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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — A storm of controversy has erupted on the eve of the Winter Olympics in Italy, after the Canadian women’s skeleton team was accused of competition manipulation at the North American Cup in Lake Placid, New York. American slider Katie Uhlaender won the race on Sunday, but because four Canadian

By Ben Church, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Hockey will once again be a flagship sport as next month’s Winter Olympics, not least because of the reintroduction of NHL players which will see some of the world’s best stars compete for a medal. But while anticipation grows for the first puck drop of the Games,

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — When Portugal begins its World Cup campaign in Houston on June 17, two names will be at the forefront of Seleção midfielder Vitinha’s mind: Diogo Jota and André Silva. Memories of their sudden, tragic passing a mere six months ago remain raw for

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Houston Texans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in the final game of the wild card round of the playoffs on Monday in what might be the end of the Aaron Rodgers era in the NFL. The Texans entered the game as the favorite, even though they were the

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After a slew of electrifying performances at the national championships, 16 figure skaters will represent the US at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics – including the men’s, women’s and ice dance world champions. But the country’s best pairs team won’t be allowed to go due to citizenship issues. Here’s what

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Winners in 2018, runners-up in 2022 – will 2026 be France’s year to once again rule the roost on soccer’s biggest stage? With a new year, comes a new set of goals and for the world’s newly crowned best men’s soccer player, Ousmane

Story by Reuters (CNN) — Non-league Macclesfield Town produced one of the FA Cup’s most startling soccer upsets on Saturday beating titleholders Crystal Palace 2–1 in a third‑round thriller. Captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts struck in each half as the home side – coached by Wayne Rooney’s younger brother John – stunned Premier League

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — The three-day football extravaganza known as “Super Wild Card Weekend” kicks off on Saturday as the NFL playoffs officially get underway and the road to the Bay Area begins. Here are the games we’ll be watching: 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers on Fox 8

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — US snowboarding star Chloe Kim confirmed on Thursday that she dislocated her shoulder while practicing in Switzerland, leaving her participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in doubt. The two-time Olympic women’s halfpipe champion posted the video of her injury to Instagram, which took place in Laax – host

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The NHL’s Ottawa Senators say they are “extremely disappointed” and “disgusted” to see rumors about goaltender Linus Ullmark spread online. Ullmark was granted a leave of absence for “personal reasons” last month, with Senators general manager Steve Staios saying at the time that the starting goaltender had the full

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Somewhere between what had been a previously unimaginable football commute from Pasadena, California, to Bloomington, Indiana, the first day of January bled into the second. The Indiana Hoosiers, fresh off eviscerating none other than Alabama at the high holy grounds of the Rose Bowl, pulled up to the

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — It could easily have been a tennis match that nobody really noticed. Instead, it became instantly viral online. The first round of the International Tennis Federation’s W35 tournament, played on a clay court in Nairobi, Kenya, wouldn’t normally make much of a splash in the tennis world, but millions