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By George Ramsay, CNN It’s an image that encapsulates the power of friendship through adversity: Kevin Sinfield, a legendary figure in the sport of rugby league, stops short of the finish line of a marathon to gather Rob Burrow, his friend and former teammate, into his arms. The poignant moment came at the end of

By Zayn Nabbi and Stephanie Halasz, CNN French soccer team Toulouse did not select several players for its Ligue 1 game against Nantes on Sunday after they refused to participate in a league wide anti-homophobia campaign. “Some players of the professional squad have expressed their disagreement regarding the association of their image with the rainbow

By Matias Grez, CNN Barcelona’s ascent back to the top of Spanish football has been faster than anyone — even the most optimistic of ‘Culés’ — could have imagined. With a 4-2 away victory at city rival Espanyol on Sunday, Barcelona secured the team’s first La Liga title in four years after a turbulent period

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN A Dutch soccer match between FC Groningen and Ajax was called off on Sunday because fans twice threw fireworks onto the pitch. “FC Groningen – Ajax has been suspended after 10 minutes of playing due to multiple incidents in which fireworks were thrown onto the pitch,” the Amsterdam-based club

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It has been an eventful offseason for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. Last month the 24-year-old signed a five-year extension to his contract, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history on a per-year basis and keeping him with the franchise through 2028. And on Friday, the star quarterback received his

By Issy Ronald, CNN Chelsea won its third consecutive Women’s FA Cup in front of a record crowd at Wembley, triumphing 1-0 over Manchester United in the final thanks to a well-taken Sam Kerr goal in the 68th minute. It is a pattern which has been repeated all season: Chelsea soaking up pressure, sitting back

By Issy Ronald, CNN Rather than providing an escape, soccer only compounded British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s woes as he watched his team Southampton succumb to a 2-0 loss against Fulham, condemning it to relegation from the Premier League. It marked the end of a difficult 10 days for Sunak after his Conservative Party suffered

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Lionel Messi endured a difficult return to Paris Saint-Germain’s starting line-up as some of his own team’s fans booed the Argentine before and during PSG’s convincing victory over Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes. This was the first time Messi had featured for PSG since he received a club-imposed suspension earlier

By Jacob Lev, CNN The NBA’s Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Monty Williams, the team announced on Saturday. The firing comes two days after the Suns were eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals by the Denver Nuggets in six games in their best-of-seven series. Expectations for the team were high after acquiring NBA superstar

By Aimee Lewis, CNN When LeBron James is on the team anything is possible. The LA Lakers star put in a commanding performance Friday to help the Lakers reach the Western Conference finals. The 38-year-old scored 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the Lakers eliminated defending champions Golden State Warriors with a 122-101

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN Brittney Griner’s name has been called countless times by stadium announcers throughout her career, including before WNBA All-Star games, Olympic finals, and WNBA finals. But this time was different, even though it was a preseason game, for it marked her first competitive game since she spent nearly 300

By Thomas Schlachter and Amanda Davies, CNN On June 12, 2021, Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed in the corner of the pitch during a European Championship match against Finland. As his teammates surrounded him, arm-in-arm, shielding him from the eyes of the world, doctors began working to save the midfielder’s life. “Well, what should I say?

By Andi Babineau, CNN Two fishermen who were accused of cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament last September — after it was discovered their fish were stuffed with lead weights and fish fillets — will serve jail time for the crime, according to court documents from a Thursday sentencing hearing. As part

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Dogs taking over a front office, Josh Allen becoming a paperboy, and Angela from “The Office” starring alongside Peyton Manning can only mean one thing — the NFL schedule has just been released. The entire NFL 2023 season schedule was released on Thursday, and once again teams from across the league

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN For the second year running, the Phoenix Suns have been blown out of the Western Conference semifinals as they fell to a 125-100 defeat against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets. In a series which many predicted would contain the eventual winner of the Western Conference, only one team showed up

