Americas
Amazon acquires naming rights to forthcoming Seattle arena
Online retail giant to use naming rights to spotlight Climate Pledge initiative
Pro Football Hall of Fame cancels 2020 enshrinement
Football shrine to hold two separate ceremonies next year
Rescheduled Kentucky Derby to allow attending fans
Churchill Downs officials do not detail planned attendance restrictions
TUDN to show newly formed Copa por Mexico
TUDN, the United States-based Spanish-language sports network, will bring Mexican soccer with the newly created Copa por Mexico featuring teams from Liga MX beginning July 3
Globo wants R$2m penalty for Flamengo as Carioca broadcast dispute heats up
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has stepped up its opposition to Flamengo broadcasting any of the club’s matches in the Rio de Janeiro state championship on its own TV channel by filing a legal a…
Sportradar strikes extension with Roar Digital
Multiyear deal with enable live streaming within BetMGM app
MLB submits plan for Blue Jays to play in Toronto
MLB seeking cooperation from Canadian government
FuboTV strikes long-awaited distribution deal with Disney Media Networks
Carriage agreement includes wide set of sports channels
PGA Tour to heighten health and safety protocols
Sharpened focus comes after five player withdrawals at Travelers Championship
Wada hits back as US threatens to withdraw funding
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has fired back at the latest US criticism of its governance following a report from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) threatening to p…
Round-Up: Positive message from Tokyo, D-Day for Women’s World Cup, Aussie rugby pay cut, and more
In a positive sign for next year's Olympics, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita has told his international counterparts that Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities - Kyodo News
Baseball Hall of Fame plans June 26 reopening
Baseball shrine had been closed for more than three months
Globo handed injunction to withhold $90m Fifa media-rights payment
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has been handed an injunction against world football’s governing body Fifa to withhold a $90m (€79.7m) broadcast rights payment.
NYC Marathon canceled due to Covid-19
Move is latest in string of cancellations within the sport
NHL narrows list of hub city candidates to six
Las Vegas, Canadian markets seen as favorites for restart
49ers open new sponsorship category with Manscaped deal
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers are opening up a new sports sponsorship category by striking a multi-year deal with Manscaped to designate the men’s grooming company its official bel…
FBI finds Nascar noose incident not a hate crime
The US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has determined that a noose found in the garage stall of African-American Nascar driver Bubba Wallace was not a hate crime, and that the rope had been at Talladega S…
BRB takes over from BS2 Bank as Flamengo’s main shirt sponsor
Brazilian football club Flamengo has signed a three-year main shirt sponsorship contract with Banco de Brasília (BRB) that will see the two organisations partner on the launch a new digital bank.