Sports

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has signed a bill establishing $380 million in public funding which will go towards the new stadium for Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas. “I’m excited to officially sign SB1 this afternoon,” Lombardo said in a statement. “This is an incredible opportunity to bring the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder has died aged 26 following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain Victorious team announced on Friday. Almost 200 kilometers into the race, Mäder crashed at high speed with American rider Magnus Sheffield, race organizers said in a statement

By David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Justice is to investigate the planned partnership between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which owns LIV Golf, over antitrust concerns, according to the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The reported DOJ probe into

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA has expanded its travel protocol to allow teams to use a public charter service called JSX for all games. JSX says it operates out of private terminals making it possible for passengers to avoid lines and crowds at the airport. Since JSX isn’t available in most WNBA cities, the

By Jack Bantock and Dan Moriarty, CNN (CNN) — Of all the roads traveled by the 156-player field to the US Open, arguably none have been quite as turbulent as the one navigated by Corey Pereira. When the American tees off at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, it will mark his first ever swing

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A tournament of two big firsts gets underway at the 123rd US Open on Thursday. For the first time in its illustrious 126-year history, California’s iconic Los Angeles Country Club plays host to a major championship. It’s also the first major since the golfing world was rocked by the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A record $56.6 million (£44.7 million) in prize money will be available at this year’s Wimbledon, the All England Club announced on Wednesday. That represents an 11.2% increase on last year’s prize pot, with the men’s and women’s singles champions each receiving close to $3 million (£2.35 million) and

By Jack Bantock and Dan Moriarty, CNN (CNN) — In various households across the Palm Springs area this week, some Californians will have seen the face of a previous Uber driver staring back at them on sports broadcasts and online articles. While many of the passengers Berry Henson has taxied during some 3,000 rides knew