why.