Sports Archives

Copa Libertadores final moved from Chile to Peru because of civil unrest

November 6, 2019 5:38 AM CNN

Social unrest in the Chilean capital of Santiago has forced the final of the Copa Libertadores to be moved to Lima in Peru. The match between…

Joao Mario calls for stronger racist abuse punishments

November 6, 2019 5:07 AM CNN

It now seems that after every round of Italian football action, racist incidents dominate the headlines. Over the last weekend, both Italy and…

Liverpool braced for two games in 24 hours on different continents

November 6, 2019 4:02 AM CNN

Liverpool has confirmed it will field two different teams in as many days as it attempts to play in the English League Cup quarterfinal and FIFA Club…

Nicola Adams: Olympic boxing champion retires over fears of sight loss

November 6, 2019 3:57 AM CNN

Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams has retired from the sport to prevent any long-term damage to her eye sight. The 37-year-old…

NMSU pummels Western New Mexico in season opener, 92-46

November 5, 2019 11:23 PM Adrian Ochoa, Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jabari Rice had a career-high 21 points as New Mexico State rolled past Western New Mexico 92-46 on Tuesday night. Trevelin…

UTEP tips off season with 93-70 victory over New Mexico Highlands

November 5, 2019 11:09 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners kicked off their 2019-2020 campaign with a win over New Mexico Highlands on Tuesday night. The final score was…

Australia’s women footballers get equal pay in landmark deal

November 5, 2019 10:52 PM CNN

Australia’s top women soccer players will now earn the same as their male counterparts after a landmark deal Wednesday that aimed to close the…

P.O.D. named as halftime show performer for Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

November 5, 2019 8:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — P.O.D. aka Payable on Death, a Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, was named Tuesday evening as the…

Chelsea and Ajax serve up eight-goal Champions League thriller

November 5, 2019 4:21 PM CNN

Eight goals, two red cards, two penalties and a three-goal comeback. Many were expecting Chelsea and Ajax, two of this season’s most exciting…

Verona handed partial stadium ban over racist abuse towards Mario Balotelli

November 5, 2019 10:36 AM CNN

Italian football club Hellas Verona has been given a one-match partial stadium closure following racist abuse aimed at Brescia striker Mario…

Dutch Olympian jailed after 110 pounds of drugs found in car

November 5, 2019 5:36 AM CNN

Dutch Olympian Madiea Ghafoor has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail after being found with more than 110 pounds of drugs in her car.…

Siya Kolisi: ‘It’s a privilege, not a burden, to fight for South Africa’

November 5, 2019 5:06 AM CNN

It’s been a sleep-sapping few days for South Africa’s World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi. The Springbok skipper admits the aftermath…

Meet the Paralympic swimmer changing perceptions of disability

November 5, 2019 4:06 AM CNN

Théo Curin is no ordinary teenager. At the age of six, he contracted meningococcal meningitis, a rare bacterial disease that can sometimes lead to…

F1 duo starstruck by astronauts’ ‘mission for the good of humanity’

November 5, 2019 3:39 AM CNN

If not one small step for man, it was one giant leap for two racing drivers. Today they are drivers for Toro Rosso’s Formula 1 team, but…

Melbourne Cup: Vow and Declare wins Australia’s most prestigious horse race

November 5, 2019 3:15 AM CNN

Vow and Declare has won Australia’s most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup, giving Australian jockey Craig Williams his first win at…

Dubai ruler targets $3 million Melbourne Cup repeat

November 4, 2019 12:09 PM CNN

It took him 30 years and cost millions of dollars, but Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum finally landed the elusive Melbourne Cup…

Alex Thomson’s $7.7 million racing yacht damaged in collision

November 4, 2019 11:10 AM CNN

Two years in the making, a revolutionary $7.7 million racing yacht is currently stricken in the Atlantic after colliding with a submerged object.…

Lewis Hamilton ‘could go on until he’s 40,’ says dad Anthony

November 4, 2019 9:54 AM CNN

If any of Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One rivals were hoping to see the back of him sometime soon, then the driver’s father has some bad…

Injured Kim Clijsters puts comeback on hold, will miss Australian Open

November 4, 2019 9:10 AM CNN

Kim Clijsters will have to wait a little longer to make her high-profile return to tennis. Clijsters sustained a knee injury and said she won’t…

Horror injury to Andre Gomes overshadows Spurs draw at Everton

November 4, 2019 8:13 AM CNN

Everton’s Andre Gomes suffered a horrific injury which overshadowed his side’s battling 1-1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the…

Everton investigates racist behavior of supporter during EPL match

November 4, 2019 6:26 AM CNN

Everton is investigating a supporter’s alleged racist behavior during the club’s English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur…

Bayern Munich sack struggling manager Niko Kovac after 5-1 defeat

November 4, 2019 6:24 AM CNN

Bayern Munich has parted ways with manager Niko Kovac after just 18 months in charge, as Saturday’s 5-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht…

Ex-skipper Pienaar urges Springboks to ‘take World Cup to the people’

November 4, 2019 6:16 AM CNN

Francois Pienaar, South Africa’s victorious Rugby World Cup captain in 1995, had until recently never spoken to Siya Kolisi, the man who lifted…

New England Patriots lose first game of the season, Miami Dolphins win first

November 4, 2019 4:56 AM CNN

The New England Patriots lost their first game of the season on Sunday, falling 37-20 to the Baltimore Ravens. The reigning Super Bowl champions, who…

El Paso High in finals of ‘America’s best high school football stadiums’ competition

November 1, 2019 4:35 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso High School’s iconic R.R. Jones Stadium is getting national recognition. The stadium has made it to the finals of a contest…

Why South Africa’s Rugby World Cup victory means so much more

November 4, 2019 3:11 AM CNN

In isolation it’s just a rugby match. The crescendo of a tournament resulting in a third etching of the words South Africa on a small golden…

Ashleigh Barty and Elina Svitolina to battle for richest prize in tennis

November 3, 2019 5:19 AM CNN

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Elina Svitolina will face off for the richest prize in tennis after the pair came through tough…

EP Locomotive advance to USL Western Conference Final

November 2, 2019 11:55 PM Adrian Ochoa

It was history in the making for the El Paso Locomotive, Saturday at Southwest University Park A year of firsts for the Locomotive continued after…

North Texas takes down UTEP, 52-26, Miners drop 7th game in a row

November 2, 2019 11:37 PM Adrian Ochoa

The troubles on the gridiron continue for the UTEP Miners. Saturday in Denton, TX, UTEP dropped it’s 7th game in a row after falling to North Texas,…

The death of another horse at Santa Anita Park mars Breeders’ Cup Classic

November 2, 2019 11:03 PM CNN

Mongolian Groom, who suffered a serious left-hind leg injury during the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, was euthanized after being taken to…