Sports

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

By Patrick Sung, CNN New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge hit two home runs to reach 59 on the season — the most ever for a right-hander in American League (AL) history — in a monster performance on Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee as the Yankees beat the Brewers 12-8. Judge is now two home runs

By Matt Foster, CNN Supporters of Glasgow-based football team Celtic FC chanted anti-royal sentiments during a planned minute’s applause for Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the team’s match against St. Mirren in Paisley, Scotland, on Sunday. The minute’s applause had been organized after the home team, St. Mirren, chose to pay tribute to the late

By Aimee Lewis and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Mathias Pogba, the brother of France’s World Cup-winning footballer Paul Pogba, has been put under temporary detention by a Paris court as it investigates allegations of extortion, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN. According to Mathias’ lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in prison since Saturday

By Aimee Lewis, CNN With victory all but secured, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave the nod to the substitutes’ bench. Changes were afoot, history would be made. In the 92nd minute, schoolboy Ethan Nwaneri replaced Fabio Vieira to become, aged 15 years and 181 days, the youngest player to play in an English Premier League

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to capture the first title in franchise history on Sunday. Aces guard Riquna Williams hit two late three pointers to thwart a late comeback attempt and seal the win. Las Vegas guard Chelsea

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The US’ most popular sport is back for what is sure to be another exciting season. Week 1 of the National Football League was no exception, with seven season-opening games decided by three points or fewer. Week 2 features another slate of great matchups, with Tom Brady’s Buccaneers (1-0) meeting their

By Ben Morse, CNN Canelo Álvarez ended his long rivalry with Gennady Golovkin with a clear victory in their trilogy fight on Saturday. Following two bruising fights, both with disputed results, the pair met for the third and final time at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And in front of a partisan crowd in favor

CNN By Aly Vance for CNN Who can forget the Queen’s reaction at Royal Ascot in 2013 when her racehorse, Estimate, won the prestigious Gold Cup? It was a rare moment when her public front slipped as the then 87-year-old — with all the enthusiasm of a young girl — watched on from the Royal Box and urged