CTV has signed a four-year extension to its deal for the Canadian broadcast rights to the NFL.
Under the terms of the agreement, CTV remains the NFL’s exclusive partner for...More>
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most watched programme in US television history, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings.
The New Orleans Saints’ victory over the Indianapolis...More>
Financier Jeff Vinik has agreed a deal to buy the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Press Association reports that Vinik will acquire Tampa Bay Sports & Ent...More>
Sunil Gulati has been re-elected as president of the United States Soccer Federation for a second term.
Gulati, who is heading America’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018 ...More>
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has defended the Glazer family as they come under renewed pressure from Manchester United fans to sell the club.
Supporters groups angry at t...More>
Tom Hicks is considering selling his NHL ice hockey team the Dallas Stars.
The Hicks Sports Group confirmed that Galatioto Sports Partners has been retained to examine the ...More>
The US Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league has closed down the 2009 regular season champions Los Angeles Sol.
The league took over ownership of the franchise last Nov...More>
Tiger Woods is still the world’s most valuable athlete brand despite the scandal that has engulfed his private life, according to Forbes.
Woods tops the business magazine’s...More>
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has appointed Patrick Sandusky as chief communications officer (CCO).
Sandusky has been acting CCO since October last year but ha...More>
Major League Soccer’s newest team Philadelphia Union is close to agreeing a naming rights deal with energy company PPL Corp.
PPL Corp is expected to sign a 10-year, $20m de...More>
Manchester City is planning to tour the United States this summer in a bid to boost its global appeal.
The Guardian reports that the club is keen to tap into the American m...More>
Major League Soccer (MLS) and the players’ union have extended the deadline to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
The current five-year deal was scheduled to expi...More>
The Champions League Final has replaced the Super Bowl as the most watched annual sports event for the first time.
A survey by Initiative Futures Sports and Entertainment f...More>
RBC has signed a deal to become the official bank of the PGA of America.
The company has been named an ‘official patron’, which is the highest level of partnership the PGA ...More>
Setanta is transferring the rights to broadcast soccer and rugby matches in the US to News Corp’s Fox Soccer Channel.
Setanta, whose UK arm collapsed last year, will cease...More>
The PGA Tour has announced that it raised $108m for charity in 2009 – taking its all-time total to almost $1.5bn.
The contributions came from the main Tour, Champions Tour ...More>
Nike’s brand chief has admitted that Tiger Woods’ indefinite break from golf will have a negative impact on company’s business.
Charlie Denson acknowledged that the world N...More>
