Sports

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Team USA’s 87-72 opening game victory over Belgium at the Women’s Basketball World Cup was overshadowed by the absence of forward Brittney Griner, who has been sentenced to nine years in Russian jail for possessing cannabis oil. The USA’s players honored their friend and teammate by electing to not wear her

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and George Ramsay, CNN Greg Norman, the head of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, faced some conservative criticism on Tuesday after he met with a group of House Republicans behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. Norman, on a trip to Washington as part of a public-relations push to sell

By George Ramsay, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Every day, whatever the weather, Hellah Sidibe laces up his running shoes and heads to his nearest road, park or trail. It’s a ritual he’s maintained for the past five-and-a-half years and the 31-year-old Sidibe doesn’t plan to break it anytime soon, regardless of where he

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Every day, whatever the weather, Hellah Sidibe laces up his running shoes and heads to his nearest road, park or trail. It’s a ritual he’s maintained for the past five-and-a-half years and the 31-year-old Sidibe doesn’t plan to break it anytime soon, regardless of where

By Issy Ronald, CNN Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday due to illness, ending her title defense at the tournament. “I am really sorry that I am not able to compete today,” Osaka said in a statement to the

By George Ramsay, CNN After numerous close battles against each other over the years, Roger Federer will get to enjoy what he called a “special moment” in partnering with Rafael Nadal for the final match of his career. Federer, who will retire from tennis after this week’s Laver Cup, confirmed he would only play one

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The Las Vegas Aces were given a heroine’s welcome by thousands of fans in Vegas on Tuesday after winning their first ever WNBA title. The championship parade started at Caesars Palace and ended at a stage in front of the fountain at the Bellagio. The celebrations were led by 2022 WNBA

By CNN Sport staff Aaron Judge moved level with baseball legend Babe Ruth’s single-season tally of 60 home runs on Tuesday — one shy of Roger Maris’ American League (AL) single-season record — in a dramatic 9-8 New York Yankees win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yankees trailed by four runs at the bottom of

By Issy Ronald, CNN Former Ukraine captain and coach Andriy Shevchenko presented Barcelona and Poland star Robert Lewandowski with a Ukrainian armband to wear at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. During an event at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw on Tuesday, the two famed strikers embraced as Shevchenko fastened the blue and

By Issy Ronald and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced it will work to revise its agreement with its national team players regarding the use of their images and rights. This came after PSG and France star Kylian Mbappé boycotted sponsorship activities — including a photo shoot — scheduled on Tuesday

By George Ramsay, CNN Shortly after making his first move, world champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday. The pair were playing in the Julius Baer Generation Cup when Carlsen turned off his screen and left the match without explanation — the latest twist in an

By Ben Morse, CNN The Buffalo Bills continued their electric start to the new season on Monday night — beating the Tennessee Titans 41-7 — but the evening was marred by a scary-looking injury to one of their defenders. Bills cornerback Dane Jackson was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after suffering a neck

By David Close, CNN Kalani David, a Hawaiian-born professional surfer and skateboarder, died after he suffered a seizure while surfing off Costa Rica on Saturday, according to his father, David David. He was 24. Kalani David was accomplished in both sports, having competed worldwide in both disciplines. His X Games profile highlights his multi-sport talents