National Sports

By Theresa Waldrop and Wayne Sterling, CNN Runners from Kenya prevailed in the New York City Marathon Sunday, with Albert Korir winning the men’s race, and Peres Jepchirchir taking the women’s competition. Korir, who came in second in the 2019 race, finished in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 22 seconds, and Jepchirchir came in at

By Kevin Dotson, CNN As Week 9 of the NFL season gets underway, here are five things to look out for in the upcoming games. Green Bay Packers travel to hostile Arrowhead Stadium without QB Aaron Rodgers With Covid-19 positive (and unvaccinated) quarterback Aaron Rodgers watching from home, the Green Bay Packers will visit the

By Christina Kline, CNN Drivers will start their engines one last time for the 2021 NASCAR season on Sunday. The Cup Series Championship will see the top four drivers race to the finish line for the chance to hoist the Cup Series trophy. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the green flag. Where

By George Ramsay, CNN Novak Djokovic made tennis history on Saturday as he secured his place as the year-end world No. 1 for the record seventh time. With his 3-6 6-0 7-6 victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinals of the Paris Masters, Djokovic moves clear of Pete Sampras, who finished the year as world

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN After the pandemic scuppered last year’s New York City Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious and hotly anticipated running events is set to return on Sunday. Last year’s race was meant to mark an extra special milestone — it would have been the 50th running of the iconic competition. But

By George Ramsay Barcelona squandered a three-goal league lead against Celta Vigo on Saturday as the club’s disappointing form continued. Goals from Ansu Fati, Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay gave Barcelona a 3-0 advantage at halftime, but Celta responded in the second half through Iago Aspas and Nolito, before Aspas’ equalizer in added time saw

By Brenley Goertzen, for CNN On the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, Abdi Nageeye reminded the world what the Games are all about with his unforgettable silver medal marathon performance. In the dying stages of the men’s race, Nageeye of the Netherlands cheered and encouraged his exhausted Belgian training partner Bashir Abdi. The gesture

CNN By Brenley Goertzen, for CNN On the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, Abdi Nageeye reminded the world what the Games are all about with his unforgettable silver medal marathon performance. In the dying stages of the men’s race, Nageeye of the Netherlands cheered and encouraged his exhausted Belgian training partner Bashir Abdi. The

By Ben Morse, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss his team’s trip to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday due to Covid-19 protocols. On Friday while appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers said he had contracted Covid-19 and that he is unvaccinated against the virus — a revelation that has

By Travis Caldwell and Jack Bantock, CNN Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision early Sunday at UFC 268 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts, Usman’s strong takedown defense staved off Covington’s challenges in the early rounds. A bloodied Covington rallied

By George Ramsay, CNN The New York City Marathon returns on Sunday following a two-year hiatus, and at the front of the field, legendary distance runner Kenenisa Bekele is primed to “make more history” in his storied career. Bekele, a three-time Olympic gold medalist over 5,000 and 10,000 meters, is the headline name competing in

By Aleks Klosok and Kevin Dotson, CNN Barcelona has announced the appointment of club legend Xavi Hernández as the club’s new coach on a deal that includes the remainder of the current season plus two additional seasons. He replaces Ronald Koeman, who was sacked last month following a dismal start to the season. The club

By David Close, CNN The NBA and WNBA have hired a law firm to investigate allegations in an expansive ESPN report that Phoenix Suns and Mercury managing partner Robert Sarver used racist and sexist language for years. NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement that New York-based Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which investigated