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By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will be permitted to compete under a neutral flag at next year’s Paris 2024 Games after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted against a full suspension of the two countries’ national Paralympic committees (NPC) on Friday. Voting was held at the IPC’s General Assembly in

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — The pairing dubbed “Fleetwood Mac” sealed a start of dreams for Europe at the Ryder Cup, completing a landslide rout in the Friday morning foursomes sessions. Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy saw off Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay to power the hosts into a commanding 4-0 lead at a

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A baseball fan and his emotional support alligator named Wally were barred from entering a Major League Baseball stadium to meet players of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, though he’s still hoping a meetup will be possible in future. Joie Henney and Wally attempted to enter the Philadelphia Phillies’

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Chilean football federation (ANFP) has been criticized for its handling of a star player’s 100th appearance for the women’s national team. Christiane Endler is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers, male or female, Chile has ever produced. On Tuesday, Endler, the team’s captain and goalkeeper, made history by

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Italian soccer club Napoli has said that it “never intended to offend or make fun of” star player Victor Osimhen after coming under fire for posting – and then deleting – a video of the striker missing a penalty on TikTok. In a statement posted on the club website

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Lions laid down a marker for their season with a statement victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday evening. Lions running back David Montgomery ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns as Detroit convincingly beat their division rivals 34-20 at Lambeau Field. Montgomery’s performance was the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Million-dollar lawsuits, “toxic” cultures facilitating harassment and sexual abuse and college sport programs suspended. The dan­gerous – and sometimes deadly – consequences of hazing are prevalent at US universities, placing their sports programs in particular under growing scrutiny. Athletic programs at Boston College, New Mexico State University and Northwestern University are just three

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler was not even born the last time the United States won a Ryder Cup on European soil. At the 44th edition of golf’s biennial team tournament in Rome on Friday, the world No. 1 spearheads the charge to remedy his country’s 30-year bout of travel sickness. Despite

By Patrick Sung, George Ramsay and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — FC Barcelona and several of the soccer club’s current and former executives are officially being investigated as suspects for “the sustained crime of active bribery,” according to a court document obtained by CNN – the latest twist in an alleged improper payment scandal overshadowing

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most appealing shot of a golfer’s career, but there was a bittersweet aftertaste to Viktor Hovland’s extraordinary hole-in-one on Thursday – it arrived 24 hours too early. Playing in the final practice session before the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday, the Norwegian

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A 24-time tennis grand slam champion driving the green at the flagship event in men’s golf, toasting it with a footballer’s signature celebration and watched on by a Formula One driver – the 2023 Ryder Cup celebrity All-Star match was a dizzying medley of sporting excellence. Fresh off a

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Every athlete grows up dreaming of standing on an Olympic podium, with a medal around their neck. For a moment in 2022, American figure skater Vincent Zhou thought he was living that dream at the Winter Games in Beijing, before it all turned into a nightmare. Shortly after winning

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City suffered a first defeat of the season against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup as star striker Erling Haaland was left on the bench. Alexander Isak’s goal gave Newcastle, last year’s beaten finalist, a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park after a much-improved second-half performance. City dominated

By Wayne Sterling and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Portland Trail Blazers are trading seven-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade also involving the Phoenix Suns, the team confirmed on Wednesday. Lillard wrote on social media that he’s “excited” for his next chapter. “The casuals won’t be

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. accomplished something no one else in Major League Baseball history has done before, becoming the first player ever to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases in a single season. “I’d be lying to you if I said that I

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami lost in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday, falling 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo with its talismanic player, Lionel Messi, watching from the sidelines. Messi, who has already helped catapult the team to its first major trophy in its history since joining in July, missed the

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University (MSU) fired head football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday amid accusations of sexual harassment. The move comes after USA Today first reported Tucker was under investigation for alleged sexual harassment, leading the university to suspend him without pay. “The university terminated Tucker’s contract for his admitted

