Americas

Mark Walter, owner of multiple sports properties including the LA Dodgers, has agreed a world record $10bn (€8.7bn) deal to buy the Los Angeles Lakers NBA franchise from the Buss family.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has won a legal battle at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing it to continue to negotiate a new media rights deal on behalf of top-flight clubs with the Tenfield agency.

Bell Media’s renewal of Formula 1 media rights in Canada has been incorporated directly into the country’s grand prix-hosting agreement in a new deal announced today (Tuesday).

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has announced a multi-year renewal of its Scripps Sports media rights deal, a staple of the league’s Friday night coverage. 

The 2K arm of Take-Two Interactive has reached an agreement to extend and expand deals with the NBA and WNBA, including the launch of a content venture.

The final event of the inaugural Grand Slam Track (GST) season has been cancelled to ensure the “long-term stability” of the league.

Brian Rolapp, the number two at the National Football League, is to become the new chief executive of the PGA Tour

Olympic TOP sponsor Airbnb has struck a deal with Fifa to become a supporter of three major tournaments in the Americas over the next three years, including the Club World Cup which kicks off in just over 48 hours.

The athlete commissions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) have expressed strong opposition to the Enhanced Games, a new event that will allow competitors to use performance-enhancing drugs.

Genius Sports has retained one of its biggest contracts in a new and expanded multi-year agreement with the National Football League announced today (Wednesday).

MLB has teamed up with, and acquired a stake in, digital sports media brand Jomboy Media as it looks to tap new audiences that traditionally engage with content creators.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the creation of a working group that has 90 days to draw up proposals for financial fair play (FFP) regulations covering the country's professional clubs.

Elevate has launched a $500m (€438.2m) fund to invest in college athletics departments following the groundbreaking ruling that universities in the United States can now pay their athletes directly.

Bell Media has extended its rights to show golf’s PGA Tour in Canada through a multi-year agreement announced during the Canadian Open.

Universities in the United States will be able to start paying their athletes directly from next month, following a historic, and long-awaited, ruling

The Learfield agency has bolstered its college sports portfolio with the addition of the University of Southern California's (USC) athletics division on a 15-year term.