By George Ramsay, CNN Erling Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City last summer was met with equal measures of excitement and curiosity. At the age of 22, the Norwegian forward had already established himself as one of the best goalscorers in European football — first at Red Bull Salzburg, then with two prolific seasons at Borussia

By Jill Martin, CNN Tom Brady, who announced February 1 he was “retiring for good” after 23 seasons in the NFL, has been invited to the New England Patriots’ home opener, team owner Robert Kraft said. Of Brady’s record seven Super Bowl wins, six came with New England, where he spent 20 years. “The NFL

By Matias Grez, CNN The organizers of the Madrid Open have apologized to four leading tennis players following widespread criticism of their treatment after the women’s doubles final on Sunday. Neither the winners — Beatriz Haddad Maia and Victoria Azarenka — or the losers — US pair Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff — gave acceptance

By Ben Church, CNN Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel had a tough day at the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday after the world champion and pre-race favorite was involved in two crashes, the first involving a dog. Video footage shows the dog walking on the other side of the road before running directly at the peloton as

By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals playoff series to keep their season alive. Steph Curry spearheaded the reigning champions with 27 points and eight assists as the Warriors moved to within a game of the Lakers in their best-of-seven

By Ben Church, CNN Sweltering deserts, giant rainforests and dangerous wildlife are just some of the hurdles that Russell Cook says he’ll encounter as he attempts to complete the gargantuan task of running the length of Africa. Starting at the most southerly point in South Africa, the 26-year-old Briton is aiming to reach the most

By David Close, CNN West Virginia University (WVU) head men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has had his salary reduced $1 million per year, given a three-game suspension and will be required to participate in sensitivity training following his “abhorrent” comments made while appearing on a Cincinnati radio show on Monday. After his appearance, Huggins apologized

By Jack Bantock, CNN When 19-year-old South Korean prodigy Inbee Park lifted the first of her seven major championships at the 2008 US Women’s Open, she became the tournament’s youngest ever champion. Bella Simões would not be born for around another six years. On Tuesday, she attempted to qualify for the major. At nine years

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former NFL star JJ Watt has taken to the bars and drinking establishments of northwest England — all in the name of “research.” Watt and his wife — former US Women’s National Team (USWNT) player Kealia — announced their investment in English club Burnley FC last week, after he retired from

By Ben Morse, CNN Nikola Jokić made history with a triple-double on Tuesday night to lead the Denver Nuggets to a comfortable 118-102 Game 5 win in their Western Conference playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. The victory means the Nuggets regain the upper hand in the best-of-seven series, with Denver now leading 3-2 and

By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN Lionel Messi’s representatives have rubbished rumors that the Argentine has agreed to join a club in Saudi Arabia after his contract at Paris Saint-Germain ends on June 30. Crediting an unnamed source, AFP reported Tuesday that Messi playing in Saudi Arabia next year was a “done deal.” However,

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN At a Summer League in Las Vegas, a towering figure perched next to basketball trainer Drew Hanlen and introduced himself. “I already know who you are,” Hanlen retorted — the formidable figure needed no introduction. By the time the pair met, Joel Embiid had made a name for himself as one

By Ben Morse, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday night in Game 4 of their best-of-seven NBA playoff series to give them a 3-1 lead. LeBron James led the way for the Lakers with 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists, but it was unlikely hero Lonnie Walker

By Wayne Sterling and Ben Morse, CNN UFC fighter Tony Ferguson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his truck hit other vehicles and rolled over in Hollywood, California, on Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department told CNN. According to the Los Angeles Times, citing police, Ferguson’s Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN West Virginia’s men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins apologized for “insensitive” and “abhorrent” comments he made while appearing on the 700 WLW’s Bill Cunningham Show on Monday. “Earlier today on a Cincinnati radio program, I was asked about the rivalry between my former employer, the University of Cincinnati, and

