North America
Business

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) lockout crisis has seen the League cancel all regular-season games through to November 30 in a move that casts further doubt over the viability of a full 2012-13 season taking place.
Business

Long-serving National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern has announced he will stand down from the role in February 2014, while the league has unanimously approved the sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to an investor group led by Robert Pera.
Stadia

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang has ended his long-running battle to secure a new arena for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise with the announcement that the team will move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 2015-16 season.
Business

The National Football League (NFL) has announced a new multi-year marketing sponsorship with software giant SAP.
Events

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has announced that the United States will host a special edition of the Copa America in 2016 to celebrate the organisation’s centenary.
Events

Formula One’s inaugural Grand Prix of America in New Jersey has been postponed until 2014 due to preparations falling behind schedule, the motor-racing championship’s commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) has cancelled the third week of its original 2012-13 regular season schedule.
Business

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman conceded yesterday that talks to lift the labour lockout had taken a “step backward,” leaving the prospect of a full 82-game season looking increasingly remote.
Events

The PGA Tour has agreed to assume operational control of the Canadian Professional Golf Tour after lending strategic and financial support to the series throughout 2012, with organisation set to be rebranded as PGA Tour Canada in 2013.
Events

The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has announced that three candidates have entered bids for the 2016 and 2018 editions of the World Swimming Championships (25m).
Business

The New York Giants and Jets have signed their fourth and final cornerstone partner for MetLife Stadium after agreeing a deal that will allow SAP and EMC Corporation to enhance the game day experience for fans of the two National Football League (NFL) franchises.
Business

Sportswear giant Nike announced the termination of its sponsorship contract with Lance Armstrong yesterday as the seven-time Tour de France winner stepped down as chairman of his non-profit cancer organisation Livestrong.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Tuesday scrambled to make its “best shot” of securing a full 82-game 2012-13 season in the face of the ongoing lockout by tabling a new proposal for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Media

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has announced a new eight-year, multi-platform media rights agreement with Fox Sports Media Group (FSMG) worth a reported total of US$2.4 billion.
Media

NBC Sports Group has sealed a four-year deal for the exclusive media rights to Formula One in the United States.
Media

Formula One is set for a new broadcast home in the United States ahead of its return to prominence in the country after cable sports channel Speed confirmed its long-running rights deal will not be extended.
Business

National Hockey League (NHL) Players' Association executive director Don Fehr criticised NHL owners last night after the first two weeks of the 2012-13 season were scratched from the schedule due to the lack of a revenue-sharing agreement in ice hockey’s top league.
Events

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern outlined his organisation’s determination to tap into the UK market after it was confirmed that London would host a regular-season game between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks in January.