By James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Namibian rugby star Johan Retief has been ruled out of his country’s final World Cup game against Uruguay later Wednesday, after being “bitten by a spider” at the team’s hotel in Aix-les-Bains, eastern France. Announcing the Namibian side on Monday, head coach Allister Coetzee described Johan Retief’s situation and

By Pau Mosquera and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Former Spain women’s soccer coach Jorge Vilda, Spanish national team director Albert Luque, and Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) marketing director Rubén Rivera have been summoned to testify as suspects as part of the case against RFEF’s former president Luis Rubiales, Spain’s National Court announced on

By Caitlin Danaher, Benjamin Brown and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Armenian soccer player Henrikh Mkhitaryan has called on international leaders to “stand up against ethnic cleansing” in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the Caucasus Mountains that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but is home to around 120,000 ethnic Armenians,

By David Close and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Breanna Stewart has been named the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in her career, becoming the first New York Liberty player in history to pick up the award. Stewart ranked second in scoring for the 2023 season, averaging 23 points per game, and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Most starting quarterbacks are the face of their franchise. This often means that at their team facilities, it’s hard to move around without their name or face being seen somewhere. However, for Josh Dobbs, his journey with the Arizona Cardinals hasn’t come with the same kind of attention, even

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona continued its unbeaten start to the season but dropped points at the top of La Liga with an eventful 2-2 draw against Mallorca. Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen gifted Mallorca the game’s opening goal inside 10 minutes as he failed to clear the ball from Barça’s box, enabling Vedat

By Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — Thirteen-year-old Cui Chenxi of China clinched gold in women’s skateboarding at the Asian Games on Wednesday, becoming the country’s youngest gold medalist as teenage girls continue to dominate the sport. According to interviews with multiple Chinese state media outlets, Cui first began skating on roller blades at just three

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has written a letter to the New York Jets offering his services to the struggling team. In a letter released by the rapper J Cole on Instagram, Kaepernick – who addresses Jets general manager Joe Douglas – says he would be “honored” to join

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Namibia has always been an underdog at the Rugby World Cup. With a population of just over 2.5 million – akin to that of Qatar, Botswana and Gabon – it doesn’t have the same talent pool as some of the behemoths of the sport. Just reaching the pinnacle of

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (CNN) — Briefly in the early 2010s, the Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi was a fitting home for Formula One racing. A vast, purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility, it was a symbol of India’s ambition, welcoming a truly global event – and the eyes

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Gaming has achieved an unprecedented milestone by being selected as an official medal sport for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of esports, but participating in the competition holds significant importance – and possibly life-changing implications – for some players. For South Korean male participants, winning a gold

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a third baseman who won 16 consecutive Gold Glove awards and is considered by many to be the greatest fielder at that position ever, has died, according to a statement from the Robinson family and the Orioles organization. He was 86.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — If Hans Niemann had hoped to put an alleged cheating scandal behind him, the chess grandmaster’s interview with Piers Morgan on Monday might have just scuttled that wish. Niemann has repeatedly denied cheating in over-the-board chess, but speaking on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on Monday, the 20-year-old addressed specific accusations that he cheated using vibrating sex

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A Woods was back in the winner’s circle this weekend – but not the one golf fans grew accustomed to seeing. This time, Tiger Woods played caddie to his son Charlie as the 14-year-old shot the best round of his fledgling career to win his age group’s regional qualifier

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Mazel Paris Alegado may only be nine years old, but she’s already making history. The skateboarding prodigy is the youngest member of the Philippines team at this year’s Asian Games and she’s been busy proving that age is just a number. Alegado qualified as the youngest finalist for the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Haley Van Voorhis made history at the weekend by becoming the first female football player to appear in an NCAA football game outside of the kicker position. Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III Shenandoah University, came on with less than a minute remaining in the first quarter of her

By Roxanne Garcia-Bell and Greg Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A charter plane carrying the Pittsburgh Steelers football team was “unexpectedly” diverted to Kansas City this morning, according to Steelers Senior Director of Communications Burt Lauten. “Our team charter plane was unexpectedly diverted to Kansas City early this morning on our way back to Pittsburgh following our

