National Sports

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — As soon as my son pressed play, the video made me wince. A few years ago, he’d discretely recorded me from the backseat as I was driving, talking to my other son in the passenger seat. We were returning from one of their junior tennis matches and I

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — As soon as my son pressed play, the video made me wince. A few years ago, he’d discretely recorded me from the backseat as I was driving, talking to my other son in the passenger seat. We were returning from one of their junior tennis matches and I was

By Hannah Keyser, CNN New York City (CNN) — As the New York Yankees’ young ace Cam Schlittler mowed down Boston Red Sox batters in a way that felt not only effective but deliciously vindictive, chants of “M-V-P!” rained down from the Bronx crowd. There was a tinge of hometown bias to the honorific, but

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Three weeks into the NFL season, we’re already seeing some familiar storylines, some huge surprises and plenty of history being made. The Houston Texans are 0-3 – again – while the Las Vegas Raiders are sitting at a surprising 3-0. Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence are renewing a rivalry

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s one of the most extraordinary and monumental moments in the history of the Premier League – a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the very integrity of soccer in England. Manchester City, one of the most successful teams in the world in recent years, has

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s one of the most extraordinary and monumental moments in the history of the Premier League – a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the very integrity of soccer in England. Manchester City, one of the most successful teams in the world in recent years, has been

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The Premier League has found Manchester City guilty of all of the charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial rules. Sanctions related to the allegations have not been disclosed, though potential punishments against the club could include a points deduction, an unlimited fine, or even expulsion from

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Americans often say they need to see a superstar to fall in love with a sport, and for years, soccer has come up just short in the US. We had the likes of Clint Dempsey in the past, a clinical Premier League player but not quite the level of

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Camden, New Jersey (CNN) — A little after noon on a dreary Monday morning, kids wearing school uniforms spilled onto the playground in downtown Camden. It was recess at LEAP Academy, and the kids milled about the macadam or waited their turn on the swings, contentedly unaware that, just a few

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Naples, Italy (CNN) — When Louisa Nordstrom was growing up, the posters hanging in her bedroom didn’t portray pop stars or movie actors; instead, legendary British skipper Ben Ainslie was smiling from the wall, together with a dedicated autograph. Twenty years later, it is Nordstrom – now an accomplished sailor who’s

By Thomas Schlachter, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City has been found guilty of all but one of the many charges it faced in regards to breaching Premier League financial rules, according to multiple reports and first reported by David Ornstein at The Athletic. According to reports, City has been found

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our biweekly newsletter on all things global soccer – men’s and women’s. To subscribe, click here. Hello everyone, Spanish Editor Patrick here. Ben is enjoying a well-earned mini-vacation on the Emerald Isle, hence I am taking

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — It’s the third week of the NFL season and some issues are becoming blatantly apparent as teams start to figure out their identities. In some places, injuries are piling up and threatening to derail teams before the season gets out of its first month. In others, there are clear

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — Major League Soccer (MLS) team Columbus Crew fired Federico Higuaín, the head coach of its reserve team, following an incident in a game that a referees’ association deemed “physical abuse and sexism” toward a female referee. Higuaín – who was appointed head coach of the franchise’s reserves squad,

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The second week of the NFL season proved to be a brutal one for three young quarterbacks who were expected to take major leaps this season. Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears, Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders and Jaxson Dart of the New York Giants were all knocked

By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé says there is no “frustration” over not yet winning a Ballon d’Or – an annual award given to the world’s best player – but tells CNN Sports that this “could be a good year for me.” Mbappé did not win any