PORTLAND, Ore. (February 6, 2025) – RAJ Sports, the sports investment platform for the Bhathal Family, owners and operators of Portland Thorns FC and the new Portland WNBA franchise, today announced plans for a first-of-its-kind dual sport women’s performance center, serving both a women’s professional soccer (NWSL) and a women’s professional basketball (WNBA) team.

1 day ago · The first-of-its-kind women's sports facility would serve both the Portland Thorns FC and Portland's new WNBA franchise with a 12-acre performance center. Credit: RAJ sports/Populous

1 day ago · The Portland Thorns and incoming WNBA franchise unveiled plans to build a first-of-its-kind dual-sport training facility, including two soccer pitches and two basketball courts, RAJ Sports ...

1 day ago · An artist's rendering shows planned soccer fields at the future training facility of both the Portland Thorns and Portland's WNBA team. The facility is expected to open in 2026. Courtesy of RAJ Sports

1 day ago · Raj Sports, the Bhathal family’s sports investment platform, is building a dual practice facility for the Portland Thorns and its WNBA expansion team, which begins play in 2026. The privately funded, multi-phase project will create what appears to be the first pro sports training hub shared by two American women’s pro sports teams, costing ...

1 day ago · The Portland Thorns and the WNBA’s Portland expansion team already share an owner. Next year, they will share the first-ever dual sports performance center, too. RAJ Sports, the sports ...

The Bhathal family via RAJ Sports purchased the Portland Thorns FC in January 2024. The Thorns are the premier club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) with three championships and record setting attendance.

RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, has formally assumed controlling ownership of Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League from Peregrine Sports LLC, the two groups announced today.

Jan 3, 2024 · RAJ Sports has controlling ownership of the club after a deal with Peregrine Sports LLC was finalized as the two groups announced on Wednesday.

1 day ago · RAJ Sports, the owners and operators of Portland Thorns FC and the new Portland WNBA franchise, says the facility will help “foster an environment of interaction between both teams while ...