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Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The United States Soccer Federation has announced it has extended Visa's sponsorship of the national body through 2028, emphasising that at least 50 per cent of Visa's investment will go toward the women's…
Baseball
Media

The Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball has had its contract with Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the owner and operator of Bally Sports regional sports networks, rejected by a bankruptcy court overseeing…
American Football
Industry Moves

Sports and entertainment executive search firm Nolan Partners has hired Darius Walker as partner to lead its Sports Performance Practice in North America – a role that includes executive searches for h…
Football
Media

Streaming service Netflix has announced a documentary series about the United States Women's National Team players and coaches, capturing the team's Fifa Women's World Cup run over the next month
Baseball
Attendance

Major League Baseball suffered record-low viewership of its All-Star Game, with 7.01 million viewers on Fox, but the July 14-16 weekend was the best attended of the season so far. The 7
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Canadian bank TD Bank has agreed a deal with Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays to become the team’s first official jersey patch sponsor. 
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Wasserman has engaged in talks with a view to acquiring the CSM Sport & Entertainment agency as it looks to advance its international growth
Cricket
Media

Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional T20 cricket league in the United States, has further enhanced the broadcast offering in its home market through deals with the CBS Sports division of…
Basketball
Governance

Three-time National Basketball Association champion and Hall of Fame electee Dwyane Wade is set to join the WNBA's Chicago Sky ownership group
Basketball
Media

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Mercury of the WNBA will be taking their local broadcasts to Gray Television, leaving Diamond Sports Group's Bally Sports regional sports…
Football
Governance

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has said that the league is open to investment from sovereign wealth funds. Speaking to Bloomberg Television at the Allen & Co
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team Barbados Royals has signed an extension to its front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with online gambling platform MCW
Basketball
Governance

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I  Men's Basketball Committee discussed expanding the 68-team field for its marquee March Madness tournament but has elected not to expand …
US College Sport
Media

The entertainment-focused CW Network has acquired exclusive rights to a slate of college football and basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference
American Football
Governance

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league will "contemplate" investments from sovereign wealth funds
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney is considering selling an equity stake in ESPN and is "open-minded" in finding a strategic partner, according to its chief executive officer Bob Iger
Multiple Sports
Events

Sports retail company Fanatics has further diversified its business ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) through the creation of a new events arm
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Cricket (MLC) is the latest T20 cricket league to sign up gambling platform Betway as a sponsor