NBA commissioner Adam Silver hopes Kyrie Irving decides to get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Ben Church, CNN Ahead of the start of the NBA’s 75th season, the sport’s commissioner Adam Silver told reporter that he hopes Brooklyn…
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FIFA ‘deeply concerned’ at social media footage of DR Congo Under-20 women’s national team
By Ben Church, CNN Football’s world governing body FIFA says it’s “deeply concerned” at images that have recently emerged on…
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Lena Güldenpfennig is a striker for RB Leipzig’s U23’s women’s team and a pro FIFA esports athlete for RBLZ Gaming. As the first woman to play in…
Continue Reading Washington State head football coach ousted after refusing Covid-19 vaccine
Some cities and states are facing law enforcement staffing shortages because of pushback against vaccine…
Continue Reading Washington State head football coach ousted after refusing Covid-19 vaccine
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Washington State University’s head football coach, Nick Rolovich, and four assistant coaches are losing their jobs…
Continue Reading NHL player Evander Kane suspended following league’s investigation into his Covid-19 vaccine card
By Kevin Dotson, CNN The National Hockey League has handed a 21-game unpaid suspension to Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks after an investigation…
Continue Reading France and Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernández given deadline to enter prison
By Aleks Klosok, CNN France and FC Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernández has until October 28 to voluntarily enter prison after breaking a…
Continue Reading UEFA hands English FA stadium ban following Euro 2020 final trouble
By Aleks Klosok, CNN European football’s governing body has ordered England to play its next two UEFA competition matches at Wembley Stadium…
Continue Reading Beijing 2022: Human rights activists unfurl ‘No Genocide Games’ banner at flame-lighting ceremony
By Elinda Labropoulou and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Three human rights activists unfurled a banner reading “No Genocide Games” and a Tibetan…
Continue Reading Māori All Blacks player Sean Wainui, 25, dies after car crash
By Ben Church, CNN New Zealand Rugby is mourning the death of Māori All Blacks player Sean Wainui after the 25-year-old died in a car accident on…
Continue Reading FIFA fears recent abuse cases in women’s football are just ‘tip of the iceberg’
By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN After allegations of abuse in women’s football surfaced in recent weeks in the US, Venezuela and Australia,…
Continue Reading Chicago Sky defeat Phoenix Mercury for first WNBA championship win
By Homero De la Fuente and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Chicago Sky have won their first championship, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 in Game 4…
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It’s an atmosphere only sports can offer and it’s a sense of normalcy that Chicago has…
Continue Reading The Washington Football Team is retiring NFL star Sean Taylor’s jersey after he was killed 14 years ago
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Washington Football Team paid tribute Sunday to beloved football legend Sean Taylor, who was killed in 2007 while protecting…
Continue Reading Tennessee fans throw trash onto football field in loss to Mississippi
By Wayne Sterling and Amanda Jackson, CNN With less than a minute to go in the Mississippi Rebels and Tennessee Volunteers game Saturday night, fans…
Continue Reading Youngster Cole Palmer scores hat-trick in youth game just hours after appearing for Manchester City
By Ben Morse, CNN Ah, the joys of youth. Having boundless energy is one of the perks of being young. But Cole Palmer took it to a new level on…
Continue Reading Team Jessica Korda wins Aramco Team Series — first Ladies European Tour event held in US
By Ben Morse, CNN Team Jessica Korda won the Aramco Team Series on Saturday, the first Ladies European Tour golf event to be held in the US.…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United unbeaten away run ended by Leicester City
By Ben Morse, CNN The pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was ratcheted up a few notches on Saturday afternoon as his side…
Continue Reading Mohamed Salah scores second wonder goal in as many Premier League games to spoil Claudio Ranieri return
By Ben Morse, CNN Mohamed Salah scored his second wonderful solo goal in as many Premier League games as Liverpool spoilt Claudio Ranieri’s…
Continue Reading Marcus Rashford: Manchester United forward told to ‘prioritize’ football by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
By Ben Morse, CNN Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been advised by his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to “focus on football”…
Continue Reading Oman ready to savor ‘one in a million’ opportunity as host of cricket’s T20 World Cup
By George Ramsay, CNN Think of cricket-playing nations and the likes of India, Australia and England might come to mind. Not so much Oman, a country…
Continue Reading Mo Salah might be the best Premier League player ever but is the ‘unprecedented’ Liverpool forward still underrated?
By Jack Bantock, CNN Still only 29, he’s one of the two greatest Premier League players of all-time, yet is Mohamed Salah still undervalued?…
Continue Reading Ole Gunnar Solskjaer laments ‘darkest day’ after Liverpool dismantles Manchester United
Mo Salah might arguably be the best Premier League footballer ever, but sport scientist Simon Brundish argues that he’s still being underrated and…
Continue Reading South Korean speed skater Shim Suk-hee barred from training following leaked text messages
South Korea has dominated the Olympic sport of short track speed skating for decades, but there is a dark side to that success. A KSOC report earlier…
Continue Reading Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab tennis player — male or female — to break into the top 10 in singles
By Jill Martin, CNN Ons Jabeur of Tunisia already was a trail blazer in her own right when she became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour title…
Continue Reading South Korean speed skater Shim Suk-hee barred from training following leaked text messages
By Gawon Bae, CNN South Korean short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee, who was at the center of public sentiment for revealing physical and sexual…
Continue Reading NBA’s Kyrie Irving may not play a single game. But he could still score up to $19M
By Homero De la Fuente and Ray Sanchez, CNN Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets’ star who won’t be allowed to play this season because of his…
Continue Reading Afghanistan women’s junior football team granted UK visas
By Aleks Klosok and Amy Cassidy, CNN Afghanistan’s women’s junior football team and their immediate families will be relocated to Britain…
Continue Reading Colin Kaepernick details intensive training regime in rare interview as he refuses to give up on NFL return
By Jack Bantock, CNN While the legacy of his kneeling protest against police brutality and racial injustice continues to underscore sporting events…
Continue Reading Colin Kaepernick details intensive training regime in rare interview as he refuses to give up on NFL return
Fallout continues from uncoverered emails from former NFL…
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