Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother-and-sister team whose RAJ Capital purchased the NWSL’s Portland Thorns earlier this year, will pay a league record $125 million for the ...

led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise. “This is huge for Portland. We are so honored and humbled to be the vessel that delivers this WNBA ...

Alex Bhathal. They also are the majority owners of the NWSL's Portland Thorns. This is the first time the WNBA will return to a city it previously left, although Engelbert expressed an openness to ...

led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League. They paid $125 million for the franchise. “This is huge for Portland.