North America

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has named Edmonton as the host city for the 26th edition of its World Championships Grand Final in 2014.

US major league sport has witnessed another huge media rights deal after Time Warner Cable (TWC) confirmed reports that it will carry the new Los Angeles Dodgers television channel.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Winged Foot will host the US Open for the sixth time when the sport’s second major championship of the season is staged at the New York course in 2020.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced the launch of its first national team themed competition.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Montreal will host the 2013 Swimming World Championships.

The New York Knicks have usurped the Los Angeles Lakers as the most valuable team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with both franchises passing the US$1 billion mark for the first time, according to Forbes’ latest annual analysis of the business of basketball.

Golf’s European Tour has hailed a “historic” broadcast breakthrough after US network NBC agreed a two-year deal to televise live coverage of the 2013 and 2014 Scottish Opens.

Golf’s European Tour has hailed a “historic” broadcast breakthrough after US network NBC agreed a two-year deal to televise live coverage of the 2013 and 2014 Scottish Opens.

Daytona International Speedway officials have revealed plans for a major renovation of the historic venue in a bid to transform it into the “world centre of racing”.

Multinational gas and oil corporation, ExxonMobil, has agreed an extension to its multi-year partnership with the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing in a deal that will see Mobil 1 serve as the official synthetic motor oil of NASCAR until 2017.

The Sacramento Kings are set to move to Seattle after their owners, the Maloof family, reportedly agreed a deal to sell the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise to a group led by investor Chris Hansen.

Major League Soccer (MLS) club Sporting Kansas City has unveiled Ivy Funds as its first ever shirt sponsor, with the announcement coming just days after the franchise terminated its stadium naming rights partnership with Livestrong.

National Football League (NFL) franchise the Cleveland Browns have broken with years of tradition by agreeing a stadium naming rights deal with FirstEnergy Corporation.

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Sunday opened its doors for business for the first time in nearly four months after the League and the Players’ Association (NHLPA) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding reflecting the terms of a new, 10-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has apologised to fans and sponsors for the league’s lockout after its board of governors on Wednesday ratified the tentative collective bargaining agreement (CBA) struck at the weekend.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a multi-year deal with T-Mobile USA in its first partnership with a major wireless provider in more than a decade.