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By Issy Ronald, CNN It seems somewhat of an understatement to call the Tour de France a bike race. It transcends cycling, shutting down every mountain pass, village, town and city it passes through, drawing huge crowds along the roadside like some kaleidoscopic carnival. But — except for a brief period between 1984 and 1989

By Ben Morse, CNN Former US President Donald Trump will play a round with Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson ahead of the LIV Golf event which begins on Friday. The third event of the controversial Saudi-backed tour is being played at Bedminster, New Jersey, which is a Trump-owned course. A source with LIV Golf told

By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Amy Li As Cody Simpson stood behind the starting blocks at his first Olympic swimming trials last year, the experience felt completely new but also strangely familiar. With a big crowd watching on and fans chanting his name, it transported him back to the thick of his music

By Matias Grez, CNN The bitter taste of defeat is something Germany’s women have rarely experienced at the European Championships. Even on a night like tonight, when for much of the second half it felt as though the team was merely hanging on for survival against a ferocious and tenacious French side, Germany somehow found

By Ben Morse, CNN Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh has told ESPN that “the abortion issue is one that’s so big that it needs to be talked about” after saying he’d raise an unwanted baby from a player or staff member of his. Harbaugh, a Catholic, and his wife Sarah spoke last week at

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It is “impossible” for Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona at the moment, the club’s manager Xavi Hernández said. When asked if he wanted Messi to return to the club, Xavi told reporters: “Yes, but at the moment, Leo has a contract with another club, so

CNN By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Last summer, Alice Dearing made history. Competing in the women’s 10km marathon swim at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, the 24-year-old became the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at an Olympic Games. Only two Black swimmers had represented

By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Last summer, Alice Dearing made history. Competing in the women’s 10km marathon swim at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, the 24-year-old became the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at an Olympic Games. Only two Black swimmers had represented Britain

By Ben Morse, CNN It just couldn’t have gone much better than that. For England, Tuesday night was like a fairytale after it thumped Sweden 4-0 to advance to the Women’s Euro 2022 final. Following two recent semifinal heartbreaks, goals from Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo and Fran Kirby helped ease fears of more

By Liam Reilly and Ben Morse, CNN A 9/11 survivors’ group has said it is “appalled” by the “offensive, disrespectful and hurtful” Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour as the event prepares to stage its next competition about 50 miles (80km) from the site of the deadly terror attack. Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference near

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has caused a stir after smashing a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles in the semifinals at the World Championships this Sunday. Amusan came in with a record time of 12.12 seconds, beating Kendra Harrison’s 2016 record of 12.20 by 0.8 of a second. She went on

By Ben Morse, CNN An Australian rugby league club has apologized for its “mismanagement” of the release of its pride jersey after several players said they would boycott playing in it. The National Rugby League’s (NRL) Manly Warringah Sea Eagles announced a special, one-off shirt in which all the white spaces on the traditional kit

By Issy Ronald, CNN Muhammad Ali’s historic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ WBC belt has sold for $6.18million at auction to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. The NFL team owner confirmed on Twitter that he had added the belt to his collection. “Proud to be the steward!” he said. Ali won the WBC heavyweight championship belt

By Matias Grez, CNN Lewis Hamilton estimated he lost “around three kilos” during the French Grand Prix after a drinks bottle malfunction left him unable to rehydrate. On a sweltering Sunday afternoon at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the seven-time world champion recorded his best finish of the season by coming second behind Red Bull’s Max

By Ben Church, CNN Houston Texans rookie John Metchie III is unlikely to play in the NFL this season after being diagnosed with Leukemia. The wide receiver, 22, announced the diagnosis on Sunday but said he’s in “good spirits” and that he expects to make a recovery. “Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic

CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Louis Leeson, CNN Omie Dale has fond memories of splashing in the sea as a child, of racing through water parks and swimming in backwaters and rivers. “There’s so much joy that can be had once you learn to swim, once you’ve abandoned those fears and you can get

By Sana Noor Haq and Louis Leeson, CNN Omie Dale has fond memories of splashing in the sea as a child, of racing through water parks and swimming in backwaters and rivers. “There’s so much joy that can be had once you learn to swim, once you’ve abandoned those fears and you can get in

By Ben Morse, CNN Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record as the World Championships concluded on Sunday, while Team USA wrapped up an historic medal haul. The Swede, in the final event of what’s been an enthralling 10 days in Eugene, Oregon, made it over 6.21 meters, one centimeter higher than his