National Sports

By Amanda Davies and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Split-second decision making, relentless focus and courage are just some of the attributes any Formula One driver needs. Charles Leclerc first stepped into a kart when he was four years old, and was hooked by the thrill of speed after he had his first lesson with his

By Amy Sood, CNN Rugby union player Quade Cooper says Australia has repeatedly denied him citizenship — despite representing the country 70 times as a member of the national team. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Cooper moved to Australia with his family aged 13 but still holds New Zealand citizenship, according to CNN affiliate Seven

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent Switzerland in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saying that a recent setback with his knee forced the decision. The 39-year-old underwent two knee operations in 2020. “I am greatly disappointed, as it has been an

By Adam Renuart, CNN The Olympics have always held significance for USA basketball player Jewell Loyd — and not just as a sporting event. With a mother who used to run track, Loyd says, “We didn’t watch a lot of television growing up, but any time the Olympics were on, we would always watch it.”

By Rob Picheta, CNN Formula One driver Lando Norris had his watch stolen after attending the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, his McLaren team has said. The 21-year-old Norris was unhurt but left “shaken” by the incident, which has now been turned over to police, the team said in a statement on

By Ben Morse, CNN The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday’s Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy has been described by the team’s manager Gareth Southgate as “unforgivable” and “just not what we stand for.” Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted on social media after they missed penalties in

By John Sinnott, CNN Football fans often joke that “it’s the hope that kills you,” though if you’re an England fan it’s more likely to be a penalty shootout that will result in your metaphorical demise. England lost another shootout on Sunday in a major international tournament as Italy held its nerve to win the

By John Sinnott and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Italian squad made a triumphant return to Italy on Monday after its penalty shootout win over England in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium. Sunday’s success was the Azzurri’s second European Championship victory and came 53 years after Italy’s first win in the pan-continental tournament. The

By Matias Grez, CNN On a night fraught with tension, Italy clinched its first major title for 15 years with a penalty shootout win over England in the Euro 2020 final. Luke Shaw’s goal inside the opening two minutes gave England a lead it looked like it would hold onto all night, before a goalmouth

By Wayne Sterling, CNN After winning his 20th grand slam in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic said he was “50-50” on participating at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Speaking to reporters after beating Matteo Berretini in the grass court grand slam, Djokovic said the lack of spectators as well as the strict Covid-19 restrictions are weighing

By John Sinnot and Wayne Sterling, CNN A small group of football fans without tickets breached the security cordon around the venue hosting Sunday’s Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, according to a Wembley Stadium spokesperson. “There was a breach of security and a small group of people got into the stadium,” the spokesperson

By Ben Church, CNN Novak Djokovic equaled the men’s record for most grand slam single’s titles after beating Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The world No.1 joins Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 career grand slams, cementing himself as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. After

By Jacob Lev, Alaa Elassar and Alanne Orjoux, CNN In an anticlimactic and painful end to their third and much-anticipated match-up, Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor by TKO in the first round in the UFC 264 Saturday night after McGregor appeared to have broken his leg or ankle. The two men had faced off twice

By Ben Morse and Alaa Elassar, CNN It has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships, and the final game is Sunday. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2020 final will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium. Still

By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II sent a message of support to England national football team manager Gareth Southgate on Saturday, the evening before England’s showdown with Italy at Wembley Stadium in London. “55 years ago I was fortunate to present the World Cup to Bobby Moore and saw what it meant to the

By Ben Church, CNN Ashleigh Barty clinched her first Wimbledon title after beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 in the women’s final on Saturday. The world No. 1 raced through the first set but lost the second in a thrilling tie-break before recovering her composure to win the decider. Barty is the first Australian

By Radina Gigova, CNN Boxer Chris Eubank’s son Sebastian has died in Dubai days before his 30th birthday, and a month after he became a father, UK’s PA Media reported Saturday, citing a statement from the family. Sebastian Eubank, the third oldest of five children, leaves behind his wife Salma and newborn son Raheem, according