Premier League soccer player suspended over alleged child sex offenses
By Jack Guy and Duarte Mendonca, CNN An English Premier League club has suspended a member of its first team squad after he was arrested on suspicion…
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By Jack Guy and Duarte Mendonca, CNN An English Premier League club has suspended a member of its first team squad after he was arrested on suspicion…
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By Holly Yan, CNN What could have been the pinnacle of her acclaimed career has been thwarted by positive coronavirus tests. But US gymnast Kara…
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After Italy defeated England in that penalty shootout at the Euros 2020 final, some fans’ hostility resurfaced in the form of online racist abuse…
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By Chandler Thornton and Ben Church, CNN Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto isn’t ruling out a last minute cancellation of the Olympic Games amid…
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By Steve Almasy, CNN The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number…
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American tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN’s Andy…
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By Jill Martin, CNN Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in…
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kenya’s golden grasslands and lush cornfields are a far cry from the rolling hills and green forests that run across…
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By Chie Kobayashi and Heather Law, CNN Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has announced his intention to step down as a composer for the Tokyo 2020…
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Double Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen says she was left “speechless” after an official at the English…
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By Dan Moriarty, Kevin Dotson and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two US athletes have tested positive for coronavirus days before the start of the Tokyo…
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By Matias Grez and Chandler Thornton, CNN Athletes have been settling into their new accommodation at the Olympic Village as they prepare for the…
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Exclusive by Luke McGee, CNN An anti-racist group of members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the…
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The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is reconsidering its ban on a swimming cap for natural Black hair for Tokyo 2020 after an outpouring of…
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By Ben Church, CNN Lewis Hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after winning his eighth British Grand Prix on Sunday. The seven-time world…
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By Don Riddell, CNN A nine-time gold medalist, Mark Spitz knows a thing or two about how to successfully navigate the Olympic Games as an athlete.…
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In an interview with CNN World Sport’s Don Riddell, the now 69-year-old American swimming legend Mark Spitz looks back on his remarkable…
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Six British athletes and two staff members are self-isolating after coming into close contact with an individual who tested…
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By Matias Grez, CNN Sunday’s processional final Tour de France stage that concluded in Paris confirmed Tadej Pogacar as winner of the race for…
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By John Sinnott, CNN Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who is leading the drivers’ championship this season, were…
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just days before the Olympics are set to begin, three members from South Africa’s Olympic football team have tested…
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By Zeena Saifi, CNN It was once a quiet waterfront, only enjoying the occasional sounds from the nearby Gulf shores. Now, it’s a dizzying burst…
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By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Kazunori Takishima has been traveling the world to support Japan at every Olympic Games for the past 15 years,…
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As the Tokyo Olympics get underway, there are some who are not happy about Japan’s investment and others who can’t wait. CNN’s Will Ripley reports…
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By John Sinnott and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Germany’s Olympic soccer team walked off the pitch during a friendly match against Honduras after…
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By Reuters The International Olympic Committee on Saturday backed New Zealand’s selection of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the…
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By Rob Picheta and Junko Ogura, CNN A Ugandan athlete who has gone missing in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games had left a note saying his life in the…
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Motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco is a trailblazer for women in motorsport. In September 2020, Carrasco suffered the kind of injury that normally end…
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By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN On September 10, 2020, motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco was lying in the gravel at the side of Lisbon’s famous Estoril…
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By Junko Ogura, CNN An unidentified overseas visitor has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village, organizers said…
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