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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Grass fires continued to wreak havoc at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday as practice and qualifying sessions were halted three times when three separate blazes broke out. The dramatic scenes came after Friday’s practice session had seen four red flags, two of which were due to trackside fires,

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Ilona Maher is among the most popular rugby players, if not athletes, on the planet, and within her fan club happens to be someone who blazed a trail before her. Ruby Tui, a two-time Olympic medalist and Women’s Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand, has

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A letter reportedly sent by the world’s top tennis players requesting more prize money at grand slams is a “really positive” step for the sport, according to Chinese star Zheng Qinwen. Renowned French sports outlet L’Équipe reported on Wednesday that the top-20-ranked male and female players cosigned a letter

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 after he again made a gun gesture with his fingers in his team’s 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, despite receiving a warning from the league for performing the same celebration earlier this week. In the league’s announcement

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of grueling action, the women’s NCAA tournament is down to just four teams. The Final Four games will be held on Friday, with both contests being played in Tampa, Florida. Here’s everything you need to know about the two semifinal clashes with a spot in Sunday’s national

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — For a six-day period, Grant Fisher felt like everything he touched would turn to gold. The American distance runner had never held a world record at the start of the year, but over the course of back-to-back races in February, he broke two in the space of a week:

CNN By Homero De la Fuente and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Tensions boiled over in the aftermath of Fenerbahçe’s 2-1 loss to Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, as manager José Mourinho clashed with his counterpart, Okan Buruk. The heated Istanbul derby saw three red cards issued in stoppage time before the

By Djenane Villanueva and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was due to carbon monoxide inhalation, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of Costa Rica said Wednesday. Gardner was found dead by a family member in his hotel room on March

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday. The 76ers said the decision was made “following consultations with medical experts.” Embiid was shut down for the season on February 28 after featuring in only 19 games

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four women’s soccer players from Zambia have been removed from the national team ahead of upcoming internationals due to added challenges entering the United States. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) announced on Wednesday that captain Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya and Grace Chanda, all of whom play

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen said that it “was not a mistake” that he liked an Instagram post criticizing Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new Formula One season. After a disappointing start to the year, Lawson was replaced at Red Bull by

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving. For Johnson and many others, we are reminded of the sport’s potential once every four years when, for a brief, two-week window, athletes compete for status and