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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — English football club Forest Green Rovers named Hannah Dingley as its interim head coach Tuesday, making her the first female head coach in English professional football. Dingley replaces outgoing coach Duncan Ferguson, who was appointed Forest Green manager in January, but was unable to stop the team from being

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Senbere Teferi looked to be mere seconds away from defending her Peachtree Road Race title. That is, until she took a wrong turn just before the finish line. The first three competitors of the women’s elite division of the Peachtree Road Race, a 10-kilometer race held annually in Atlanta

Exclusive by Christina Macfarlane and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The chance to be coached by Roger Federer would surely be a dream come true for any young tennis player. Apart from the Swiss tennis great’s own children, it would seem. Federer’s twin daughters and twin sons now all play tennis up to four times

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A ball flies down the fairway, watched by a mob of kangaroos with passing interest. In a nearby water hazard, a three-and-a-half-meter long crocodile swims lazily by. On the green, a venomous snake uncoils out of the hole and slithers away into the long grass. The golfing experience in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, whilst there were mixed results for her US compatriots elsewhere at the third grand slam of the year. World No. 7 Gauff lost in three sets – 6-4 4-6 6-2 – to fellow American Sofia

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby next year after Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the organizer of the horse race and owner of the famed racetrack, extended his suspension through the end of 2024. The decision was “based on continued concerns regarding the threat to

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Christophe Galtier is to stand trial in Nice, France, over allegations of psychological harassment and racial discrimination, according to the public prosecutor involved in the case. Xavier Bonhomme, the prosecutor for the judicial court in Nice, tweeted a photo of the office’s press release relating

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is institution that says it’s responsible for the “custodianship of the laws of the cricket” and on its website there is a section devoted to the sport’s “spirit.” In it, the MCC highlights the respectful manner in which the sport should be played, notably:

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — As the ball dropped into the cup, Rickie Fowler crossed his arms over his putter and looked skyward. A big exhale, a smile, and then – over the shoulder of caddie Ricky Romano – a triumphant raise of his club to a flock of ecstatic fans. After 1,610 days,

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Eugene Amo-Dadzie leads what appears to be an ordinary life: he’s a husband, a father, and works nine-to-five as a chartered accountant in London. But away from his family and his profession, Amo-Dadzie also happens to be one of the fastest men in the world, this

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of Wimbledon on the eve of this year’s tournament after failing to recover from a wrist injury. “I tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again,” the 28-year-old Australian, who reached last

CNN By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Eugene Amo-Dadzie leads what appears to be an ordinary life: he’s a husband, a father, and works nine-to-five as a chartered accountant in London. But away from his family and his profession, Amo-Dadzie also happens to be one of the fastest men in the world,

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen became the first driver in over half a century to win in his NASCAR Cup Series debut after a triumph Sunday at the inaugural Chicago Street Race. The race was delayed due to lightning and heavy rain, forcing NASCAR to shorten it