Sports

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by his country’s sport governing body after attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. In a statement, Hockey Australia confirmed that its sanction took effect from September 9 and added that Craig would be required to

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays descended into chaos on Tuesday night after reliever Edwin Uceta hit Nick Castellanos with a 96mph fastball. With the game tied going into the bottom of the eighth, Uceta gave up five runs before apparently taking out his frustrations

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Brazil and Argentina both suffered defeats in their qualifying matches ahead of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. For the Seleção, the 1-0 defeat against Paraguay was particularly concerning as it marked the team’s fourth defeat in the past five qualifiers. The result leaves the five-time World Cup winner

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When Tadej Pogačar surged ahead of great rival Jonas Vingegaard at the top of the Col de la Couillole, clapping his chest and stretching out his arms as he crossed the finish line, it all but confirmed his return to the pinnacle of cycling in thrilling fashion. Pogačar hadn’t

By Isaac Yee and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn. But the medals – three gold and a silver – are still missing. The 47-year-old man, who was wanted on a warrant over the alleged theft, was

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Tua Tagovailoa wasn’t at the scene when his teammate Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and thrown to the ground by Miami-Dade police before the Dolphins’ game on Sunday. But on Tuesday, the Miami quarterback admitted he became “emotional” when watching the released body-camera footage of the incident. “Seeing it the

By David Close and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The long-awaited official hire of former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach of the US men’s national soccer team (USMNT) has finally come to fruition. Rumors of the 52-year-old leading the charge for the American men have circulated for weeks. In a statement,

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — It was a championship hoops kind of day at the White House. President Joe Biden and presidents before him have welcomed hundreds of title-winning champions to the presidential mansion over the years, but Tuesday’s visits felt a little different. Rarely has a president been privy to such a public

CNN By George Ramsay, Ben Morse, Wayne Sterling, David Close, Kevin Dotson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — It’s been an eventful few days for Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill, who was handcuffed and detained by Miami-Dade Police shortly before his team’s opening game Sunday. The detention was just temporary, and Hill later

By Ben Church and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault and battery which allegedly occurred in 2020, according to a civil lawsuit filed Monday by a woman in Harris County, Texas. In the lawsuit obtained by CNN, a woman identified as “Jane Doe” claims that Watson sexually assaulted her in her

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are 17 weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season remaining, but there are some things we can learn from Week 1 of the new campaign. A few of the favorites had strong starts and several of the teams who had been hoping for improvement struggled. Here are the

By Jamie Barton and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Aston Martin has won the race to sign Adrian Newey, widely regarded as the greatest Formula One designer of all time. The 65-year-old has signed a long-term contract with the British team and will join as Managing Technical Partner in March 2025 after nearly 20 years

CNN By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered at an emotional, joint memorial service at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, PA, on Monday. Many NHL players, including Sean Monahan, Kevin Hayes, Seth Jones, Cole Caufield, Jack Eichel, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, were in attendance

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, the Olympian widely known as B-Girl Raygun who went viral after her performance at the Paris Games, is now ranked the No. 1 breaker in the world. The 37-year-old claimed the top spot in the latest women’s rankings released by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When a star bursts into light, it is more often than not part of a multiple star system, gravitationally bound to its other counterparts, orbiting around the center of gravity between them, each one’s cosmic position utterly dependent on the other. For more than 20 years, men’s tennis has

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani stole his 47th base of the season on Monday night to take him one step closer to a historic 50-50 season as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 10-4 to the Chicago Cubs. Having racked up his 46th home run of the campaign on Sunday, the two-time AL

By George Ramsay, Ben Morse, Wayne Sterling, David Close, Kevin Dotson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — It’s been an eventful few days for Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill, who was handcuffed and detained by Miami-Dade Police shortly before his team’s opening game Sunday. The detention was just temporary, and Hill later scored

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The San Francisco 49ers put in a dominant showing to beat the New York Jets 32-19 on Monday, spoiling Aaron Rodgers’ return to NFL action. San Francisco running back Jordan Mason was the star of the show, getting the start in the absence of Christian McCaffrey, the reigning Offensive