National Sports

By Kikue Higuchi, CNN At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was signed by every Olympic coach, and she finally added her own signature last month. It also serves as a reminder of just how

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For those looking for a piece of golfing history — and with a seven figure sum to spare — the clubs that Tiger Woods used to win the “Tiger Slam” are up for sale for the first time in more than a decade. After a grueling four days at Augusta National

By Jill Martin, CNN The vibe was much more positive on the court and off following Naomi Osaka’s latest tennis match. After defeating Australian Astra Sharma 6-3, 6-4 in her first-round match at the Miami Open, the four-time grand slam champion told reporters she was feeling better. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say

CNN By Matias Grez, CNN On her day, Ashleigh Barty was an unstoppable force. Her sudden retirement at the age of just 25 comes as a shock not only due to her age, but because she looked set to dominate women’s tennis for the foreseeable future. Barty’s mixture of crushing groundstrokes and slice backhand, which

By Ben Morse and Jim Sciutto, CNN It was a bittersweet moment when Mykhailo ‘Misha’ Golod stepped off the plane at Orlando International Airport on Friday, March 11. It marked the end of a marathon journey the 15-year-old and his mother Vita had undertaken to escape the warzone back in his homeland of Ukraine. But

CNN By Ben Morse and Jim Sciutto, CNN It was a bittersweet moment when Mykhailo ‘Misha’ Golod stepped off the plane at Orlando International Airport on Friday, March 11. It marked the end of a marathon journey the 15-year-old and his mother Vita had undertaken to escape the warzone back in his homeland of Ukraine.

By Kevin Dotson, CNN US Ski and Snowboard, the sports’ governing body, has cut ties with longtime coach Peter Foley amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “As of March 20, 2022, Peter Foley is no longer employed by U.S. Ski and Snowboard,” US Ski and Snowboard said in a statement to CNN. “Mr. Foley has been

By Jessie Yeung and Jill Martin, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport after winning three major singles titles in the last three years. “Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis,” the 25-year-old Australian said

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, reportedly said that the integrity and future of women’s sport is “fragile” and defended his governing body’s rules on testosterone. His comments came days after American swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship last week. “The integrity

By Ben Morse, CNN The Cleveland Browns have defended their signing of embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson, saying they carried out a “comprehensive evaluation” beforehand. The trade of 26-year-old Watson from the Houston Texans was confirmed on Sunday. The quarterback heads to Cleveland along with a fifth round draft pick, while the Texans receive three first

By Ben Church, CNN Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Ferrari claimed a one-two after a dramatic ending to the first race of the new season. Leclerc had started in pole position after an impressive qualifying and, after a battle with reigning world champion Max Verstappen, looked to be cruising to

By George Ramsay, CNN Mastering the art of marathon running is a lifetime pursuit for some, but it seemed to take Molly Seidel roughly two-and-a-half hours on one windswept morning in Atlanta a couple of years ago. That was during the US Olympic trials when Seidel, competing in her first ever marathon, stunned the field