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The 2010-11 season of the National Football League (NFL) has held off competition from five other major events to land the honour of being the world’s most-watched sports event over the past two years.

National Football League (NFL) owners on Tuesday awarded the 2015 Super Bowl to Glendale in Arizona.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern has cancelled the first two weeks of the 2011-12 regular season after 11th hour talks on Monday failed to resolve a three-month old lockout.

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell has raised the prospect of adding a second regular-season game in London and revealed that an expansion of the International Series will be discussed at owners’ meetings this week.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern is expected to confirm later today that the first two weeks of the 2011-12 regular-season will be cancelled after last-ditch talks failed to resolve an ongoing labour dispute.

Chuck Blazer, the FIFA Executive Committee member who played a key role in exposing apparent corruption at the heart of global football administration earlier this year, is to resign as secretary general of the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF).

Tiger Woods has returned to the commercial playing field after announcing a deal with Rolex, his first major endorsement since his high-profile downfall two years ago.

Virgin Atlantic has concluded a new sponsorship deal with the National Football League (NFL) ahead of this month’s International Series game, further enhancing its relationship with the League.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern has warned the opening fortnight of the new season will be cancelled if a resolution to the lockout is not reached by October 10.

The New Orleans Saints and Mercedes-Benz have agreed a 10-year naming rights deal for the city’s iconic Louisiana Superdome.

The prospect of major disruption to the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular-season has edged closer after players’ union executive director Billy Hunter admitted there had been little progress in crunch talks over the weekend to end a labour dispute.

BC Place Stadium in Vancouver has reopened to the public following a major renovation.

Representatives of National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players are braced for a pivotal weekend of talks over a possible new labour deal after the league’s commissioner, David Stern, painted a bleak picture of the possible scenario if an agreement is not reached.

TSN has extended its broadcast partnership with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) through to the end of the 2019-20 season.

Quebec City will not bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mayor Regis Labeaume has announced.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has objected to plans proposed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to auction their media rights and have asked a bankruptcy court to authorise the sale of the team.