South Korea Paralympic basketball team inspired by coach who died of cancer
By Gawon Bae, CNN South Korean Han Sa-hyun lived and breathed basketball both as a player and a coach. He competed at Sydney and then led the South…
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN South Korean Han Sa-hyun lived and breathed basketball both as a player and a coach. He competed at Sydney and then led the South…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon but is planning on returning at the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Belgian and Danish players halted their Euro 2020 match on Thursday to observe a minute’s applause in an emotional mark of…
Continue ReadingBy Aleks Klosok, CNN Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN As the Wimbledon tennis championships return this summer, organizers have announced updated measures including reduced stadium…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the Danish national football…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN At halftime, the Atlanta Hawks trailed by 22 points. Three minutes into the third quarter, they trailed by 26 points. But it…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN It began with a look of pure annoyance and frustration, spiraled into a meme and then a beer company got involved. Yes, everybody…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Long-serving captain Sergio Ramos is to leave Real Madrid after 16 years at the club. The central defender joined from Sevilla in…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Christian Eriksen continues to be very much in the thoughts of players at Euro 2020. Warming up for their game on Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Some of the brands sponsoring Euro 2020 — Europe’s ongoing international football tournament — aren’t…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles during a Euro 2020 press conference. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and John Sinnott, CNN A protester parachuted into Munich’s Allianz Arena moments before the start of the Euro 2020 match between…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo became the greatest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship finals after netting a brace in…
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Snell and George Ramsay, CNN The image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during Saturday’s Euro 2020 game is one…
Continue ReadingThe image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during the match between Denmark and Finland at Euro 2020 is one that “will never go…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Hollie Silverman, CNN Olympic runner Shelby Houlihan said she has been banned from the sport for four years following a positive…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Have we already seen the best goal of Euro 2020? Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick scored a stunning long range effort on…
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Kim Norgaard, CNN Denmark striker Martin Braithwaite has criticized UEFA, European football’s governing body, for forcing…
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic came back from two sets down in a grand slam final for the first time in his career, as he narrowly got the better…
Continue ReadingBy Kim Norgaard and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Christian Eriksen “was gone” before being resuscitated from cardiac arrest, Denmark’s team…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic came back from two sets down in a grand slam final for the first time in his career, as he narrowly got the better of Stefanos…
Continue ReadingBarbora Krejcikova won her maiden grand slam singles title, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in a roller coaster French Open final. The…
Continue ReadingThe Copa America, South America’s premier football competition, due to kick off June 13 in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, is triggering a…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic dethroned Rafael Nadal in an all-time classic encounter to reach the French Open final, winning 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 in a match that lasted…
Continue ReadingItaly laid down an early marker on the opening night of Euro 2020 with a dominant 3-0 victory over Turkey. Few had Roberto Mancini’s side among…
Continue ReadingGreek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to his first career grand slam final with victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open on Friday.…
Continue ReadingIt has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships. Still called…
Continue ReadingBrisbane, Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorsed its unopposed bid for the future Games.…
Continue ReadingUtah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson says there is “just no room” for racist incidents days after helping a food truck which had been…
Continue ReadingAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova reached her first grand slam final with a 7-5 6-3 victory against Tamara ZidanÅ¡ek at the French Open. With all four…
Continue ReadingHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday said kneeling to protest against discrimination before sporting events was a custom related to…
Continue ReadingA pumped up Novak Djokovic let out a series of guttural screams after edging past Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday to reach the…
Continue ReadingIt has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships. Still called…
Continue ReadingCoco Gauff’s dream run at the French Open came to an end on Wednesday as she lost in straight sets to Barbora Krejcikova 7-6 (8-6) 6-3. The…
Continue ReadingThe previous women’s 10,000-meter record was only set on Sunday, but Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey has already bettered it. Gidey’s…
Continue ReadingBrazilian national team players and staff published a letter on their social media accounts Wednesday criticizing the organization of the Copa…
Continue ReadingTwenty five years ago, when England hosted Euro 1996, the nation was in thrall to a team that reached the European Championship’s semifinals…
Continue ReadingUSA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles took home her record seventh national women’s all-around title at the US Gymnastics…
Continue ReadingUkraine plays its first European soccer championship group game against Netherlands on June 13 and the players will be wearing shirts that feature a…
Continue ReadingIntense heat and high humidity could pose a serious risk to athletes at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, according to a new report. The report,…
Continue ReadingFloyd Mayweather says “he had fun” exchanging blows with Logan Paul during their eight-round exhibition match Sunday. “I had fun…
Continue ReadingRoger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open as he seeks to protect his knee following two operations in 2020. “After discussions with my…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams was surprisingly beaten by Elena Rybakina in two sets as the 39-year-old American exited the French Open at the last-16 stage on…
Continue ReadingRed Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez experienced wildly different emotions in a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen had…
Continue ReadingTwenty five years ago, when England hosted Euro 1996, the nation was in thrall to a team that reached the European Championship’s semifinals…
Continue ReadingRetired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring in a “super exhibition” against YouTuber Logan Paul at the Hard Rock…
Continue ReadingEssential Quality, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by jockey Luis Saez, won the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in…
Continue ReadingSpanish golfer Jon Rahm was withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour announced. Rahm was…
Continue ReadingAfter playing into the early hours of Sunday in a match that lasted over three hours, Roger Federer says he may not continue playing in the French…
Continue ReadingArms and hips not in sync? Struggling with your game? Try carrying an unborn child while you plot your way around the course. Twenty years ago, this…
