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Former NLL commissioner makes move to ice hockey

The Premier Lacrosse League has elected Erika Nardini, the chief executive of sports and culture media company Barstool Sports, to its board of directors.

The National Hockey League has suspended ties with the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine

New limit on team payrolls signals league's return to normal operations

French soccer giant Paris Saint-Germain is looking to expand its presence in the United States by opening a flagship retail store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City

Former NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL senior executive Andy Dolich explores how interactive technology is fundamentally altering the notions of fan engagement and sports themselves.

The National Football League has suspended Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley through at least the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season.

The National Women’s Soccer League has brought in Delta Air Lines as the league's official airline and travel partner ahead of the 2022 season.

The National Hockey League has unveiled a new logo for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, replacing the iconography that has been used for the past 13 seasons. The fonts are inspired by the trophy's history

Players, owners remain at odds on key economic issues

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Julie Uhrman, Angel City FC co-founder and president. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Baseball’s cancellation of the first week of the 2022 regular season and further impacts from the ongoing labor dispute with the MLB Players Association, the move of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to sell the Premier League’s Chelsea FC, a $1.5bn fundraising by Fanatics that now values the company at $27bn, and rising political pressures surrounding National Hockey League star Alexander Ovechkin.

Formula 1 team Haas has terminated its title sponsorship deal with Russian potash fertiliser producer and exporter Uralkali amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Sportswear brand Puma has struck a “long-term” sponsorship agreement with NBA China. The brand becomes an official partner of the basketball league in China.

Cindy Parlow Cone was re-elected United States Soccer Federation president at the organization's Annual General Meeting on March 5, narrowly fending off a challenge from her predecessor Carlos Cordeiro

Major League Soccer expansion team Charlotte FC drew 74,479 fans for their inaugural home game at Bank of America Stadium on March 5, setting a new MLS attendance record

The National Hockey League's Florida Panthers have appointed United States-based marketing agency Allied Sports to find a new arena naming rights partner and the team's inaugural jersey patch sponsor

SPORTEL is the only market and conference event focusing on media rights for the entire sports business industry, whether traditional sports, or looking forward to new crossover markets.

Women's National Basketball Association commissioner Cathy Engelbert has said the league would like to charter flights for all teams throughout the season but added that it would be financially imprudent…