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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN This year’s World Cup was a tournament of firsts — the first to be held in the Middle East, the first to be held in…

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The end of the NFL season is quickly approaching. There are just four weekends of regular season play left and with playoffs…

By Sammy Mngqosini, Issy Ronald and Manveena Suri, CNN English football great David Beckham has addressed criticism over his role as an ambassador…

By Ben Church, CNN FIFA president Gianni Infantino told reporters that “every person dying is one person too many” when asked about the…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Tyrell Terry, a 2020 NBA draft pick of the Dallas Mavericks, has announced his retirement from basketball, citing anxiety. In an…

By Matthew Chance, CNN A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to share a message of world peace prior to kickoff at the World Cup final…

By Ben Morse, CNN Is there any stopping Brock Purdy? The rookie quarterback, drafted with the final pick of the 2022 NFL draft, started just his…

By Ben Morse, CNN Magnus Carlsen enjoyed an undefeated victory over reigning US blitz champion Fabiano Caruana, winning by an 18-point margin. The…

By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN Billie Moore — the head coach of the first US women’s Olympic basketball team, the first head coach…

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN Real Madrid has signed the highly-touted 16-year-old Brazilian forward Endrick from Brazilian club Palmeiras, both clubs…

By David Close, CNN Mississippi State University has hired Zach Arnett as the team’s next head football coach following the death of Mike Leach…

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The decisions taken by soccer bodies FIFA and UEFA to block the European Super League (ESL) are in line with European Union…

By David Close, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has hired Charlie Baker, the outgoing Governor of Massachusetts, as the next…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN And just like that, after 62 matches over nearly a month, the stage for Qatar 2022’s showpiece final was set. Two-time…

By Nadine Schmidt, Chris Liakos and Homero de la Fuente, CNN Former world No. 1 men’s tennis player Boris Becker has left for Germany after…

By Ben Morse, CNN One has played 331 regular season games and is widely regarded as the NFL’s greatest ever player. The other is making his…

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN A young boy died after being hit by a car Wednesday evening in the southern French city of Montpellier following…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Golden State fans wait anxiously for a verdict on Steph Curry as the superstar guard will get an MRI after he suffered a…

By Ben Morse, CNN Defending champion France ended Morocco’s 2022 World Cup dream on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium.…

By David Close, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ union have released a 128-page independent investigation report…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The San Francisco Giants and two-time All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa have reportedly agreed to a franchise record, 13-year…

By Larry Madowo and Chris Eldergill, CNN A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium has died in…

By Don Riddell and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN They’re known as The Atlas Lions, the Moroccan football team that’s ripped up the history books…

By Jack Guy, CNN Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN The NFL and the NFL Players Association are looking into an incident in which an apparent head injury to New England Patriots…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN After the first round of games at the World Cup, an all too familiar script looked to be playing out for African football…

By Matias Grez, CNN Lionel Messi’s lifelong dream of guiding Argentina to World Cup glory will remain alive until the last day of Qatar 2022,…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Things went from bad to worse for the Arizona Cardinals on Monday, who suffered a 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots after…

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according…

By Ben Church, CNN Reem Al-Haddad still remembers how excited she felt when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. As a starry-eyed,…

By Rob Frehse and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The body of prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has been returned to the US and an autopsy is being…

By Ben Morse, CNN Panama, Mauritania, Georgia and Eritrea are four countries with roughly the equivalent population sizes of Croatia. Those four…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former NBA All-Star and longtime head coach Paul Silas has died at the of age 79, the league announced Sunday. “We…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Going from Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 NFL Draft to spoiling Tom Brady’s homecoming, San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback…

By Don Riddell, CNN It was 5 a.m and I couldn’t sleep; my mind was replaying the extraordinary drama of Argentina’s penalty shootout…

By Issy Ronald, CNN As the first African and first Arab country to reach the World Cup semifinals, Morocco’s soccer team now represents so much…

By Roger Bennett and Nate Kitch, for CNN Host of the popular soccer podcast “Men in Blazers,” Roger Bennett and illustrator and artist…

By Ben Morse, CNN It’s the time of year when the temperature drops, the big coats get brought out of the closet and the NFL action begins to…

By Jacob Lev, CNN University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams was named the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night. The…

By Ben Morse, CNN World Cup holder France remains on course in its title defense after beating England 2-1 to reach the semifinals at Qatar 2022.…

By Ben Church, CNN Germany goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer will miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg in a skiing accident, just…

By Jessie Yeung, Teele Rebane and Chris Eldergill, CNN The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an…

By Ben Church, CNN Talk about Hollywood royalty. King Charles and the Queen Consort visited Wrexham AFC on Friday, the soccer club owned by Hollywood…

By Jessie Yeung, Teele Rebane and Chris Eldergill, CNN Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the…

By George Ramsay, CNN Ahead of its World Cup quarterfinal against France, England has a problem to solve. Namely, how to stop the tournament’s…

By Jill Martin, CNN After the Los Angeles Rams claimed him off waivers Tuesday, quarterback Baker Mayfield got acclimated with his new teammates very…

By Matias Grez, CNN Vinícius Jr. fielded probing questions from reporters on the pressure Brazil is feeling as the favorite in Qatar and what some…

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN FIFA on Thursday confirmed the death of a migrant worker at the resort used by Saudi Arabia during the group stages at the…

By Aleks Klosok, CNN The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Thursday denied that star forward Cristiano Ronaldo had threatened to leave the…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Henry Anderson, a defensive end for the Carolina Panthers, revealed on Wednesday that he suffered a “minor…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s bad news for Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller, who will have to sit out the remainder of the 2022 season because…

By George Ramsay, CNN In the darkest moments of her toughest training sessions, professional marathon runner Mary Ngugi likes to lean on her…

By Matias Grez, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has found himself in unfamiliar territory this season — but no matter where he is in the stadium, the…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Los Angeles Rams claimed former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield off waivers on Tuesday as the team looks to strengthen its…

By Jonny Hallam and Abeer Salman, CNN Several players of Morocco’s national team unfurled a Palestinian flag on the pitch while celebrating…

By George Ramsay, CNN Camille Herron has called it a “unicorn moment” for the sport of ultrarunning — a performance that expanded…

By Ben Church, CNN No Cristiano Ronaldo, no problem for Portugal as it produced a dynamic display to thrash Switzerland 6-1 and reach the…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o apologized for what he called a “violent altercation”…

By Stefano Pozzebon and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazil soccer great Pelé’s general health is gradually improving after he was hospitalized last week…

By Matias Grez, CNN Morocco continued its stunning run at Qatar 2022, beating Spain on penalties to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN All eight teams have now booked their places in the World Cup quarterfinals. Who are they and how did they get there?…

By George Ramsay, CNN When his team trails in the fourth quarter, Tom Brady is almost inevitable. Down 13 points against the New Orleans Saints in…

By Matias Grez, CNN Brazil danced its way past South Korea and into the World Cup quarterfinals on Monday, sweeping aside its opponent 4-1 in a…

By Ben Church, CNN Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković made himself a national hero as Croatia beat Japan on penalties 1-1 (3-1) to reach the World Cup…