North America
Events

America’s Cup organisers have dropped plans to hold a warm-up regatta in New York in a bid to fully focus their efforts on delivering sailing’s showpiece event this summer on San Francisco Bay.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) lockout is set to end after the NHL and its players union announced on Sunday that the framework of a new labour deal had been agreed just days before the 2012-13 season was set to be cancelled.
Business

Jeff Vanderbeek has taken over sole ownership of 2012 Stanley Cup runner-up the New Jersey Devils and has refinanced the National Hockey League (NHL) team’s debt, but fresh hopes of an imminent resolution to the League-wide lockout appear to have been premature.
Stadia

National Football League (NFL) franchise the Buffalo Bills has pledged its future to Western New York after reaching a deal to stay in the market for at least the next seven years.
Events

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Thursday announced the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through to January 14, with the sport’s ongoing lockout showing no sign of a resolution.
Events

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that the US Open’s men’s and women’s finals will be moved back by one day in 2013, while next year’s tournament will boast another significant increase in prize money.
Stadia

The San Francisco 49ers has continued its drive to make its new Santa Clara Stadium one of the world’s most technologically advanced sports venues by announcing a multi-year partnership with Sony.
Events

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Monday announced the cancellation of all games through the Christmas period as the number of 2012-13 regular-season matches lost due to the ongoing lockout reached the 526 mark.
Stadia

Secondary ticketing company StubHub has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with Major League Baseball’s media and internet arm, MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM).
Media

The Wasserman Media Group agency has bolstered its position in the North American market by acquiring Catalyst Sponsorship Consulting, one of Canada’s leading sports and entertainment consulting agencies.
Media

The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has struck a content and promotional deal with internet company Yahoo Sports that will allow the two companies to share their expertise in broadcast and digital media.
Business

Brazilian football club Corinthians has sealed its second major commercial deal in a matter of weeks after negotiating a lucrative extension to its kit partnership with Nike.
Business

Sports fans will be allowed to pursue a lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and television networks of antitrust violations with regard to how sports events are packaged for television and internet platforms.
Events

Gary Herbert, the Governor of Utah in the United States, confirmed yesterday that Salt Lake City is ready to table a bid in the race to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Business

USA Swimming has extended a commercial deal with leading swimwear company Speedo through to 2020, but the new partnership will no longer include exclusivity in the ‘technical equipment’ category.
Business

AT&T will become the new title sponsor of the Byron Nelson Championship in 2015, golf’s PGA Tour has announced.
Business

The National Football League (NFL) has further bolstered its commercial portfolio by agreeing a multi-year deal with McDonald’s.
Stadia

Major League Baseball’s (MLB) media arm, MLBAM, has announced a multi-year partnership that will allow Groupon to become the official daily deals website of MLB.com.