USA
Business

Action sport brand Freespirit has struck a deal to sponsor the British Surfing Team and the English Surf Federation.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has vowed the NFL will be back in Los Angeles – and is lobbying the league to locate two teams in the area.
Business

MasterCard International has filed a complaint in a US court seeking an injunction against FIFA to prevent it proceeding with a deal with Visa International to sponsor the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.

Major League Baseball's New York Yankees have become the first baseball team valued at more than $1billion in the annual estimates made by Forbes magazine.
Events

TSE Consulting, the sports consultancy firm, is opening a new US office in Indianapolis.
Business

Mumbai is set to host an ATP-level professional men’s tennis tournament in September this year.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Top NFL agent Tom Condon has quit IMG to join rivals the Creative Artists Agency.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and Florida Marlins has changed its name as part of a rebranding strategy…by one letter.

The US Olympic Committee has taken a giant stride towards preparing for a bid for the 2016 Olympic Games after confirming it will stage meetings in the coming weeks with a host of interested cities.
Media

DirecTV Inc. has reached a long-term agreement to carry SportsNet New York (SNY), the new regional sports network (RSN) featuring MLB's New York Mets and the NFL's New York Jets.
Business

The creation of a $1bn super-stadium for the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets has taken a significant step forward after new financing terms for the venue were agreed.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sports rights marketing agency BSI has appointed Matthew Wheeler as chairman from April 3, 2006.
Events

Jeff Berman, one of the leading executives in the online ticketing industry, has been named vice president, business development and partnerships for TicketsNow.
Stadia

ESPN has unveiled a series of initiatives to make ESPN-branded mobile content more widely available outside the United States.
Business

The ATP Tour has signed a new seven-year official partnership with China’s largest sports clothing company, the Beijing Li-Ning Sports Goods Company.

Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Stadia

Major League Baseball has resolved problems over a home for the Washington Nationals, signing a lease for a new ballpark.
Events

NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic.