A detailed view of a hand holding a Fanduel Sports Network branded microphone during an interview after the Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics at Little Caesars Arena on February 26, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Nic Antaya | Getty Images Main Street Sports, the now-defunct owner of a portfolio of regional sports networks, is suing…
Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris signs a Commanders helmet while joined by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference on construction of a new Commanders stadium in Washington, April 28, 2025. Win McNamee | Getty Images Get the CNBC Sport newsletter directly to your inbox The CNBC Sport…
Premier League clubs are starting the new season without gambling companies on the front of their matchday shirts, as a league-wide restriction takes effect. The change has forced eight of the league’s 20 clubs to find new front-of-shirt partners for the 2026/27 season, putting some of the most valuable advertising real estate in global sports…
The record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is being felt far beyond Hollywood. The pending $12.5 billion sale by Mark Walter to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger will have a big impact on all NBA team valuations. If the sale is approved, the average value of an NBA team would increase 21% to $6.68…
Jeff Bezos attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions on June 17, 2026 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A group that includes Jeff Bezos has struck a deal with Fenway Sports Group to become minority owners in Liverpool Football Club, FSG said Friday. The deal is the…
University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert should try to shift the league’s dialogue away from transgender issues because fans don’t want to watch “another protest movement.” “Nobody’s coming to watch another political statement. They’re not. They’re coming to watch a basketball game,” Auriemma said in a CNBC Sport…
Joshua Kushner, left, founder of Thrive Capital, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2026. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) The Los Angeles Lakers have sold — again. Less than a year after buying a controlling ownership stake in the…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 15, 2026. Tom Brenner | Bloomberg | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — For years, JPMorgan executives have been talking with Olympics organizers about sponsoring the games. Before the next event, taking place in Los…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino with President of the United States Donald J. Trump with the FIFA World Cup trophy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match. Catherine Ivill – Ama | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images President Donald Trump leapt to the defense of FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Monday, as the head…
Global soccer may be finding the limits to private equity’s stampede into sports. A plan by FIFA to sell a minority stake in a new subsidiary — FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE — that would control the business side of the World Cup has faced swift backlash. UEFA, the governing organization of European soccer, and…
