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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…

By Ben Church, CNN Houston Texans rookie John Metchie III is unlikely to play in the NFL this season after being diagnosed with Leukemia. The wide…

By Sana Noor Haq and Louis Leeson, CNN Omie Dale has fond memories of splashing in the sea as a child, of racing through water parks and swimming in…

By Ben Morse, CNN Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record as the World Championships concluded on Sunday, while Team USA wrapped up an…

By Amir Vera, Wayne Sterling and Jack Bantock, CNN Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won his first Tour de France title in Paris on the famed…

By Kevin Dotson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN American runner Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400-meter hurdles world record to take gold on Friday night at…

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Sweden beat Belgium 1-0 at the Leigh Sports Village stadium near Manchester on Friday night, after veteran Linda Sembrant…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Germany’s vastly experienced captain and star striker Alexandra Popp is featuring in her first ever Women’s Euro…

By Ben Church, CNN It was a spectacular night of sprinting at the World Championships on Thursday as records tumbled in both the men’s and…

By Ben Morse, CNN David Ojabo hangs up his phone and lets out a guttural roar of relief and joy. His circuitous route to the NFL — which began…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Trailing Spain 1-0 with six minutes of regular time left, England seemed to be exiting its home Women’s Euro until Ella…

By Ben Church, CNN Stars from the world of sport called for WNBA player Brittney Griner to be released from detention during this year’s ESPY…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Serena Williams is included on the entry list for this year’s US Open, along with 21-time grand slam champion Novak…

By Matt Foster, CNN Super Bowl winner Charles Johnson has passed away at the age of 50, according to his alma mater, the University of Colorado.…

By Ben Church, CNN Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his world championship title next year against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi because he…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN All eyes were on Great Britain’s Jake Wightman as he took the gold in the men’s 1,500m final — but one…

By Issy Ronald, CNN More than 12,000 people have signed an online petition on change.org calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN A cameraman became an unwitting star of this week’s 3,000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships — by…

By Amy Li, CNN “We had to make this really tough decision between our love for our faith or our love for sports.” Simran Jeet Singh…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic…

By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was charged with felony domestic and child abuse stemming from an…

By Amy Simonson, CNN Downtown Chicago will host the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street-circuit race next July, NASCAR officials, drivers and Mayor…

By Ben Morse, CNN Australia striker Sam Kerr will become the first female player to feature on the global front cover of the popular football game,…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) won the CONCACAF Women’s Championship with a 1-0 victory against Canada in…

By Ben Church, CNN Borussia Dortmund‘s new striker Sébastien Haller has been sidelined indefinitely after he discovered a testicular tumor,…

By Jacob Lev and Amy Woodyatt, CNN University of Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson is changing his nickname, abandoning the moniker…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Surrounded by brightly colored banners and fellow climate activists, three Extinction Rebellion protestors…

By Ben Church, CNN Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a trademark performance to win a record fifth 100m title at the World Championships on Sunday.…

By Homero DeLaFuente, CNBN Chase Ealey made history on Saturday night as she became the first American woman to win the shot put world title at the…

By Amanda Musa, CNN The University of Pennsylvania nominated swimmer Lia Thomas — who has become the face of the debate on transgender women in…

By Gawon Bae, CNN A few minutes before Tottenham Hotspur’s squad touched down in Seoul on July 10, hundreds of fans gathered at Incheon Airport…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN It’s been over a century, but Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe will finally be recognized for his sporting dominance. On…

By Ben Church, Ben Morse and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Christian Eriksen has signed a three-year deal with Manchester United, just over 12 months after he…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Canada’s women’s and men’s national soccer teams have called on Sport Canada, a branch of the country’s…

By Matias Grez and Jill Martin, CNN Nearly 100 visa issues for athletes and officials scheduled to be participating in the World Athletics…

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Miami Marlins secured a bruising 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday — in every sense of the word.…

By Matias Grez and Jack Bantock, CNN In the past three seasons, Portuguese giant Benfica has generated more than $200 million from the sale of just…

By David Close, CNN Hockey Canada has apologized for a lack of action following an alleged sexual assault by members of the Canadian world junior…

By Jacob Lev, CNN University of Oregon tight end Spencer Webb died Wednesday from a head injury after a fall, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Every golfer playing at the Open Championship this week will be thrilled to see an eagle. Yet so too will thousands of fans.…

By Issy Ronald, CNN With the score level at 2-2, Daniëlle van de Donk fired a perfect strike into the top right-hand corner of the goal from the…

By Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani is on a tear like no one else in Major League Baseball. And on Wednesday, a few days after being named an All-Star as…

By Jacob Lev and Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten Kansas City Royals players have been placed on the restricted list and will be ineligible to play in the…

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Irish sprinter Leon Reid has been barred from participating in the 2022 Commonwealth Games following a “security risk…

By Camille Knight and Amandine Hess, CNN The French Senate cleared Liverpool fans of any responsibility in the Champions League Final chaos, instead…

By Ben Morse, CNN Eight-time champion Germany qualified for the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euro 2022 with a 2-0 victory over Spain on…

By Ben Morse, CNN Golf has come a long way since Willie Park Senior and Old Tom Morris, in a field of just eight players, competed in the first Open…

By Issy Ronald and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Tiger Woods has outlined the full extent of his opposition to the Saudi-backed LIV Invitational Golf series,…

By David Close and Matt Foster, CNN Stage 10 of the Tour de France was halted on Tuesday after protesters blocked the road during the race. All…

By Issy Ronald, CNN A year ago, Matt Ryan was a Door Dash driver, after his NBA contract had been waived by the Denver Nuggets. On Monday, as he…

By Ben Morse, CNN Marion Hollins was never afraid to push boundaries. Golf could be an unforgiving sport for women, in particular at a time when…

By Matias Grez, CNN England’s women laid down an early marker at Euro 2022 with a stunning 8-0 hammering of Norway to book their place in the…

By Zahid Mahmood, CNN Long distance running legend Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was trafficked into the UK as a child and forced to work as a…

By Wayne Sterling and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining the new Denver Broncos ownership group, the NFL team…