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US Soccer says women’s team earns more than men, but players dispute claims
The United States women's national team's ongoing battle for equal pay and working conditions took another twist when US Soccer Federation (USSF) president Carlos Cordeiro published an open letter on July…
PGA Tour restructures 2019-20 calendar around Tokyo Olympics
The PGA Tour has made several changes to its schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 season, in part to take into account next summer's Tokyo Olympics
Columbus Crew partners with Legends for $230m stadium and training facility
Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew SC is partnering with experiential services agency Legends for project development and commercial sales rights around the team's planned $230m soccer-specific stadium…
Epic Games prioritizes fan engagement over commercial gains for Fortnite World Cup finals
Epic Games deliberately left money on the table at the weekend's Fortnite World Cup finals – by eschewing commercial partnerships and linear media-rights deals, as well as having low ticket-price packages –…
Sports betting legalized in North Carolina
North Carolina has become the seventh US state to pass sports betting legislation this year after Governor Roy Cooper signed a bill into law on Friday, July 26.
Falcons and Rays go cashless to take fan experience ‘to an even higher level’
Cashless deployments in Atlanta, Tampa point the way toward likely broader adoption across the sport industry.
Blatter focused on the long game as Wanda Sports IPO flops
Wanda Sports Group saw its share price fall 36 per cent on its trading debut after its initial public offering on NASDAQ raised just $190m, less than half its early goal for the listing
Wanda Sports’ Blatter stays focused on long-term despite bumpy road for US IPO
Parent company of Infront, Ironman triathlon revises IPO target twice and then sees stock go even lower at the start of trading
LA Clippers unveil Inglewood arena plans
The Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise has revealed renderings and details of its planned new arena in Inglewood
DraftKings adds authorized gaming rights to MLB alignment
MLB strikes new deal to expand long-running tie with DraftKings for other primary portion of company's business
Pac-12 moving American football title game to Las Vegas in 2020, 2021
The Pac-12 collegiate athletic conference is moving its American football championship game to Las Vegas in 2020 and 2021, commissioner Larry Scott announced
Kroenke closes in on League of Legends team slot
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is closing in on a deal to acquire a slot in esports’ League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), according to ESPN.
Minor League Baseball seeks to move national sales to “biggest levels in the market”
After more than three years of steady growth building a national sales operation, the affiliated minor leagues of baseball has growing ambitions
Vincent Tan looking to sell LAFC minority stake
Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan has confirmed he is looking to sell his 20-per-cent stake in Major League Soccer team LAFC
PGA Tour announces content, marketing partnership with DraftKings
The PGA Tour has announced a multi-year content and marketing partnership with DraftKings, designating the Boston-based fantasy sports operator as the Tour's first official daily fantasy game
Baltimore Ravens complete $120m M&T Bank Stadium renovations
The Baltimore Ravens have completed a three-year, $120m (€108m) self-funded facility renovation project designed to enhance the fan experience at M&T Bank Stadium.
Yahoo Sports axes planned New York Mets subscription website
Yahoo Sports has called off a planned New York Mets-focused subscription website before the project even got off the ground
Latest Dodger Stadium renovation to give ballpark the “front door” it never had
Major League Baseball's third-oldest stadium to get a significant upgrade in advance of playing host to the league's 2020 All-Star Game