Sports

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The highly anticipated new Premier League season kicked off at Anfield on Friday, with some supporters still wiping away tears from their eyes on a bright, sunny day. Those same supporters likely wiped very different tears away once the final whistle sounded following a six-goal affair that saw the

By George Ramsay, Aleks Klosok, Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Polish president Karol Nawrocki has denounced a “scandalous” banner displayed by a group of Israeli soccer fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match on Thursday. Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa held a large banner reading “murderers since 1939” close to the front of

CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in just

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and

By Hailey Hurst, CNN (CNN) — A switch flips when Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London steps onto an NFL field. His easygoing demeanor and infectious smile quickly fade once the wideout leaves the sideline. When it’s time to ball, the London who his teammates all know and love all but disappears, and is replaced

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams is making her return to the US Open at 45 as a wild card for the singles main draw. Williams’ appearance later this month will make her the oldest singles entrant at Flushing Meadows since Renee Richards, who was 47 at the time of her participation in

By Associated Press Oxnard, California (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary series, “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” which will debut on Netflix next week.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday. In a joint statement from the International World Games Association, the local organizing committee (LOC) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the World Games said that the 29-year-old was found unconscious during

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A power outage at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament created a fair amount of chaos Monday around the grounds at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Tournament organizers posted just before 6 p.m. local time that play had been suspended due to an “on-site power outage.” Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to record a 30-point, 20-rebound double-double. Wilson, who turned 29 on Friday, finished with 32 points and 20 rebounds to go with five assists and two steals in an utterly dominant performance as the Aces claimed

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool paid an emotional tribute to its late forward Diogo Jota on Sunday in the club’s first competitive match since his death in July, as Jeremie Frimpong scored a bizarre goal in the 20th minute of the game, just as fans were applauding in memory of Jota, who wore

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Connor Zilisch, the NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader, picked up another win on Saturday but his celebrations quickly came to an unexpected end when he broke his collarbone slipping off his car. The 19-year-old driver was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet car to celebrate his