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American tycoon Stan Kroenke is set to complete a takeover of Arsenal, ending a long-running battle over ownership of the Barclays Premier League club.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects to have a new and improved US broadcast deal in place by mid-June, according to the body’s chief rights negotiator Richard Carrion.

National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James has acquired a minority stake in Barclays Premier League club Liverpool under the terms of a partnership announced on Wednesday evening.

Canadian network Rogers Sportsnet has agreed a four-year deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

North American sports broadcasting giant ESPN has sued Conference USA, accusing the collegiate league of violating a contract with the network when it signed a new deal with Fox.

National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell has urged the League’s players to put pressure on their representatives to return to negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

The National Football League (NFL) Players’ Association has not asked players to boycott next month’s draft, according to union spokesman George Atallah.

An antitrust suit filed by National Football League (NFL) players against the League will be heard on April 6 in a federal court in Minnesota, according to court documents released on Monday.

The National Football League (NFL) confirmed a lockout of its players on Saturday, a day after talks over a new labour deal collapsed.

Citigroup has been signed up as the official banking sponsor of the US Olympic Committee (USOC) in a deal that will cover the team’s participation at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

National Football League (NFL) general counsel Jeff Pash insisted the issue of financial transparency “really should be behind us” as talks continued on Wednesday over a new collective bargaining agreement.

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman claimed on Tuesday that the conservative Goldwater Institute had “placed a cloud on the bonds” required to complete the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer.

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff has revealed a decision on whether the Major League Baseball franchise can move 64 kilometres south now rests with the League’s commissioner, Bud Selig.

The National Football League (NFL) and the players’ union agreed on Friday to a seven-day extension for talks over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

The NFL Players’ Association and the League agreed to a 24-hour extension in labour talks on Thursday as a deadline to reach a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and avoid a potential lockout closed in.

National Football League (NFL) owners and players were yesterday locked in negotiations as the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) entered its final hours.