sports organizations and teams

Russian and Belarusian athlete participation ‘works’ despite war, says IOC President Thomas Bach

CNN  —  International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has defended plans to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate…

How golf’s ‘Quadzilla’ Kurt Kitayama went from NBA hopeful to a PGA Tour champion

CNN  —  Tigers, great white sharks, and hawks; in terms of nicknames, golf thought it had the top of the…

Formula Equal: Inside the plans to launch a ‘50% male, 50% female’ F1 team

CNN  —  For the past four years, Craig Pollock has been secretly laying the groundwork for a new Formula One…

Former NFL MVP Lamar Jackson requests trade from Baltimore Ravens

CNN  —  Former NFL Most Valuable Player and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson wrote on social media Monday that he…

A dog steals the show after catching home run ball during spring training game

CNN  —  There was an unexpected star of the show during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training game against the…

Men’s NCAA tournament Final Four field is set after San Diego State, Miami victories

CNN  —  For the first time since 1970, there will be three schools making their first Final Four appearances at…

Antonio Conte: After calling players ‘selfish’ and criticizing club culture, manager leaves Tottenham Hotspur

CNN  —  Tottenham Hotspur says it has parted with manager Antonio Conte “by mutual agreement” less than two years after…

Argentina FA training facility renamed after Lionel Messi

Reuters  —  The Argentina national team’s training facility has been renamed after talismanic captain Lionel Messi in recognition of his…

Florida Panthers’ Staal brothers are latest NHL stars to refuse Pride jerseys, citing ‘religious beliefs’

CNN  —  Players for the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Eric and Marc Staal, declined to participate in the team’s…

New tracks, new formats, new rivals: Champion ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia returns to a transformed MotoGP

CNN  —  The 2023 MotoGP season gets under way in Portimão, Portugal, this weekend and reigning world champion Francesco “Pecco”…