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By George Ramsay, CNN For Lisa Wright, an elite-level diving judge from New Zealand, it was supposed to be the highlight of her career — the chance to adjudicate at the sport’s premier event at the Olympics. But the scenes that unfolded after the men’s 10-meter platform final in Tokyo last year “darkened” her Olympic
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN Due to multiple positive Covid-19 tests within the Guardians organization, Wednesday afternoon’s game between Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox has been postponed, Major League Baseball officials announced. It is the first Covid-19-related postponement of the season. Among those testing positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 were Cleveland manager Terry
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN When Erling Haaland burst onto the Champions League stage, everybody in the world of football immediately sat up and took notice. Playing in European football’s premier competition is supposed to be hard. Haaland made it look anything but. In September 2019, then 19 years old, the Norwegian sensation bagged a hat-trick
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Bob Lanier, an eight-time All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, died Tuesday, the NBA said. He was 73. Lanier, who played for 14 years in the NBA, died after a short illness, surrounded by family, the NBA said in a statement. “Bob Lanier was a Hall of Fame player
Continue ReadingCNN By Matias Grez, CNN When Erling Haaland burst onto the Champions League stage, everybody in the world of football immediately sat up and took notice. Playing in European football’s premier competition is supposed to be hard. Haaland made it look anything but. In September 2019, then 19 years old, the Norwegian sensation bagged a
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN One of the most prolific and sought-after strikers in world football is set to play in the English Premier League next season after Manchester City confirmed an agreement has been reached with Borussia Dortmund for Erling Haaland. There had been months of speculation concerning the 21-year-old’s future, with rumors of a
Continue ReadingExclusive by Matias Grez, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov walks through the streets surrounding his hometown of Irpin, which sits around 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, there are fleeting moments when it seems like an ordinary day in May. The skies are clear and
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Tennis great Chris Evert has completed her sixth and final chemotherapy session to treat stage 1 ovarian cancer, the former world No. 1 said on Monday. The 18-time grand slam champion revealed she had been diagnosed with the disease in January. “I’m a little out of it (meds) but nonetheless, thankful and relieved
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 500 career playoff threes as he poured in 32 points to go along with eight assists to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 on Monday and move to within one win of the Western Conference finals.
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff From one magnificent feat to another, Shohei Ohtani is having a season to remember. On Monday, the Los Angeles Angels star achieved his first grand slam as a professional as he helped his side to a 11-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, California. Ohtani, Mike Trout and Jared
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, Kevin Dotson and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former NBA player Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando, according to authorities in Florida. Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting just after 1 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, where they found Payne, 31, shot. The gunman, who was later
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN There may be some people who believed they could strike it rich with the racehorse Rich Strike — whose 80-1 odds in the 148th Kentucky Derby made him one of the longest shots in the race’s history — but his jockey Sonny Leon wasn’t one of them. “I didn’t have an
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN The New York Islanders have relieved Barry Trotz of his coaching duties after four seasons with the club, Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced Monday. The Islanders missed the Stanley Cup playoffs this past season after finishing with a 37-35-10 record. “It will be a tremendous understatement to say
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kelly Meafua, a Samoan rugby star, has died after falling from a bridge in France following his team’s final game of the season. French rugby club US Montauban confirmed the 32-year-old back-row forward had not survived the fall into the river Tarn in the early hours of Saturday morning, despite the
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games a piece, but it was an off the court incident that stole the headlines. The game was overshadowed by an incident involving Suns guard
Continue ReadingCNN By Aimee Lewis, CNN Twelve months ago, teenager Carlos Alcaraz needed to qualify to make the main draw of the French Open. This year, he is among the favorites to win the men’s section of the tournament. His is the sort of meteoric rise sport craves and should he achieve what many are predicting
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games a piece, but it was an off the court incident that stole the headlines. The game was overshadowed by an incident involving Suns guard Chris
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell and Ben Morse, CNN If you look up “bursting onto the scene” in the dictionary, it might now come up with a picture of Carlos Alcaraz’s face. The 19-year-old Spaniard has become the hottest prospect in tennis after two Masters 1000 titles in the last few months, the most recent coming in
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of championship leader Charles Leclerc. The victory cut Leclerc’s lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the championship, while the Monegasque’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz completed the podium. Verstappen got off to a fast start at the Hard Rock Stadium
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Las Vegas Raiders team president Dan Ventrelle has been fired, the team’s owner Mark Davis said in a statement Friday. Davis didn’t provide a reason for the termination in the statement, which was posted on the NFL team’s Twitter account. “Dan Ventrelle is no longer with the Raiders organization,” Davis said
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