By Jack Bantock, CNN Golf fans are accustomed to hearing a curling putt described as ‘snaking.’ What they are less familiar with, though, is the sight of a snake dangling off the end of a club. During the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow on Saturday, Rickie Fowler was on hand to provide a safe

By Matias Grez, CNN Andy Murray is back in the winner’s circle for the first time since 2019 after the Scot beat world No. 17 Tommy Paul 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the final of the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence. Victory in the second-tier event, one rung below the main ATP Tour, moves Murray back

By Jack Bantock, CNN Walking up the final fairway at Quail Hollow on Sunday, victory all but assured, Wyndham Clark made a conscious effort to soak up all the sights and sounds around him. Moments later, the American tapped home to clinch the Wells Fargo Championship and his first ever PGA Tour title. “You only

By Matt Majendie, for CNN Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building. The record was set in the picturesque Portuguese fishing village of Nazaré, whose north beach has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Vida Blue, former American League MVP and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died Saturday at the age of 73, the team announced Sunday. “It is with great sadness that the Blue family mourn the passing of our beloved father Vida Blue,” Blue’s family said in a

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN LeBron James has achieved everything possible in the NBA, except his last stated goal of playing his final season with his son, Bronny. That dream seemed a little closer on Saturday as Bronny announced that he had committed to play basketball at the University of Southern California. The

By Issy Ronald, CNN Chaos ensued before a rugby league match between the Catalans Dragons and St Helens on Friday when a bull escaped from a pre-match parade and rampaged around the field. Television cameras showed the bull breaking free of its handler, dragging him along the ground, and charging around the field. Scattering players

By Charlie Webster, CNN Formula One returns to Miami this weekend for just the second time, and for the first of three US-based races this season. The fifth round of the 2023 season will see a return to the traditional Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Grand Prix Sunday format following a revamped sprint weekend in

By Jacob Lev, CNN Erica Herman, who was a longtime girlfriend of professional golfer Tiger Woods, has accused the 15-time major champion of sexual harassment, according to a court filing by Herman’s attorney in Florida on Friday. Woods is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with Herman while she worked for him and then forcing

By Homero De la Fuente and Zoe Sottile, CNN Two more horses have died at Churchill Downs, the home of the famed Kentucky Derby, officials from the track announced on Saturday. A total of seven horses have now died at the racetrack in the week-long lead up to the race. Three-year-old Chloe’s Dream was euthanized

By Matias Grez and Javier Cardoso, CNN When Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez steps out in front of a sold out Estadio Akron in his home town of Guadalajara on Saturday night to fight John Ryder, it will feel like a full circle moment for the Mexican boxer. For the first time in 12 years — since

By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there’s another potential upset on the cards, but heavy favorite Forte is out of the race. Forte was scratched on Saturday morning by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian due

By Issy Ronald and Ben Church, CNN Liverpool fans booed resoundingly while “God Save the King” played at Anfield to mark King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday. TV footage showed Liverpool and Brentford players lining up on opposite sides of the center circle before kickoff while the national anthem played. Loud boos and jeering from

By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN To Roger Bannister, the final few seconds felt like they would never end, pain overwhelming his body as he lurched towards the finish line. But when he did break the tape, gratefully falling into the arms of bystanders shortly after, the famed middle-distance runner knew immediately what he

By Matt Foster, CNN Lionel Messi apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates on Friday after taking an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia and missing training earlier in the week. “I wanted to make this video after everything that’s been happening,” Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain said in an Instagram story. “First of all, I want

By Ben Church, Coy Wire and Glen Levy, CNN Lewis Hamilton is one of the greatest sportsmen of his generation, a seven-time world champion and an influential philanthropist. But there was a time when his life wasn’t quite as glamorous. In an interview with CNN Sport‘s Coy Wire, Hamilton recollected some of his first jobs:

By Ben Morse, CNN The biggest contract saga of this NFL offseason came to a close over the Draft weekend when Lamar Jackson officially signed to return with the Baltimore Ravens. After months of “he said, she said” as Jackson himself puts it, the 26-year-old inked a five-year, $260 million contract to remain in Maryland

