Randall Williams

The first round of bids for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks — set to be the biggest ever sale for an NFL team — are due Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

Private equity firms are increasing taking stakes in professional sports franchises.

The Las Vegas Jacks, a group competing to acquire the prospective NBA expansion franchise, announced that it has already secured $8 billion in financial commitments to land the team.

The New York Yankees are in advanced talks to raise nearly $3 billion dollars of financing from Apollo Global Management Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said, as more institutional capital flows into professional sports.

The New York Yankees are in advanced talks to raise nearly $3 billion dollars of financing from Apollo Global Management, people with knowledge of the matter said, as more institutional capital flows into professional sports.

Fears of a smoke-plagued World Cup final dissipated, with clear skies greeting the 80,000 fans at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the clash between Argentina and Spain.

The Thailand-based owners of Leicester City Football Club, the football team that won the Premier League a decade ago, are considering a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

The new owners of the NFL’S Seattle Seahawks, a group led by Vinod and Neeru Khosla, are in talks with multiple parties to join the consortium, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Washington Commanders are now among the top 10 National Football League franchises in corporate sponsorship revenue, franchise President Mark Clouse said, as the team aspires to close a revenue gap with peers while playing in a deteriorating stadium for at least four more seasons.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the organization has abandoned plans to create a commercial entity that would have opened the door to outside investors for the World Cup.