National Sports

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two-time grand slam singles champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Laver Cup due to fitness concerns, the tournament announced on Thursday. “I’m really disappointed to share that I won’t be able to compete at the Laver Cup in Berlin next week,” Nadal said in a

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — American Lael Wilcox has broken the world record for the fastest woman to cycle around the world, traversing 21 countries and 18,125 miles in three and a half months. Arriving back in Chicago at 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday – 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes after

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — After a mass exodus of schools, the Pac-12 Conference is working on a revival. The conference announced Thursday that four schools from the Mountain West Conference – Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State – will be admitted to the Pac-12, effective from July 1, 2026.

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Spanish golfer Jon Rahm appealed against outstanding fines to the DP World Tour on Thursday which had thrown his hopes of competing at next year’s Ryder Cup into jeopardy. The two-time major winner originally insisted Wednesday that he had no intention of paying the penalty fees incurred due to

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — WNBA star Caitlin Clark hinted at her political beliefs ahead of this year’s US election by liking a social media post from Taylor Swift endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, but she stopped short of endorsing a candidate when asked by reporters on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Swift ended speculation about

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The new NFL season couldn’t have started much worse for Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. A disappointing home defeat to the previously unheralded New England Patriots meant the season began on an low note for a team with Super Bowl aspirations. But after the Week 1 loss, it

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson set the record for the most points in a WNBA season in her team’s 86-75 road win over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday. Wilson tied the existing record of 939 set by the Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd last year with a free throw

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — If Manchester United is broken, then Cristiano Ronaldo thinks that he has the keys to fix it. The Portuguese forward, who had two spells at United before leaving for the final time two years ago, has said that the club must “rebuild everything” in order to return to its

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Week 1 of the NFL season always brings out some great and massive overreactions from fans to their team’s results. But at the same time, the opening games can also be very revealing of how a team is shaping up heading into this season. If you are a Cincinnati

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani moved to within touching distance of MLB history on Wednesday night, as he picked up his 47th home run and 48th stolen base of the year in his bid to achieve the league’s first ever 50-50 season. The two-time AL MVP had a terrific game, going 2-for-4

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An emotional Jordan Chiles opened up Wednesday about how the controversy surrounding her bronze medal in the women’s artistic floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Games affected her, saying the process took away “the person I am.” US gymnast Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday he was surprised by the latest civil lawsuit levied against him. On Monday, in the suit obtained by CNN, a woman identified as “Jane Doe” claimed Watson sexually assaulted her in her apartment before a dinner date in October 2020. The 28-year-old

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes will not endorse former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris. After spending Sunday at the US Open with his wife Brittany, teammate Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift, who backed Harris for president on social media

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by his country’s sport governing body after attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. In a statement, Hockey Australia confirmed that its sanction took effect from September 9 and added that Craig would be required to

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays descended into chaos on Tuesday night after reliever Edwin Uceta hit Nick Castellanos with a 96mph fastball. With the game tied going into the bottom of the eighth, Uceta gave up five runs before apparently taking out his frustrations

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Brazil and Argentina both suffered defeats in their qualifying matches ahead of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. For the Seleção, the 1-0 defeat against Paraguay was particularly concerning as it marked the team’s fourth defeat in the past five qualifiers. The result leaves the five-time World Cup winner

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When Tadej Pogačar surged ahead of great rival Jonas Vingegaard at the top of the Col de la Couillole, clapping his chest and stretching out his arms as he crossed the finish line, it all but confirmed his return to the pinnacle of cycling in thrilling fashion. Pogačar hadn’t

By Isaac Yee and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn. But the medals – three gold and a silver – are still missing. The 47-year-old man, who was wanted on a warrant over the alleged theft, was

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Tua Tagovailoa wasn’t at the scene when his teammate Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and thrown to the ground by Miami-Dade police before the Dolphins’ game on Sunday. But on Tuesday, the Miami quarterback admitted he became “emotional” when watching the released body-camera footage of the incident. “Seeing it the

By David Close and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The long-awaited official hire of former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach of the US men’s national soccer team (USMNT) has finally come to fruition. Rumors of the 52-year-old leading the charge for the American men have circulated for weeks. In a statement,