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Allegra Goodwin, CNN A 26-year-old man has died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during celebrations by soccer fans in Naples, Italy, after Napoli won its first Serie A title in 33 years on Thursday, Napoli Police told CNN. The man died in Cardarelli hospital in Naples, according to

By Ben Morse, CNN On April 29, 1990, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor topped the charts in the US, the Detroit Pistons had just begun their road to a second successive NBA title and cranes began pulling down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. In Naples, Marco Baroni was leaping into the

By Ben Morse, CNN Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of NFL superstar Patrick, was arrested and charged with sexual battery on Wednesday, according to court records. Mahomes was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one of battery by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office. The 22-year-old was arrested at 7 a.m. ET

By George Ramsay and Matt Foster, CNN Nearly five months after she was released from Russian detention, WNBA star Brittney Griner says it feels “a little overwhelming” to return to public life given the widespread interest in her case. Griner spent nearly 300 days in custody before being released as part of a prisoner swap

By Ben Morse, CNN Emma Raducanu says she will be away from the tennis court “for the next few months” while she recovers from surgery on both wrists and one of her ankles. In an Instagram post which included a photo of her in hospital with a cast on her right hand, Raducanu said she

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN When it comes to baseball records, there is no better company to be alongside than the great Babe Ruth and, after notching his 500th MLB strikeout on Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani joined a prestigious club. In the Los Angeles Angels’ 6-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ohtani recorded 13 K’s across

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Arthur Webber made history this year. On the rainy evening of March 31, 2023, he captained what he says is the first ever all trans masculine soccer team in Europe in a match. Players stepped out onto the pitch in blue and pink patterned kits — the same colors that adorn

By Jacob Lev, CNN Jordanna Barrett, the wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett, spoke out for the first time on Wednesday since the couple’s two-year-old daughter drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday. Officers responded to a Beach Park home in Tampa at 9:30 a.m. after a child had fallen into a pool,

By Ben Church, CNN Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest paid athlete in the world, with a move to Al-Nassr nearly doubling his salary, according to Forbes. Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabian club in January after leaving Manchester United last year and, despite rumors suggesting he’s already looking to move on, the five-time

By George Ramsay, CNN Cycling’s governing body — the UCI — has defended its transgender policy after Austin Killips won overall victory in the recent Tour of the Gila in New Mexico. Killips is the first openly transgender woman to win an official UCI women’s stage race, according to the Tour of the Gila website.

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 1-0 lead in their best of-seven Western Conference semifinal against the Golden State Warriors with a big 117-112 road win. In a clash that was billed as LeBron James back against Steph Curry, it was the King’s LA teammate Anthony Davis who put on

By Amanda Davies and David Close, CNN Paris Saint-Germain has suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the Argentinian’s unauthorized trip away from the team to conduct personal business, according to a club source. CNN has reached out to Messi’s representatives for comment. The source said Messi missed Monday’s training session to attend promotional events

By Matias Grez, CNN Described as “vile” and “unacceptable” and fueled by “the need to hurt,” ‘tragedy chanting’ is becoming an increasing concern to soccer authorities. In England, the phenomenon is defined as the singing of songs about disasters that have befallen other clubs or their fan bases. ‘Tragedy chanting’ has marred a number of

By Matt Foster and Mostafa Salem, CNN The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has “strongly condemned” the behavior of football fans at two CAF Champions League matches in Tunisia and Morocco on Saturday, it said in a statement released Monday. According to Raja AC, one of the clubs involved, a supporter of the team died

By George Ramsay, CNN Wolfsburg earned a spot in the Women’s Champions League final with a 3-2 victory against Arsenal in front of a record English domestic crowd thanks to Pauline Bremer’s goal in the final minutes of extra time. Playing in front of 60,063 fans at the Emirates Stadium — a record crowd for