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles said it “broke my heart” to see a young Black girl passed over for a medal at a gymnastics ceremony in Ireland, footage of which has gone viral. In the video of a GymStart event from March 2022, which has recirculated on social media in recent days, a line of

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was derby day delight for Atlético Madrid, which shocked arch-rival Real Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium in a comprehensive 3-1 victory. Former Los Blancos striker Álvaro Morata gave Atlético the lead early on before it was extended by Antoine Griezmann. When things looked most dire for the visitors,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ajax’s home fixture against Eredivisie rivals Feyenoord ended in ugly scenes on Sunday when the game was abandoned after fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch. The Amsterdam team had been losing 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena when the game was suspended in the 56th minute. Play

By Homero De la Fuente and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Dolphins put on an offensive masterclass Sunday, defeating the Denver Broncos 70-20 in their home opener and scoring the second most points by a team in a regular season game in NFL history. The NFL record for one game is 73 points,

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Team Europe retained the Solheim Cup on Sunday, staging a remarkable late fightback to tie 14-14 with Team USA at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain. Home hero Carlota Ciganda defeated Nelly Korda in the penultimate singles match to reach the 14-point threshold the hosts needed to retain

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — Week 3 of the NFL season kicked off with the San Francisco 49ers’ Thursday night victory over the New York Giants. The action continues this weekend with 13 Sunday showdowns including nine games with 1 p.m. kickoffs, and concludes with another Monday Night Football double-header. Here’s everything you need

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Deion Sanders-led No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes suffered their first defeat of the season as they slumped to a heavy 42-6 defeat against the No. 10 Oregon Ducks on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Despite the Ducks being 21-point favorites ahead of the matchup, there was plenty of

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the previous best. It marked her second consecutive Berlin Marathon title, and a time that was two minutes and 11

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday provided yet another opportunity for Red Bull and Max Verstappen to stamp their authority on this Formula One season. Verstappen streaked away from the field in Suzuka to claim his 13th win of the season while Red Bull won the constructors’ championships for

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s rare in sport that an athlete leaves behind a legacy such as the one Megan Rapinoe has cultivated over her remarkable international career. Two World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal would be enough for many, but the 38-year-old has never just been satisfied with sporting achievements.

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, said she is most proud of her team’s advocacy work off the field, as she reflected on her career ahead of her final match on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who will finish her 17-year international

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The destiny of the Solheim Cup hangs in the balance after Team Europe fought back to level the scores 8-8 ahead of the final day at Finca Cortesín, Spain. Team USA went into Saturday with a 5-3 lead, after whitewashing its counterparts in the first session on Friday, but

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — After just over a year since his emotional retirement from professional tennis, Roger Federer says he is living a “beautiful, intense life.” The 20-time grand slam champion was speaking at this year’s Laver Cup in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday, where he opened up about the past 12 months. While

By Kevin Dotson and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Spain won its first match since scandal engulfed its soccer federation following its triumphant campaign at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, beating Sweden 3-2 in dramatic fashion on Friday. The victory comes after a tumultuous month following former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’

By Matias Grez and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — England and Arsenal star Leah Williamson says a fallout like the one Spain is experiencing between its soccer federation and players was “inevitable.” The players have been at loggerheads with the Spanish federation (RFEF) ever since former president Luis Rubiales, who resigned from his post earlier

By Jake Kwon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof, consists of 28 large and 27 smaller petal-shaped structures. The stadium can hold 80,000 people,

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. etched his name into MLB history Friday night when he hit his 40th home run of the season and became the fifth member to join baseball’s exclusive 40-40 Club. With his first inning blast off Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin, Acuña becomes just

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled athlete who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually abused by a chiropractor who was working with the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Chiropractor Jonathan Wilhelm, as well as the United States Olympic and

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Emily Pedersen made a stunning hole-in-one for Team Europe on a thrilling opening day of the Solheim Cup, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Team USA taking a 5-3 lead going into day two. The USA swept its opponent in the morning foursomes, which sees players of each pair

