F1: How Red Bull caught up with the Mercedes ‘juggernaut’
By Amanda Davies and Jack Bantock, CNN Mercedes entered the 2021 Formula One season seeking an eighth-consecutive drivers’ and…
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Peng Shuai ‘reconfirms’ she is safe and well in second call with IOC, says Olympic organization
By Amy Woodyatt, Ben Morse, Nectar Gan, Emmet Lyons and Alicia Lloyd, CNN The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a second call with Peng…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai: Human rights activist Peter Dahlin says IOC is putting Chinese tennis star at ‘greater risk’
CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Steve Simon, chairman of the Women’s Tennis Association following the organization’s statement suspending all…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball lockout begins as players and owners fail to reach a new bargaining agreement
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ union expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on…
Continue Reading Women’s tennis suspends all tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai
By Ben Morse and Nectar Gan, CNN The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced an immediate suspension of all tournaments in China,…
Continue Reading Women’s tennis suspends all tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound speaks with CNN’s Erin Burnett about the IOC’s call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who…
Continue Reading Scottish rugby international Siobhan Cattigan dies aged 26
By Jack Bantock, CNN Scottish rugby international Siobhan Cattigan has died at the age of 26, Stirling County rugby club confirmed on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading LeBron James misses game after being sidelined by NBA Covid-19 protocols
By CNN Sport staff LeBron James was sidelined by the NBA’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols and, as a result, missed Tuesday’s game…
Continue Reading Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh says he will gift his bonus to staffers who took pay cuts
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh will donate the bonus money he’ll earn this season to employees of…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods on playing again: ‘I don’t know when that is going to happen’
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Tiger Woods spoke about his golf future on Tuesday in his first press conference since suffering serious leg injuries in a…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods on playing again: ‘I don’t know when that is going to happen’
In an exclusive interview with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods spoke publicly about his golfing future for the first time since his car crash earlier this…
Continue Reading Vincent Kompany says football boardrooms are a ‘hotbed of inequality’ in new FIFPro anti-racism report
By Matias Grez, CNN With “no clear indication” that recent measures implemented by governing bodies and social media companies have done…
Continue Reading Monday Night Football: Russell Wilson has ‘to do better, we all got to do better,’ says Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll
By Jack Bantock, CNN It was an unhappy birthday for Russell Wilson on Monday Night Football as the quarterback saw his potential game-tying pass…
Continue Reading Qatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’
By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, questions surrounding host nation…
Continue Reading Qatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’
Qatar’s credentials as a host nation will be under the microscope as it stages the Arab Cup. The specter of player protests at the 2022 World Cup…
Continue Reading Norwegian club Tromsø releases ‘first kit in history with a QR code’ to highlight issues surrounding 2022 World Cup in Qatar
With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 World Cup, questions surround Qatar’s handling of humanitarian issues, specifically…
Continue Reading LSU hires former Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Louisiana State University announced Tuesday morning Brian Kelly has been hired as the school’s head football coach.…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods says his days of being a full-time golfer are over: ‘Never full time, ever again’
By Kevin Dotson, CNN In an exclusive interview with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods spoke publicly about his golfing future for the first time since his car…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi wins seventh Ballon d’Or, while Alexia Putellas wins her first women’s title
By Ben Morse, CNN Lionel Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or title on Monday, while Alexia Putellas won her first Ballon d’Or Féminin…
Continue Reading Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, dies at 87
By Ben Morse, CNN Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday.…
Continue Reading Fenway Sports Group acquires NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox and English Premier League team Liverpool,…
Continue Reading Ballon d’Or 2021: Who will be crowned the best players in men’s and women’s football?
By George Ramsay, CNN The world’s best footballers will be recognized at the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday. Lionel…
Continue Reading Enes Kanter says he will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom and become US citizen
NBA player Enes Kanter explains to CNN’s New Day why he is changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom, and what emigrating to America citizen means to…
Continue Reading Ralf Rangnick appointed Manchester United interim manager
By Aleks Klosok, CNN Manchester United has announced Ralf Rangnick as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season. The appointment…
Continue Reading Lydia Ko: ‘Sometimes results are so overrated,’ says former world No. 1
By Ben Morse, CNN The 24-year-old Lydia Ko has had more success than most golfers can imagine. The Kiwi player has won two majors, as well as…
Continue Reading Lydia Ko: ‘Sometimes results are so overrated,’ says former world No. 1
Two-time major winner Lydia Ko was on top of the golfing world, but then the wins dried up and her ranking dropped. But now, the Kiwi golfer is on…
Continue Reading Safe and alive, but ‘traumatized,’ the future of these Afghan women footballers is very uncertain
By Amy Woodyatt and Patrick Snell, CNN They are safe and alive, and have the prospect of new lives in the United Kingdom, but for 130 Afghan female…
Continue Reading Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid on bout with Covid-19: ‘I really thought I wasn’t going to make it’
By Jacob Lev, CNN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid returned to the court on Saturday night after being forced to miss nine games due to a positive…
Continue Reading Enes Kanter says he will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom and become US citizen
Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter calls for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to protest human rights abuses in…
Continue Reading Enes Kanter says he will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom and become US citizen
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of human rights issues, will become a US citizen Monday and legally…
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