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CNN By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as teams are forced to change their game plan in the face of positive tests or coronavirus exposure. The cancellations and postponements are the latest disruption in the US due to

By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place the league’s 32 teams in restrictive protocols until Monday. It

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former NFL star Vincent Jackson, who died in February at the age of 38, was found to have Stage 2 CTE, researchers at the Concussion Legacy Foundation announced on Thursday. “Vincent Jackson was a brilliant, disciplined, gentle giant whose life began to change in his mid-30s. He became depressed,

By CNN Sport staff Manchester United announced on Thursday that its English Premier League home fixture against Brighton, which was to be played on Saturday, has been postponed due to “the number of players and support staff having to isolate due to Covid-19”. “The health of players and staff is our priority […] the club

By Jack Bantock and CNN Sport Staff No head coach, starting quarterback, or full practice, and 18 players on the Covid-19 list — pre-match preparations don’t come any tougher for the Cleveland Browns. Hosting the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday in a game with potentially crucial ramifications for their playoff ambitions, the Browns announced that

By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN Max Verstappen’s first Formula One world title panned out “way more intense” than he could have imagined but the Red Bull driver can finally enjoy his victory after Mercedes officially withdrew its appeal into how the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finished. Speaking to CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies on

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Tonga rugby international Taniela Moa has died at the age of 36, the Tongan Rugby Union announced on Thursday. “A stalwart of Ikale Tahi Tonga rugby who will now have his named etched among the echelons of the legendary greats. Such sad news to receive about the passing of Taniela

By Jill Martin and Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Urban Meyer has been fired after less than a year as head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. Meyer’s dismissal follows a number of controversies that have dogged his tenure in Jacksonville, including a report Wednesday that former kicker Josh

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN The Chicago Blackhawks and Kyle Beach, the professional hockey player who said he was sexually assaulted by a former Blackhawks video coach in 2010, have reached a settlement, according to a joint statement from the team and Beach’s attorney. “The parties are pleased to announce that today’s mediation resulted in a

By Jacob Lev, CNN Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has tested positive for Covid-19 and is set to miss Saturday’s game versus the Las Vegas Raiders in Cleveland, the Browns announced on Wednesday. “Head Coach Kevin Stefanski, who has been vaccinated and received a booster, has tested positive and has immediately self-isolated,” the Browns

By Jack Bantock, CNN Lewis Hamilton was knighted on Wednesday, days after he narrowly missed out on a record eighth Formula One title. The 36-year-old was named in the New Year Honours list in December 2020, and received a knighthood from the Prince of Wales for his services to motorsport in an investiture ceremony at

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Barcelona striker Sergio “Kun” Aguero announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from football at the age of 33, after being recently diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia. “This press conference is to communicate that I’ve decided to stop playing soccer. It’s a very hard moment but I’m at peace with

CNN By Jack Bantock, CNN It’s a commonly held view that football is nothing without fans, but as the Premier League enters the traditional hectic Christmas and New Year period, supporters of the 20 top-flight clubs are left with the dilemma of whether to keep cheering on their teams in packed stadiums against the backdrop

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta says footballers are ready and “waiting” to take part in another social media boycott if companies don’t clamp down on abuse on their platforms. Earlier this year, players, clubs in the Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship, along with

By Ben Church, CNN Robert Lewandowski equaled Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga record for most goals scored in a single calendar year after Bayern Munich crushedd Stuttgart 5-0 on Wednesday. The Polish international netted twice in the demolition, his second bringing him level with the record, 42 goals, which has stood since 1972. The striker now has

By Steve Almasy, CNN Some big names joined the Covid-19 protocol lists in the NBA, NFL and NHL on Tuesday and Wednesday. Two of the leagues have been forced to postpone games due to outbreaks and all three are losing key players due to the Covid-19 protocols. They include the man who dropped 50 points

By Ben Morse, CNN Just when you thought the Arizona Cardinals were running off with the NFC West division title, the Los Angeles Rams might have just thrown a spanner in the works. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw three touchdowns and the LA defense was able to do just enough to stop the Cardinals to