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By Ben Church, Xiaofei Xu and Meredith Ruleman CNN Soccer star Karim Benzema has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence and fined 75,000…

By CNN Sport Staff Famous college basketball announcer Dick Vitale could not hold back the emotion as he returned to commentating on Tuesday night.…

By George Ramsay, CNN Manchester United started life without Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory against Villarreal on Tuesday courtesy of goals…

By Rob Iddiols and Duarte Mendonca, CNN Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of sportswashing serious human…

By Ben Morse, CNN Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers returned to winning ways on Monday Night Football, beating the New York Giants 30-10 at…

By Patrick Snell and Ben Morse, CNN Bubba Watson sunk to his knees and asked for “God to take” his life. Back in 2017, a stomach issue…

By Jacob Lev and Travis Caldwell, CNN Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Monday was suspended for a game without pay for the first time for…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Golfing legend Tiger Woods posted a short video of himself taking a practice shot out on a golf course on Sunday. Woods,…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach held a video phone call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai, the…

By Matias Grez, CNN Lewis Hamilton put in a faultless drive to win Sunday’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix and cut Max Verstappen’s…

By Matias Grez, CNN Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta played down his furious touchline row with Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp during the Gunners’…

By Rob Picheta and Matias Grez, CNN Manchester United have confirmed the departure of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, one day after the club suffered a…

By Ben Morse, CNN The 2021 season has been a pivotal one for Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, both on and off the field. A No. 1 overall…

By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN New video of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai released on Saturday is insufficient to allay…

By Brenley Goertzen and Coy Wire, CNN Last year, driver Kyle Larson watched the NASCAR Cup Series Championship from afar. This year, in one of the…

By Becky Anderson and Jack Bantock, CNN As athletes grapple with the pros and cons of using social media, Usain Bolt says he has the utmost sympathy…

By Travis Caldwell and Jorge Venegas, CNN With the 2020 editions of the biggest football matches in South America postponed and played in front of a…

By CNN staff Players will have to be fully vaccinated to participate in the upcoming Australian Open, with Tennis Australia Chief Executive Officer…

By George Ramsay, CNN “From early on there was a lot of, ‘You lot sit over there near the toilets,’ the word ‘P***’ was…

By Amanda Davies and Jack Bantock, CNN There are just three races to go in one of the hardest fought, most closely contested Formula One…

By Ben Church, CNN Tim Paine has stepped down as Australia’s Test cricket captain over an investigation into texts sent to a female colleague…

By Ben Morse, CNN After a down year following the departure of Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots…

By Ben Church, CNN The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has emphatically hit back at match manipulation allegations made by South Africa after the…

By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN While South Africa’s rugby team has decided not to take a knee before games, former Springbok Bryan…

By Helen Regan, CNN China continues to face pressure over tennis star Peng Shuai, who disappeared from public life after making explosive allegations…

By Brenley Goertzen Baseball’s sensational two-way star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted the 2021 American League Most Valuable Player on…

By Darren Lewis, Ben Church and Zayn Nabbi, CNN World Cup winner Lilian Thuram has urged White footballers to take a more active role in the decision…

By Ben Morse, CNN Are the Golden State Warriors the favorites for this season’s NBA title? Steph Curry believes challenging for the crown is in…

By Helen Regan, Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN The head of the Women’s Tennis Association has cast doubt on an email claiming to be from…

By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN Every sports team has an expectation to succeed, but few do like the All Blacks. The burden of public opinion…

By Ben Church, CNN There’s David against Goliath, and then there’s this. San Marino, officially the lowest-ranked football nation in the…

By Amy Woodyatt and Becky Thompson, CNN Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq has spoken to UK lawmakers about his calls for disciplinary action to be taken…

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú Julio Lugo, the Dominican-born shortstop who played for seven major league teams and won a World Series ring with…

By David Close, CNN The Ottawa Senators’ season has been halted for at least a week due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the team. The National…

By Ross Levitt, CNN The Irish rugby union team has friends in high places. In a video call from Camp David on Saturday, US President Joe Biden…

By Ben Church, CNN Lewis Hamilton produced one of the greatest performances of his career to hunt down Formula One title rival Max Verstappen and win…

By Ben Morse, CNN Goals from Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie gave the US a vital 2-0 victory against Mexico on Friday in the race to qualify…

By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested in India for allegedly threatening to rape the infant daughter of the…

By Jack Bantock, CNN It’s a top versus bottom affair on Thursday Night Football this week, as the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens (6-2) seek…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN A former girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has accused him of assault, battery and false imprisonment…

By David Close, CNN A Minnesota Vikings player was rushed to an emergency room after experiencing shortness of breath from Covid-19, according to…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Cleveland Browns’ backfield could be severely depleted for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, with…

By Jack Bantock, CNN The Pittsburgh Steelers survived a late Chicago Bears comeback attempt to chalk up a fourth successive win with a 29-27 victory…

By Ben Morse, CNN The quarterback is the most important position in the NFL, tasked with orchestrating the offense in the search of touchdowns and…

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Kyle Larson has won the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship, claiming the trophy after 312 laps of the Phoenix Raceway in…

By Theresa Waldrop and Wayne Sterling, CNN Runners from Kenya prevailed in the New York City Marathon Sunday, with Albert Korir winning the…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN As Week 9 of the NFL season gets underway, here are five things to look out for in the upcoming games. Green Bay Packers travel…