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to tell whether it’s pantomime or a canny marketing ploy as the YouTuber fighter’s brother steals the undefeated…
Continue ReadingBrazil might be hosting the Copa America, but whether the Brazilian soccer squad wants to participate in the tournament due to the uncontrolled state…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams put in an impressive display on Friday to qualify for the French Open fourth-round with a chance at entering the history books on the…
Continue ReadingRussian tennis player Yana Sizikova was arrested in Paris on Thursday evening for sports corruption and fraud in an organized group, two French law…
Continue ReadingThe last time an amateur took the lead after a round in the US Women’s Open was when Jane Park did so at Newport Country Club in 2006. When…
Continue ReadingLeBron James and the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-100 to the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of their first-round series on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingThousands of volunteers have pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in recent weeks, organizers said, fueling concerns Japan may not be ready to host…
Continue ReadingThe surprise decision to award Brazil hosting rights for the Copa America, South America’s biggest international football tournament, with just…
Continue ReadingOlympic hockey gold medalist Imran Sherwani has revealed he has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, after first noticing symptoms…
Continue ReadingIt’s the modern day equivalent of the Roman Empire’s gladiatorial shows. After playing for several hours, often in hot and humid…
Continue ReadingChris Evert knows what it’s like adjusting to life as a tennis superstar at at young age. The tennis great won her first two grand slams aged…
Continue Reading“I don’t like violence,” says Reema Aburahma, “I’m so girly!” But the 22-year-old from Gaza City quickly goes on…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams says she’d like to give Naomi Osaka a hug after the world No.2 withdrew from the French Open on Monday. Osaka’s departure…
Continue ReadingCarlo Ancelotti has returned to Real Madrid to become the club’s new manager for the second time in his career. He succeeds Zinedine Zidane at…
Continue ReadingAfter a season of relative underachievement, five-time European Cup winner FC Barcelona has embarked on the process of overhauling its squad. Sergio…
Continue ReadingBrazil has cautioned that it is still in “negotiations” with South America’s Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, and the Brazilian…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna posted a $20,000 bond on Monday after being arrested on charges of domestic violence against his wife. Ozuna,…
Continue ReadingTennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she is withdrawing from the French Open after refusing to speak to the media at the grand slam. The four-time…
Continue ReadingTennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she is withdrawing from the French Open after refusing to speak to the media at the grand slam. The four-time…
Continue ReadingTennis star Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for not talking to the media after her straight set victory at the French Open on Sunday, Roland Garros…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving says some fans are treating players like “they’re in a human zoo” after a spectator was arrested…
Continue ReadingThe Aussie Spirit, the Australian women’s softball team, will be among the first athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics after…
Continue ReadingIt’s hard enough to beat defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal on the red clay courts of Roland Garros, where he has won a record 13…
Continue ReadingJason Dupasquier, a 19-year-old Swiss Moto3 rider, has died after being involved in a serious crash during Saturday’s qualifying session at the…
Continue ReadingBy now, Simone Biles was supposed to be enjoying retirement at the ripe old age of 24. The 25-time world medalist previously said she would retire…
Continue ReadingManchester City stars Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker both received racist messages on Instagram after losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the Champions League…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka enjoyed the perfect start to her French Open campaign, beating Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig in straight sets — 6-4 7-6 (7-4)…
Continue ReadingIt’s hard enough to beat defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal on the red clay courts of Roland Garros, where he has won a record 13…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday after police in an Atlanta suburb responded to a report of an assault and saw him…
Continue ReadingJapan’s government will decide Friday whether to extend a state of emergency across much of the country, nearly two months before the planned…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka, a four-time major champion and the No. 2-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, announced on Twitter and Instagram that she…
Continue ReadingVillarreal won its first major European trophy after defeating Manchester United in a marathon penalty shootout in the UEFA Europa League final. With…
Continue ReadingInternational Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says he believes the Olympic Games will go ahead this year and says the option of canceling the…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Sun head coach and general manager Curt Miller has been fined $10,000 and suspended for one game after making a comment to a game…
Continue ReadingMax Mosley, the former president of motorsport’s world governing body, FIA, has died at the age of 81, an FIA spokesperson told CNN on Monday.…
Continue ReadingPhil Mickelson minted golf history on Sunday, becoming the oldest winner of a major tournament with his victory at the 2021 PGA Championship. He…
Continue ReadingShe wears dozens of butterfly clips in her hair — each unique in size and color. Her clothes and table tennis paddle case are decorated with…
Continue ReadingMax Verstappen produced an assured performance at the Monaco Grand Prix to move to the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship standings…
Continue ReadingWe’ve all been there: You think you’ve picked out the best club for the shot, you think you’ve judged the conditions perfectly and…
Continue ReadingAfter a drama-filled final day of the La Liga season, Atletico Madrid was eventually crowned champion for the first time since 2014. Needing to…
Continue ReadingWith fans back at the majors, players are looking to entertain after so long without them. Joel Dahmen, after holing a crucial putt in his third…
Continue ReadingHe would’ve liked to have done it earlier in the day, but eventually, Robert Lewandowski was a history maker. In the final minute of Bayern…
Continue ReadingSixteen years after winning his PGA Championship title, Phil Mickelson is roaring back — with a chance at history. The five-time major winner…
Continue ReadingHe ended up on the beach, but Shane Lowry was looking for his ball rather than where he put his towel and flip-flops. The Irishman’s ball,…
Continue ReadingY.E. Yang, the man who overcame a two-shot deficit in 2009 to beat Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship, has been disqualified from this year’s…
Continue ReadingSeven medical professionals in Argentina have been charged with homicide over the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. The Argentine great died…
Continue ReadingThe 2021 Copa América will no longer feature games in co-host Colombia after CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation, announced on…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Corey Conners tamed a windswept Ocean course on Thursday, carding the round of the day to lead by two shots after the opening of the…
Continue ReadingIt was a rubbish tee shot, wasn’t it? Sebastián Muñoz hit the rarest form of hole-in-one on Thursday at the 2021 PGA Championship, and one…
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