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By Issy Ronald, CNN Four-time WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage has announced that she is “stepping away from the league for the time being,”…

By Ben Morse, CNN Standing room only, fans lined around the block and social media coverage like never before, all there to see one man: a four-time…

By Ben Church, CNN Liverpool’s new summer signing Darwin Núñez was sent off for a headbutt on his home debut as Crystal Palace frustrated the…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Pete Carril, who coached the Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team for 29 years, died Monday at age 92, according to a…

By Ben Morse, CNN David Alaba’s inch-perfect free kick earned Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback victory on Sunday night and gave it the perfect start…

By George Ramsay, CNN American teenager Coco Gauff has risen to the top of the women’s doubles rankings after winning the Canadian Open title…

By Ben Church, CNN Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte were both sent off at the end of their side’s 2-2 draw on…

By George Ramsay, CNN Romanian teenager David Popovici set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 46.86 seconds at the European…

By George Ramsay Manager Erik ten Hag said Manchester United’s game plan was put “in the bin” during a disastrous 4-0 defeat…

By Steve Almasy, CNN Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who started Friday’s preseason game in Florida against the Jacksonville…

By Matt Foster, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday it will permanently retire Basketball Hall of Famer Bill…

By Ben Church, CNN As he urges the world not to forget about those still facing imminent danger from Russian forces, Ukrainian soccer icon Andriy…

By Matias Grez, CNN There has been one question that has left fans of European football scratching their heads this summer: just how is Barcelona…

By Ben Morse, CNN Cleveland Browns fans will get their first opportunity to see Deshaun Watson in game action on Friday after it was announced he…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Carrying a bouquet of flowers and wiping a tear from her eye, Serena Williams waved to the raucous crowd on Wednesday a day after…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a blazing, world-leading 10.62 seconds in the women’s 100-meter final at the Monaco Diamond…

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Lewis Hamilton says his “worst fears came alive” after his dramatic title race against Max Verstappen at the Abu…

By George Ramsay, CNN When Hellen Obiri moves 14,000 kilometers from Kenya to Colorado later this year, she already knows she’ll miss some of…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from her opening match of the Canadian Open on Tuesday due to a back injury, further hampering…

By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN A US federal judge has ruled in favor of the PGA Tour, denying three LIV Golf players a temporary restraining…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that the league feels Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should face…

By Matt Foster, CNN Toni Minichiello, the athletics coach known for helping Jessica Ennis-Hill to gold at the 2012 London Olympics, was handed a…

By George Ramsay, CNN Serena Williams won her first singles match in 430 days on Monday as she defeated Spain’s Nuria Párrizas Díaz 6-4 6-3…

By Jill Martin, CNN Unlike in the NBA, WNBA teams aren’t permitted to use charter planes for travel. And, much like other airline passengers…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Oklahoma Sooners assistant football coach Cale Gundy has resigned from the Big 12 school after reading aloud a “shameful…

By Matias Grez, CNN Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka has been forced to withdraw from the National Bank Open in Toronto after her visa…

By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi scored a sensational bicycle kick to round off Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-0 rout of Clermont in its first match of…

By Ben Church and Wayne Sterling, CNN The Los Angeles Dodgers paid tribute to Vin Scully on Friday in their first home game since the legendary…

By Ben Church, CNN Arsenal enjoyed a perfect start to the new English Premier League season as it beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Friday.…

By Ben Morse, CNN When it’s not going your way, it’s really not going your way. In what has been a tough season for the Los Angeles…

By Ben Morse, CNN After nearly six long months away, the NFL is back. The 2022 season’s preseason began on Thursday with the typical curtain…

By Darren Lewis and Ben Morse, CNN Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup — he’s…

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN The NFL said Wednesday it is appealing a decision by a former federal judge to sit Cleveland Browns quarterback…

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN The past week has been the peak of Alessia Russo’s football career — scoring a viral, back-heeled…

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The English Premier League announced on Wednesday that the anti-racism gesture of taking the knee will be limited to certain…

By Xiaofei Xu, CNN Beach volleyball against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, equestrian disciplines in the magnificent Versailles Palace garden, and…

By Matias Grez, Pilar Leonardi and Hugo Correa, CNN An Argentine football player was arrested after punching a female referee in the back of the head…

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than six decades, has died at…

By Don Lemon and George Ramsay, CNN Six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has paid tribute to the late Bill Russell, his mentor and friend who he…

By Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods turned down an offer worth approximately $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to the…

By Ben Morse, CNN England legend and now TV presenter Alex Scott summed up the mood of the nation perfectly: “Hashtag who cares? Millions care.…

By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN Henrik Stenson won his first LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, New Jersey on Sunday, nearly two weeks after he…

By Eric Levenson, Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games without pay for…

By Claire Colbert, CNN Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won the rebirth edition of the Tour de France Femmes Sunday, earning the prized yellow…

By Jack Bantock, CNN England won its first ever major women’s championship in dramatic fashion, beating Germany 2-1 after extra-time in the…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Max Verstappen surged from the middle of the grid to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, increasing his commanding lead atop…

Story by Reuters The Commonwealth Games morning cycling session was canceled Sunday and spectators were asked to leave the velodrome after a serious…

By Matias Grez, CNN England against Germany, a clash between two of the best national teams in the world, will be a fitting finale to what has been a…

By Ben Church, CNN European soccer’s governing body UEFA has opened an investigation after Fenerbahce fans were heard singing Russian President…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Arizona Cardinals announced on Thursday that they have removed the “independent study” clause from star quarterback…

By Elizabeth Wells, CNN The people of Lebanon were given a much-needed reason to smile this week after the Cedars — Lebanon’s national…

By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As summer edges closer and temperatures gradually rise, more and more of us will take to…

By Ben Morse, CNN A huge crash during Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday left one rider needing hospital treatment. With 50km left of…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Mike Trout has been diagnosed with a rare back condition — a costovertebral dysfunction at T5 — that is likely to…

By George Ramsay, CNN Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the current season.…

By Ben Church, CNN It was less than a year ago that Cristiano Ronaldo made his sensational return to Manchester United, but the superstar is once…

By Issy Ronald, CNN It seems somewhat of an understatement to call the Tour de France a bike race. It transcends cycling, shutting down every…

By Ben Morse, CNN Former US President Donald Trump will play a round with Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson ahead of the LIV Golf event which…

By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Amy Li As Cody Simpson stood behind the starting blocks at his first Olympic swimming trials last year, the…

By Matias Grez, CNN The bitter taste of defeat is something Germany’s women have rarely experienced at the European Championships. Even on a…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It is “impossible” for Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona at the…

By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Last summer, Alice Dearing made history. Competing in the women’s 10km marathon swim…

By Ben Morse, CNN It just couldn’t have gone much better than that. For England, Tuesday night was like a fairytale after it thumped Sweden 4-0…

By Matias Grez, CNN England’s women banished the heartbreak of their two recent major semifinal defeats by beating Sweden 4-0 to reach the…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has caused a stir after smashing a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles in the…

By Ben Morse, CNN An Australian rugby league club has apologized for its “mismanagement” of the release of its pride jersey after several…

By Matias Grez, CNN Lewis Hamilton estimated he lost “around three kilos” during the French Grand Prix after a drinks bottle malfunction…