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Anschutz Entertainment Group’s (AEG) plan to develop a National Football League (NFL) stadium in downtown Los Angeles has cleared a major hurdle by receiving the backing of a city council panel.

The prospect of a second Formula One event in the United States has returned to the table after fresh talks emerged about staging a street race in New Jersey.

The lockout saga surrounding the National Basketball Association (NBA) took a new twist on Tuesday as the league filed two claims against the players’ union (NBPA).

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang has maintained he will honour the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise’s lease at Nassau Coliseum despite suffering a crushing blow at a public referendum.

National Basketball Association (NBA) players have been cleared to play overseas during the ongoing lockout, after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) approved the move on Friday.

The four-and-a-half-month National Football League (NFL) lockout came to an end on Monday after the players’ union unanimously agreed to a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with team owners.

The ongoing NBA lockout could trigger a global shake-up of financing top sports clubs, but at what cost?

National Football League (NFL) players and owners have reportedly agreed terms on the outstanding issues before a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement is sealed.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is close to sealing a new revenue-sharing agreement with the US Olympic Committee (USOC), according to Richard Carrion, an executive board member at the global governing body.

The head of the National Football League (NFL) Players Association last night appeared to play down suggestions that an end to the lockout was imminent despite owners having voted to approve a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

The battle over the ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers reached a Delaware Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday, with the franchise’s owners fighting to keep control of the team’s finances.

TSN has acquired the Canadian broadcast rights to the next two editions of the Rugby World Cup.

Sprint is committed to NASCAR for “the long haul”, according to the telecommunications company’s director of sports marketing, Tim Considine.

Billionaire Joshua Harris has sealed a deal with Comcast-Spectator to acquire the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Philadelphia 76ers in a takeover reportedly worth US$280 million.

Canadian cable sports channel TSN has renewed a broadcast deal to cover The Open Championship in Britain in an agreement that will run through to 2017.

Fox Sports Media Group chief Eric Shanks has been appointed to the board of directors at STATS LLC, the leading sports technology, data and content provider.