The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision in a statement issued by the federation’s media relations official. FIFA has not confirmed the move. Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona. The federation says the team wil be based in Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego. This year’s World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 and will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 reported record revenues for the 2024-25 sports season, though those lag behind massive gains for their Big Ten and Southeastern Conference peers. In annual 990 tax filings this month, the ACC reported about $826.5 million in revenue and a sixth straight year with a record total. The Big 12 reported $610.9 million. Those fillings covered from July 2024 to June 2025, coinciding with national realignment that formed four superconferences. The ACC paid an average of nearly $47.1 million to its schools receiving full-distribution shares. The Big 12 paid an average of $39.5 million.

The NCAA’s Division I cabinet has discussed possible implementation of an age-based eligibility model should it be approved and signaled it would consider voting on it at its meeting next month. The age-based eligibility model would give athletes a window of five years to compete in Division I starting immediately after their high school graduation or their 19th birthday, whichever comes first. It also would eliminate waivers for extended eligibility except for pregnancy, religious missions or active-duty military service. The model is similar to an idea included in an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on April 3.

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given. Busch’s family said earlier Thursday that he was hospitalized with a “severe illness,” three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on Wednesday when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, several people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Busch’s team or family.

The WNBA has warned the Indiana Fever for not properly reporting an injury to star guard Caitlin Clark. The warning confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday came a day after Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury. Clark missed Wednesday’s 90-73 victory over Portland. The Fever disclosed Clark’s injury less than two hours before tipoff. She had not been listed on Indiana’s injury report a day earlier when she didn’t practice. The WNBA requires teams to list players who are injured on a report by 5 p.m. the night before the game. If a player’s status changes overnight or early in the day the team is supposed to update the injury report.