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Suzuka Circuit was a hive of activity on Thursday as the Formula One four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel got to work on his latest environmental project ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. Vettel, who retired from F1 at the end of last season, helped set up

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Second-year quarterback Brock Purdy continues to defy his draft position as he helped lead the San Francisco 49ers to its 13th NFL regular season win in a row with victory against the New York Giants on Thursday. Purdy, who was drafted with the final pick of the 2022 draft,

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Maddy Cusack, a midfielder in English soccer’s second division, died on Wednesday, according to her team Sheffield United. She was 27. The club said in a press release it was “devastated to report the sad news” of Cusack’s passing. A tribute was held for her before Sheffield United men’s Premier League

By Jack Hillcox, CNN (CNN) — “We always had it in our history, in our DNA, to fight,” Levan Maisashvili, head coach of Georgia’s rugby union team, says as he reflects on the proud, defiant nature of his small country. Maisashvili knows all about battling against the odds. In 2021, he was given a 1%

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the Spanish national soccer team’s first match since winning the Women’s World Cup last month and the fallout from ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on La Roja player Jennifer Hermoso, star players Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes spoke out on “systemic discrimination” within the country’s federation.

By Matt Foster and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers football player, Greg Brooks Jr., underwent surgery on Friday to remove a “large brain tumor,” according to a statement released Wednesday by his family and reported by CNN affiliate WAFB. “Greg Jr. was diagnosed last week with a large brain tumor

By Amy Woodyatt and Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — As the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) prepares to take on South Africa at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, the team is also gearing up to say goodbye to one of its most integral members of the last few years, soccer great Julie Ertz. The game, which

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United 4-3 in a chaotic Champions League game at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, after which United goalkeeper André Onana said that he was to blame for the loss. Onana, who joined United from Inter Milan in July, failed to keep out Leroy Sané’s first-half

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Boston College has suspended the men’s and women’s swimming and diving program indefinitely for hazing, the school announced on Wednesday. According to the school, university administrators determined hazing had taken place within the program and “consistent with University policy, the matter will be investigated by the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hold onto your hats, the Solheim Cup is back. Two years after suffering a dramatic 13-15 home defeat in Ohio, United States captain Stacy Lewis and her team touch down at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain, desperate to prevent a first ever European three-peat. For European captain

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s return to the pitch was short-lived after the Argentine superstar was subbed off in the 37th minute of Inter Miami’s match against Toronto FC on Wednesday at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Just a few minutes after teammate Jordi Alba was subbed off with an

By Ben Morse and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles topped the standings at the US Women’s World Championships Selection Event on Tuesday as her return to competitive gymnastics passed another landmark. Biles, 26, finished with an all-around total of 55.700, ahead of Shilese Jones’ 55.300 in second at the event in Katy, Texas.

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal believes long-time rival Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time and says “there is nothing to discuss” about the sport’s GOAT debate. The Serb recently won a record-extending 24th grand slam singles title at the US Open, taking him two clear of Nadal in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Some players score touchdowns on their NFL debuts. But for many, they are made to wait. That means that when that moment comes, it’s all the sweeter. That was the case for Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson who scored his first career touchdown in his 31st game on

By George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — A dispute between the Spanish women’s soccer team and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) appears to have reached a breakthrough after the two parties, along with the government’s High Council of Sport (CSD), came to a series of agreements. Earlier this week, 20 players named

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 50 years since the most-watched tennis match in history took place between female sports icon Billie Jean King and former men’s world No. 1 and self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. An estimated 90 million TV viewers worldwide tuned into the so-called “Battle of the Sexes” between King

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Saturday’s 3-1 drubbing at the hands of Brighton at Old Trafford must surely be the low point of Erik ten Hag’s time in charge of Manchester United – and there have been a few of them. Roberto De Zerbi’s side is everything this United team is not at the

By Amy Woodyatt, Krystina Shveda and Antonio Jarne Cubero, CNN (CNN) — When Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal reportedly planned a $1.1 billion bid to sign French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé – including $332 million to his club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and an eye-watering $775 million salary packet to the World Cup winner for just one