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By Patrick Sung and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former Colombia soccer captain Freddy Rincón has died after being involved in a car crash in Cali, the…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Allyson Felix — the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history — announced that she plans to…

By Jack Guy, CNN Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan has died at the age of 44, his sponsor confirmed Tuesday. “We regret to inform you that our friend…

By Ben Morse, CNN Los Angeles’ nickname is the “City of Angels,” but this past season for the Los Angeles Lakers has been one…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert will miss the first two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The 69-year-old has…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Teenager Eya Guezguez, who sailed for Tunisia in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, died in a training accident Sunday, according to a…

By Lydia Armstrong, CNN A funeral oration or an obituary is traditionally how we honor those who have died. But the way we remember loved ones is…

By Steve Almasy and Kikue Higuchi, CNN Ahead of Monday’s WNBA draft, commissioner Cathy Engelbert reaffirmed the league’s commitment to…

By Ben Church, CNN Russian karting driver Artem Severiukhin, 15, has denied making a Nazi salute atop a podium on Sunday. The youngster won his event…

By CNN Sport Staff The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Frank Vogel after the franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs this season. Despite a…

By Matias Grez, CNN Football rivalries are often difficult to define. This is, in large part, due to the numerous complex historical, sometimes…

By Ben Morse, CNN Scottie Scheffler won the 2022 Masters on Sunday following a dominant performance at Augusta National. The world No. 1 finished…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Premier League title race remains nip and tuck after Manchester City and Liverpool played out a pulsating 2-2 draw on Sunday in…

By Ben Morse, CNN There was some final hole drama of the third round at the Masters, which sets up the prospect of a thrilling final day. Scottie…

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport’s world governing body…

By Jack Bantock, CNN No trophy will be lifted at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, but when the dust settles on this Premier League season, April 10 may…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to register 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Serena Williams appeared to have announced she’s returning to compete at Wimbledon this year. The 23-time grand slam champion…

By Ben Morse, CNN Golf can be an extremely frustration sport, and this applies to professionals, too. And Matthew Wolff certainly didn’t endure…

By Ben Church and Patrick Snell, CNN Anatoliy Trubin should be enjoying life as a professional footballer. Instead, the 20-year-old is doing his part…

By Matias Grez, CNN The shirt Diego Maradona wore during the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal against England — the match in which he scored the…

By CNN Sport Staff The Los Angeles Lakers missed out on a place in the NBA playoffs this year after suffering a seventh consecutive defeat on…

By Reuters Five-times European champion Barcelona will visit Australia for the first time to play an A-League All Stars team in a friendly next…

By George Ramsay, CNN Nicole Farley readily admits her industry is “cut-throat,” but that does little to dampen her ambitions of reaching…

By Ben Church, CNN Video produced by Amy Li, CNN With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans battled high winds, big…

By Matias Grez, CNN A transgender cyclist says she has been “harassed and demonised” by the media after the UCI, world cycling’s…

By Ben Morse, CNN When you’re being praised both by the “King of Clay” and Spanish royalty it’s clear you’re having a…

By Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second national championship in five years Sunday after defeating the…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods said “it will be a game-time decision” on whether he will compete at the…

By Jacob Lev, CNN UNC will play Kansas in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game after defeating Duke 81-77 Saturday night in the Final…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek cemented her claim to the world No. 1 ranking Saturday with a straight sets win over Naomi Osaka…

By Matias Grez, CNN Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter Yaroslav Amosov has posted a video of himself recovering his world championship belt from a…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s the culmination of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, with four “March Madness” teams…

Story by Reuters After more than 40 years of sour relations and months of struggle to restore a nuclear deal, the United States and Iran are now set…

By Darren Lewis, Zayn Nabbi and Lizete Dos Santos Like many footballers with dual nationality, Ajax’s star striker Sébastien Haller had a…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women’s basketball championship game after defeating the defending national…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Australia’s Minjee Lee and American Jennifer Kupcho share an early lead at the Chevron Championship — one of the five…

By Ben Church, CNN Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Milwaukee Bucks’ all-time leading scorer on Thursday after inspiring his team to a narrow…

By Jack Bantock, CNN The draw for an unprecedented FIFA World Cup takes place Friday as teams discover their fates for the first winter edition of…

By Kikue Higuchi and Ben Church, CNN History was made on Wednesday as 91,553 fans packed into Camp Nou — the largest football stadium in Europe…

By Ben Church, CNN The Egyptian Football Association has claimed its men’s national team was subject to racism during a defeat in its FIFA…

By George Ramsay, CNN Supporters in Nigeria broke onto the field at the final whistle as Ghana earned a spot at this year’s FIFA World Cup…

By Jill Martin, CNN The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is no stranger to making the trip to the Final Four in the NCAA…

By David Close and Nicole Chavez, CNN The NFL announced Monday it has created a diversity advisory committee to review its hiring policies and…

By George Ramsay, CNN After a 36-year absence from the men’s World Cup, Canada can now call itself a “legit football country.”…

By Ben Church, CNN Olympic medalist Tony Martin is auctioning off the silver medal he won at London 2012 to raise funds for children in Ukraine. In…

By Jacob Lev and Kelly McCleary, CNN Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving made his first appearance of the season on the team’s home court Sunday…

By Jacob Lev, CNN North Carolina ended the Saint Peter’s Cinderella run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Sunday. No. 8 seed Tar…

By Ben Morse, CNN Christian Eriksen marked his return to international football by scoring with his first touch for Denmark having suffered a cardiac…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to his record-setting 13th Final Four appearance Saturday after the…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Saturday night’s NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors was suspended following a fire at…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Formula One driver Mick Schumacher said he was “OK” after he was transported to the hospital Saturday…

By Ben Church, CNN Race organizers confirmed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place this weekend despite an attack claimed by Yemen’s…