Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN It’s while running in the moors and hills of her native Scotland that Lesley Paterson sometimes sees her two careers become conveniently aligned. A professional triathlete and screenwriter, Paterson has long inhabited two livelihoods that, on the surface, seem worlds apart. But in the quiet moments of a windswept run or

By George Ramsay, CNN For the first time since November, Manchester City has supplanted Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Second-half goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland helped City to a 3-1 victory over its title-chasing rival at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, though Arsenal does have a game in hand. Kevin

By Ben Morse, CNN LeBron James returned from a three-game absence and helped his new-look Los Angeles Lakers to an impressive 120-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The 37-year-old James had missed the three previous games due to ankle soreness but returned to action on Wednesday night to great effect. In 29 productive minutes

By David Close, CNN Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday reimbursed over $300,000 for legal fees he spent while defending himself in a federal civil case alleging he had raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. The case was dismissed in June, after the judge found that the plaintiff’s

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Lewis Hamilton says “nothing will stop him” from speaking out after new rules were introduced by the FIA restricting drivers from making “political, religious and personal statements.” The seven-time world champion was speaking at the launch of the Mercedes’ 2023 car for the upcoming season at Silverstone and was not impressed

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is making a record-breaking $10 million donation to Make-A-Wish America in honor of his upcoming 60th birthday, the organization announced Wednesday. The gift is the largest given by an individual in the foundation’s 43-year history. Jordan, who turns 60 on Friday, hopes his donation will

By Matias Grez, CNN It was party time in Missouri on Wednesday as the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Super Bowl win with a parade through the streets of Kansas City and a rally where two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes told the crowd he was planning to see them in the same place

CNN By Ben Morse, CNN A superb solo goal from Karim Adeyemi proved decisive as Borussia Dortmund beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 clash in the Champions League on Wednesday. Adeyemi lit up a tight encounter at the Signal Iduna Park midway through the second half, running from deep inside his

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu is still missing 10 days after last Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, his agent told CNN Sport on Wednesday. “We are still searching for Christian. We have asked AFAD (The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) to place his picture in all local and

By David Close and Alasdair Howorth, CNN The Arizona Cardinals have hired Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon as their new head coach, just two days after the Eagles lost 38-35 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. The announcement came just hours after the Eagles’ offensive coordinator Shane Steichen left his post

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is preparing to undertake his darkness retreat, which will take place at the “end of this week.” “I’m doing a darkness retreat later this week, I’m excited about it, I didn’t realize how much it would take off,” he told Pat McAfee on Tuesday, adding