North America
NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage to include enhanced audio
NBC Sports has revealed that its coverage of the Premier League in the coming weeks will include "atmospheric enhanced audio" in order to improve the broadcast experience of games that will have no spectators…
NFL commits $250m to fight systemic racism
Funding continues sharp reversal for league on social justice issues
Ratings for start of MLB Draft up 102 per cent
Reformatted event continues strong US ratings run for any original or live sports content
US Open in fresh danger amid players’ concerns
The US Open appears at risk of not taking place due to concerns from leading tennis players about the health and safety concerns of traveling internationally to New York this summer in the wake of the…
International Champions Cup women’s tournament called off
Relevent Sports Group has called off the 2020 Women's International Champions Cup tournament as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
The Basketball Tournament announces 2020 venue, multi-year ESPN extension
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) will be held exclusively at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from July 4-14 and broadcast on ESPN, it has been announced.
Premier Lacrosse League to stage summer tournament in Utah
The Premier Lacrosse League has announced that Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah, will host the PLL Championship Series this summer.
Barstool Sports forms esports team
Barstool Sports, the often-controversial sports and culture media company, has formed an esports team called Barstool HooliganZ
MLB to lose Coca-Cola sponsorship deal
Major League Baseball will be without a sponsor in the soft drinks category after multinational giant Coca-Cola opted not to renew its national-level deal with the league
Manfred: “100 per cent” chance of MLB play in 2020
Commissioner planning counterproposal to the union on restart provisions
Ex-WTA chief Allaster named US Open’s first female tournament director
Stacey Allaster, former chair and chief executive of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), has been appointed as the first female tournament director of the US Open.
Spectators allowed at Pro Motocross races in July
The opening two rounds of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will have limited fans in attendance, organizer MX Sports Pro Racing has announced
US Soccer repeals ban on players kneeling during national anthem
The United States Soccer Federation's board of directors have repealed a policy which required players to stand during the national anthem
Nascar bans Confederate flag from racetracks and properties
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced it will ban the Confederate flag from its racetracks and properties effectively immediately
MLS unveils format, dates of Orlando tournament
Major League Soccer has unveiled the format of its World Cup-style tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, this summer as the league prepares to make its return from the…
Nascar, Advance Auto Parts strike multi-faceted partnership
US stock car racing series Nascar has signed a multiyear, multi-faceted partnership with automotive aftermarket parts provider Advance Auto Parts
NFL preseason could be shortened to two games
The National Football League's preseason schedule could be reduced from the traditional four games per team to two in order to allow for a longer "ramp-up" period to the 2020 regular season
LaLiga North America, PointsBet partner to create gambling-focused programming
Ahead of LaLiga's return to live competition this week, LaLiga North America and global sportsbook operator PointsBet have teamed up to create a new slate of gambling-focused digital programming