World Chess Championship: Chess is sexy again. But for Magnus Carlsen, it’s business as usual
World no. 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen talks to CNN ahead of the World Chess Championship where he seeks to keep his…
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World Athletics finds female athletes target of 87 percent of online abuse at Tokyo Olympics
World Athletics has found that female athletes were the target of 87 percent of all online abuse at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. The findings come…
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By Becky Thompson, CNN World Athletics has found that female athletes were the target of 87 percent of all online abuse at this year’s Tokyo…
Continue Reading Dallas Cowboys suffer heartbreaking overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving
By Ben Morse, CNN Daniel Carlson kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime to condemn the Dallas Cowboys to a heartbreaking home 36-33 loss to the Las…
Continue Reading Ralf Rangnick: Manchester United set to appoint pioneering German coach as interim manager — reports
By Becky Thompson, CNN Ralf Rangnick is set to be been named as Manchester United’s interim manager, the Athletic and other media outlets…
Continue Reading Tom DeBlass: How MMA fighter overcame childhood abuse and father’s addiction to become a champion
By Matias Grez, CNN Video by Finn McSkimming, CNN Even as a three-year-old, Tom DeBlass noticed that his father sometimes looked different when he…
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion and MMA fighter Tom DeBlass has been to the pinnacle of martial arts. But it was a long and difficult road where he…
Continue Reading IOC member Dick Pound ‘puzzled’ by reaction to Peng Shuai video call
By George Ramsay, Alicia Lloyd and CNN Sport staff Long-time International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound has said that he is…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai: WTA remains ‘deeply concerned’ about Chinese tennis star
The International Olympic Committee’s Dick Pound tells Christiane Amanpour the IOC is satisfied that Peng Shuai is “alive and healthy and not under…
Continue Reading LeBron James gets fans ejected from courtside on return and hits clutch 3 in Lakers’ OT win
LeBron James had two fans ejected from the arena after they crossed the line from cheering and booing into obscenity. The NBA star explained after…
Continue Reading LeBron James gets fans ejected from courtside on return and hits clutch 3 in Lakers’ OT win
By Jack Bantock, CNN A season-high tally and getting two fans ejected — a return from suspension was always going to make LeBron James the…
Continue Reading Ex-girlfriend of former NFL player Zac Stacy testifies she fears for her safety after violent assault caught on camera
FLORIDA NFL AGGRAVATED BATTERY ASSAULT KRISTIN EVANS NEW YORK…
Continue Reading French court says Real Madrid star Karim Benzema used ‘subterfuge and lies’ in sex tape case
By Joseph Ataman, Xiaofei Xu and Ben Church, CNN It all started with a broken cell phone. In 2014, French footballer Mathieu Valbuena was looking to…
Continue Reading Manchester City defeats Paris Saint-Germain as both teams qualify for Champions League knockout stages
By George Ramsay, CNN Manchester City came from behind to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Wednesday as both teams qualified for the knockout stages…
Continue Reading Ex-girlfriend of former NFL player Zac Stacy testifies she fears for her safety after violent assault caught on camera
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The ex-girlfriend of former NFL player Zac Stacy testified Wednesday that she fears for her and her two children’s safety…
Continue Reading Bayern Munich stars Joshua Kimmich and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting test positive for Covid-19 as club grapples with virus
By John Sinnott, CNN Bayern Munich stars Joshua Kimmich and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting have tested positive for Covid-19, the German club said on…
Continue Reading Karim Benzema: Real Madrid star found guilty of complicity in attempted blackmail in sex tape case
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…
Continue Reading Famous basketball announcer Dick Vitale, who is battling cancer, emotional upon return
College basketball announcer Dick Vitale could not hold back his emotions as he returned to commentating for the first time since announcing that he…
Continue Reading Famous basketball announcer Dick Vitale, who is battling cancer, emotional upon return
By CNN Sport Staff Famous college basketball announcer Dick Vitale could not hold back the emotion as he returned to commentating on Tuesday night.…
Continue Reading Manchester United qualifies for Champions League knockout stages with 2-0 victory against Villarreal
By George Ramsay, CNN Manchester United started life without Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory against Villarreal on Tuesday courtesy of goals…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch accuses IOC of sportswashing in case of Chinese tennis star
By Rob Iddiols and Duarte Mendonca, CNN Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of sportswashing serious human…
Continue Reading AS Roma footballer says there was ‘no racist intent’ in banana comment captured in video
By Ben Church, Aleks Klosok and David Close, CNN AS Roma player Felix Afena-Gyan says he believes there was “no racist intent” in a…
Continue Reading Monday Night Football: Tom Brady and the Bucs back to winning ways with victory over NY Giants
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…
Continue Reading Coach of NWSL soccer team resigns, a day before report alleges verbal and emotional abuse of players
By Seán Federico-O’Murchú The coach of the Chicago Red Stars resigned Sunday, a day after leading his team to the National Women’s…
Continue Reading Alexander Zverev: After victory at the ATP Finals, is 2022 the year German tennis star can finally claim his first grand slam title?
By Matias Grez, CNN Alexander Zverev capped the best season of his career so far with an eye-catching 6-4 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev to capture his…
Continue Reading Bubba Watson: ‘I was fearing death’ — Two-time Masters champion shares mental health struggles
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…
Continue Reading Bubba Watson: ‘I was fearing death’ — Two-time Masters champion shares mental health struggles
Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson opens up to CNN Sport about his mental health struggles, saying, “I was fearing…
Continue Reading Lewis Hamilton wins Qatar Grand Prix to cut Max Verstappen’s championship lead
Formula One title race going down to the wire as it heads to…
Continue Reading LeBron James suspended for one game after a strike to an opposing player’s face leads to an on-court scuffle
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…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch accuses IOC of sportswashing in case of Chinese tennis star
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach held a video phone call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai, the Olympics governing body…
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