sports organizations and teams

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”…

Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet fined nearly $1 million for racist and homophobic comments against Lewis Hamilton

CNN  —  Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1 million (five million…

NWSL 2023: Here’s all you need to know ahead of the new season

CNN  —  The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) gets underway this weekend. Earlier this year, NWSL Players Association President Tori…

Bayern Munich sacks manager Julian Nagelsmann, appoints Thomas Tuchel

CNN  —  Bayern Munich announced Friday that the club has fired manager Julian Nagelsmann and will appoint Thomas Tuchel to…

No more No. 1 seeds left in NCAA men’s basketball tournament after Alabama and Houston lose

CNN  —  For the first time ever in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds have failed…

World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say

CNN  —  Trans rights advocates have warned sports governing bodies that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s…

Sweet 16: Julian Strawther’s near-halfcourt shot sends Gonzaga into the Elite Eight

CNN  —  Sweet 16 action got underway in the NCAA tournament and just like in the previous rounds of March…

Tom Brady buys partial stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

CNN  —  Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, team…

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score to reach historic landmarks

CNN  —  It was a night of landmark goals and historic achievements for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the…

World Athletics tightens rules on transgender women athletes

CNN  —  World Athletics (WA) announced new rules on Thursday impacting transgender women athletes, banning some from competing in female…