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By Ben Church, CNN Anna Nordqvist held her nerve on the final hole to win this year’s Women’s Open at Carnoustie, Scotland, on Sunday.…

By John Sinnott, CNN Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scored Liverpool’s goals in the 2-0 Premier League win over Burnley, but it was the performance…

By John Sinnott, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has “never wanted to leave Juventus,” according to the club’s coach Massimiliano Allegri.…

By John Sinnott, CNN It’s par for the course for a golfer’s shot to occasionally land in a water hazard or the rough, but Hideki…

By Ben Church, CNN Friba Rezayee made history in 2004 when she became one of the first two Afghan women to compete at the Olympic Games. When the…

By Kevin Dotson and Eric Levenson, CNN Tim Tebow’s brief stint as a Jacksonville Jaguar is over after the NFL team announced Tuesday morning…

By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide…

By Jill Martin, CNN Naomi Osaka, preparing to compete in her first tennis tournament since the Tokyo Olympics, briefly took a break during a…

By Ben Morse, CNN Carli Lloyd, who is one of the most successful players in the history of the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT), is…

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN American BMX rider Connor Fields says he is “progressing nicely” after he suffered brain shearing and bleeding,…

By John Sinnott, CNN The continuation of a legacy was how Nico Ali Walsh — the grandson of Muhammad Ali –– described making his…

By John Sinnott, CNN No Harry Kane? No problem. Tottenham Hotspur stunned Manchester City on Sunday, grinding out a gritty 1-0 win, despite the…

By John Sinnott, CNN German soccer great Gerd Müller, who scored a remarkable 566 goals in 607 competitive appearances for Bayern Munich, died on…

By John Sinnott, CNN Hundreds of thousands of fans attended English Premier League matches this weekend for the first time in nearly 18 months,…

By Jacob Lev, CNN The modern-era record in Major League Baseball for most no-hitters thrown in a season was broken on Saturday in a sensational way,…

By John Sinnott, CNN The reviews are in for Arsenal’s performance against Brentford in the English Premier League’s opening match on…

By John Sinnott, CNN Manchester United paraded new signing Raphaël Varane before its match against Leeds United at Old Trafford on Saturday and then…

By Matias Grez, CNN Not since Real Madrid’s famous ‘Galácticos’ squad of the 2000s has a single club boasted so much individual…

By Rhea Mogul, CNN The medal-bite is a familiar photo opportunity for winning athletes at the Olympic Games. But one Japanese mayor took it a step…

By Rob Picheta, CNN It’s a situation we can all relate to: You get on the wrong bus, lose track of time and come close to missing an important…

By Oscar Holland, CNN Around the age of 16, I arrived at an uncomfortable conclusion: As a Manchester United fan from London, I was among the most…

By Aleks Klosok, Ben Church and Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Lionel Messi has officially signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his…

By Amir Vera, CNN Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has now had Covid-19 twice, but when asked by reporters Monday whether the Ravens have…

By Kevin Dotson, Madeline Holcombe and Jill Martin, CNN Following an investigation, the Colorado Rockies have backtracked after accusing a fan of…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The NBA Summer League game between the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers has been postponed due to the league’s…

By Duarte Mendonca and John Sinnott, CNN Video by Stefania Dall’Armi and Noura Abou Zeinab, for CNN As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona…

By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years…

By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted…

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been…

By Jack Guy, CNN A fast track and new developments in running shoe design have seen a number of records broken at the Tokyo Olympics, but a leading…

By Hannah Ritchie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN “Unbelievable,” was how Neeraj Chopra described his victory in the men’s javelin on…

By Ben Church and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Allyson Felix became the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history after helping Team USA…

By Gawon Bae, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Church, CNN Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for…

By George Ramsay, CNN When filmmakers were invited to document Eliud Kipchoge’s second attempt to run a marathon in under two hours, it was the…

By Jill Martin, CNN Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82 for the gold medal on…

By Kara Fox, CNN When Rebecca Smith sat down to watch New Zealand play the United States Women’s National Team in a Tokyo 2020 football match…

By Allison Chinchar and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Heat, humidity and tropical systems have been the nemesis of athletes during these Olympic…

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Juventus has apologized after a tweet was posted on its women’s team’s official account showing a player making a…

By Aleks Klosok and Matias Grez, CNN Its motto is “More than a club,” a theme that bullish Barcelona President Joan Laporta riffed on at…

By Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN The International Olympic Committee has revoked the accreditation of two Belarusian coaches allegedly…

By Aleks Klosok and John Sinnott, CNN English Premier League champion Manchester City completed the signing of England international Jack Grealish​…

By David Close and John Sinnott, CNN Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the Spanish club said Thursday. “Despite club and player reaching an…

By George Ramsay, CNN Aged 18, Alberto Ginés has just made two pieces of history at the Tokyo Olympics: he’s the first person to be crowned a…

By Becky Thompson, CNN Canadian footballer Quinn made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by becoming the first trans and the first non-binary…

By James Briggs, CNN British police have arrested 11 people across the UK in connection with episodes of racist abuse targeting England football…

By Ben Morse and Aditi Sangal, CNN Amid the joy of the Indian men’s hockey team ending its 41-year Olympic medal drought its players took time…

By David Close, CNN Simone Biles has tweeted thanks to a Japanese gym for allowing her to privately train while she attempted to regain her gold…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Swimming Duet Free…

By Gawon Bae, CNN US Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Race Imboden says he wore a black X symbol on his hand when he posed on the podium as a…

By George Ramsay, CNN With three gold medals from three events, Tokyo’s Ariake Urban Sports Park has been a home from home for Japanese…

By Gawon Bae and Jill Martin, CNN The probe into US athlete Raven Saunders’ X gesture at the Olympics has been suspended after she shared on…

By Taylor Barnes, Sara Turnbull and Helen Regan, CNN Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s…

By Serenitie Wang and Jake Kwon, CNN South Korea plans to pursue a formal complaint in response to a Chinese Olympian who was heard repeatedly…

By Amy Woodyatt and Jack Guy, CNN The Izu Velodrome witnessed a heated confrontation on Tuesday as Denmark and Great Britain track cyclists collided…

By George Ramsay, CNN It started the way his races often do — a slap of the chest, a pump of the fist, and a roar to the camera — but…

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Naomi Osaka discovered what it’s like to be at the sharp end of a sporting governing body’s regulations this summer.…

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN The Tokyo Olympics have marked the return of fan-favorite events like swimming and gymnastics. But viewers…

By Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first ​out transgender woman to compete in the 125-year…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s…

By Wayne Sterling and John Sinnott, CNN With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill…

By Wayne Sterling, Becky Thompson and John Sinnott, CNN The United States Women’s National Team narrowly lost to Canada 1-0 in the Olympic…

By Ben Morse, CNN US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant.…

By Coy Wire and George Ramsay, CNN With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. “I did have a…