Americas

Manny Pacquiao, his manager and promoters have been served with a class-action lawsuit in the US for allegedly failing to disclose a shoulder injury prior to Saturday’s boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

US sports technology, data and content company Stats has sealed its latest acquisition after agreeing a deal for UK-headquartered athlete tracking and sports performance analytics specialist Prozone.

The PGA of America has announced that the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort will host golf major the PGA Championship for the second time in 2021.

The International Federation of PGA Tours has confirmed that its Match Play Championship will take place at Austin Country Club from 2016 to 2019.

Sao Paulo’s Itaquera Arena will remain a venue for football during the 2016 Olympic Games after an agreement was reached between the city and the Rio 2016 organising committee over the adjustment work needed for next year’s event.

Rachael Church talks about the 2015 SportAccord Convention being memorable for more than one reason.

Peru has stepped in to the void left by Chile’s withdrawal as a regular host of the Dakar Rally, by securing the rights to stage the opening rounds of the 2016 edition of the annual motorsport event.

The NFL American football league has moved to give up the decades-long tax-exempt status enjoyed by its front office, with commissioner Roger Goodell stating that the decision will eliminate a “distraction” for the organisation that been “mischaracterised” for years.

SportBusiness International asks Brett Yormark, CEO of NBA (National Basketball Association) franchise the Brooklyn Nets and its Barclays Center home, about criticisms around his marketing strategy for the Nets and new Barclays Center tenant the New York Islanders.

Rob Ridley takes a look at why the proposed Xero Gravity Action Sports and Entertainment Complex in Florida is set to become an action sports mega-hub unrivalled anywhere else in the world.

Swimming pools were installed at EverBank Field ahead of the 2014 NFL (National Football League) season. Matt Cutler spoke to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Populous to see whether it’s a stadium initiative worth adopting.

The NFL (National Football League) could be set to move its all-star Pro Bowl game outside of the United States. Elisha Chauhan investigates the feasibility and rationale of touted host Brazil.

Nike veteran Peter Ruppe is the man behind Brand Jordan, one of sport’s most iconic marketing campaigns. Now he has been charged by Under Armour to take on his former employers in the footwear space. He spoke to Matt Cutler.

Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber has said further expansion plans for the North American competition will be developed within the next six months, although promotion and relegation will not feature.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has again played down talk of imminent expansion for the North American ice hockey league, but stated his belief that any new team would be worth at least $500m (€460.1m).

The Pan American Rugby Association (PARA) has revealed that it plans to launch a new national team competition next year based on the European Six Nations model.