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President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons told athletes that they were the “the best of humanity” as the Tokyo…
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US Paralympic dressage equestrian Beatrice de Lavalette was 17 years old when she was at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport when a terror attack cost her her…
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Facing potentially stiff penalties, SEC players are vaccinating at a much higher rate than others their…
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Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain now has ‘no excuses’ in quest for Champions League domination after Leo Messi signing
Football superstar Leo Messi tells CNN’s Amanda Davies that he believes Paris Saint-Germain is the “ideal” place for him to win the Champions League…
Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain now has ‘no excuses’ in quest for Champions League domination after Leo Messi signing
Speaking to CNN Sport, Lionel Messi stressed that both his and his new club’s ambitions are aligned: to win the Champions League. CNN also caught up…
Continue Reading Olympics to replace Japanese athlete’s gold medal after mayor bites into it
The Olympic Games might be controversial in Japan, but their athletes are doing their best to lift the spirits of the country. Silver medalist Kanoa…
Continue Reading An Olympian got lost, nearly missed his race, and won gold. Now he’s tracked down the volunteer who helped him out
Full of joy and pride, the Jamaican trio of Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce join Coy Wire to revel in the medal…
Continue Reading Australian Olympians forced to undergo ‘double quarantine’ of almost a month on return home
Kateryna Dmytriyeva hasn’t seen her mother since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 lockdown in Australia. She aims to help other families reunite with…
Continue Reading Barbie condemned after releasing ‘inclusive’ Tokyo Olympics collection without visible Asian representation
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Continue Reading Lionel Messi says PSG move is a ‘possibility’ as he bids tearful farewell to Barcelona
Lionel Messi has told CNN’s Amanda Davies that Paris Saint-Germain is the “ideal place” for him to win the UEFA Champions League once…
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Continue Reading Fresh off second major victory at the Open, Collin Morikawa relishing chance to represent Team USA at Tokyo 2020
After making history with his victory at the Open earlier this month, Collin Morikawa might well be the favorite to win Olympic gold in the country…
Continue Reading NBA Wizards-Pacers Summer League game postponed due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The NBA Summer League game between the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers has been postponed due to the league’s…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi says PSG move is a ‘possibility’ as he bids tearful farewell to Barcelona
By Duarte Mendonca and John Sinnott, CNN As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday, football superstar Lionel Messi said a move to Paris…
Continue Reading Bobby Bowden, legendary Florida State University football coach, dies at 91
By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have…
Continue Reading Eliud Kipchoge is the ‘greatest of all time … in any sport,’ says leading performance coach
By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by…
Continue Reading What’s next for gymnastics great Simone Biles after Tokyo?
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been…
Continue Reading Athletes enter ‘Faustian bargain’ over track and shoe tech developments
By Jack Guy, CNN A fast track and new developments in running shoe design have seen a number of records broken at the Tokyo Olympics, but a leading…
Continue Reading Neeraj Chopra’s javelin victory delivers India its first Olympic gold medal in track and field
By Hannah Ritchie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN “Unbelievable,” was how Neeraj Chopra described his victory in the men’s javelin on…
Continue Reading Allyson Felix becomes most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history
By Ben Church and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Allyson Felix became the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history after helping Team USA…
Continue Reading Kim Raisner: Germany’s modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse
By Gawon Bae, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Church, CNN Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for…
Continue Reading Eliud Kipchoge: Marathon world record holder has ‘the qualities of an ascetic monk’
By George Ramsay, CNN When filmmakers were invited to document Eliud Kipchoge’s second attempt to run a marathon in under two hours, it was the…
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