North America
Golden State Warriors sold for record $450m
Joe Lacob and Peter Guber yesterday bought the NBA’s Golden State Warriors for a record $450 million, outbidding potential buyers that included Larry Ellison, the billionaire chief executive of Oracle Corp.
Green Bay Packers income up 30%
The Green Bay Packers, the National Football League’s only publicly traded franchise, saw its net income rise by about 30 per cent to $5.2 million in the fiscal year ending March 31.
Yankees owner Steinbrenner dies aged 80
George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York Yankees baseball team, died yesterday at the age of 80 after suffering a heart attack.
Texas Rangers sued over “sale breach”
The Texas Rangers are being sued by a bidding consortium led by Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg over an accusation the Major League Baseball club breached a sale agreement.
Heat season tickets sell out even before James’ announcement
Miami Heat season tickets for the 2010-11 National Basketball Association season had sold out yesterday even before star player LeBron James announced on ESPN his decision to move to the team.
Ex-Football League chairman becomes NFL adviser
Lord Brian Mawhinney, former chairman of the English Football League, has been appointed as a special adviser to the international division of the US National Football League (NFL).
NASCAR creates centralised licensing agency
NASCAR, the North American association of stock car racing, has formed the NASCAR Teams Licensing Trust - a centralised licensing agency for the sport’s biggest teams and most high-profile drivers.
Rogers to name Vancouver arena as GM pulls out
Canadian company Rogers Communications has agreed a 10-year naming rights deal with National Hockey League (NHL) team Vancouver Canucks to rename the GM Arena after the car maker decided to switch its sponsorship to in-arena activities.
ESPN: non-TV viewing adds 47 per cent to World Cup audience
Out-of-home viewing and usage of non-TV platforms add 47 per cent to US sports broadcaster ESPN’s daily average World Cup TV audience, according to estimates by ESPN Research+Analytics.
Ghana game sets highest-ever US audience
The Unites States-Ghana round of 16 match at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa was the most-watched soccer game ever in the US, according to Nielsen.
Toronto 2015 Pan American Games organising team in place
The senior management team to lead the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games is now in place and operating, Ian Troop, CEO of Toronto 2015, announced yesterday.
USOC: we’ll stick with BP
The US Olympic Committee says it intends to maintain its partnership with BP, the third largest energy company in the world, providing it can find "as quick a solution as possible" to the crisis in the Gulf.
Quebec to host SportAccord 2012
The SportAccord Convention, the annual world summit of sport attended by representatives from around 100 international sports federations, will be held in the city of Quebec in 2012.
Premier League’s case against YouTube thrown out of court
A US court has ruled in favour of Google's video-sharing website YouTube in a copyright infringement case to which the English Premier League had been added as a claimant.
BMW extends Ryder Cup sponsorship
Car manufacturer BMW has extended its sponsorship of the Ryder Cup to cover the 2010, 2012 and 2014 events.
US F1 fined and disqualified
US F1 has been fined €309,000 and banned from participating in any Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile championship after failing to start the 2010 Formula One season.
MLS and NHL team owner Checketts at Leaders in Football
Dave Checketts, owner of Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake and National Hockey League team the St Louis Blues, has been announced as a speaker at this year’s Leaders in Football conference.
Woods costs IMG $4.6m in endorsement fees
CNBC has reported that a leaked document it obtained belonging to IMG shows that Tiger Woods' loss of endorsement income cost the agency $4.6 million in fees last year.