Americas

Cricket
Business

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has been elected for a second term in charge of the governing body despite enduring a turbulent spell at the helm over recent months.

Volleyball
Events

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed Rio de Janeiro as the host of its 2015 Volleyball World League Group 1 Finals, with the tournament also set to serve as a test event for the Brazilian city’s hosting of the 2016 summer Olympic Games.

Football
Business

North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) has struck a new collective bargaining agreement with its players to avert a work stoppage just two days before the start of the new season.

Football
Business

Juan Angel Napout has been re-elected as president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), with Jeffrey Webb also set to retain power at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).

Football

Kabaddi's potential in the United States, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the unique business model for e-sports - Owen Evans reports from the opening day of the 2015 Leaders Sport Business Summit in New York.

Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) has appointed cultural branding firm LatinWorks as its creative agency partner in an effort to help improve relations with Latino fans.

Basketball
Business

The Qatari government’s investment fund has been linked with a possible takeover bid for North American NBA franchise the Brooklyn Nets.

Golf
Business

The International Federation of PGA Tours has confirmed it will move its Match Play Championship to the Texan state capital of Austin from the 2016 season.

Baseball
Business

Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has outlined his vision for two new franchises from outside the US to be added to the competition.
Events

The International Olympic Committee has urged organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to maintain its pace of preparations as the build-up to the event enters a crucial phase.

Volleyball
Events

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced that its Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship will return to Belo Horizonte for the third year in a row, with the Brazilian city hosting the 2015 edition from October 27 to November 1.

Golf
Events

The PGA Tour has announced that Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, will host the 2021 edition of the Presidents Cup team match play golf tournament.

Triathlon
Business

The owner of the Ironman Triathlon series is considering a potential sale or initial public offering (IPO) for its World Triathlon Corp subsidiary.
Events

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has stated he is “very satisfied” with Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics and has dismissed fears over security for next year’s summer Games in the Brazilian city.

American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Matthew Hochberg looks at the best and worst of the 2015 Super Bowl advertising campaigns, and why there was a more solemn tone around this year’s spots.

Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

January’s NHL (National Hockey League) All-Star game saw GoPro enter its first partnership with a mainstream sports property. Matthew Hochberg asked the mountable camera giant why now is the right time, and which other properties it has spoken to about similar agreements.

American Football
Media

Is the NFL (National Football League)’s decision to partner with YouTube a sign that a major assault from Google for live premium rights is on the horizon? Owen Evans reports.

Rugby Union
Events

Vancouver will host a round of the World Rugby Sevens Series from 2015-16, rugby union’s global governing body has announced.