By Matias Grez, CNN Three months may have passed since Argentina lifted the World Cup trophy in Qatar, but celebrations in the South American nation show no signs of abating. The Argentine national team is preparing to play two friendlies at home to Panama and Curaçao over the next six days, though the soccer itself
Continue Reading CNN By Jill Martin and Thomas Schlachter, CNN US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin hadn’t anticipated moving into the greatest-of-all-time conversation. Instead, the record-breaking skier thought that fellow American Lindsey Vonn would have been the athlete to challenge Ingemar Stenmark’s landmark of 86 World Cup wins. “Lindsey was the one who got the closest and that
Continue Reading By Jill Martin and Thomas Schlachter, CNN US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin hadn’t anticipated moving into the greatest-of-all-time conversation. Instead, the record-breaking skier thought that fellow American Lindsey Vonn would have been the athlete to challenge Ingemar Stenmark’s landmark of 86 World Cup wins. “Lindsey was the one who got the closest and that we
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN Foster Moreau, an NFL free agent and former Las Vegas Raiders tight end, has announced he will step away from football having been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. The 25-year-old Moreau said the diagnosis came during a routine physical with the New Orleans Saints. “Through somewhat of a miraculous
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN An investigative journalist who detailed allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against the former Haitian Football Federation (FHF) president is now facing a defamation lawsuit designed to gag him, his lawyer tells CNN Sport. French journalist Romain Molina — who wrote news stories detailing the allegations against former FHF president Yves
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The newest event on the Champions Tour is set to be played this week at the iconic Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club. The Galleri Classic, bringing PGA TOUR Champions golf back to the Coachella Valley for the first time since 1993, features 78 professionals in 54-hole tournament competition and vying for
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Mesut Özil, the Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, has announced his retirement from professional football aged 34. Once regarded as one of the best players in the world in his position, Özil won the La Liga title with Real Madrid in 2012
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Olympic distance runner Zane Robertson has received an eight-year ban after failing a drug test and tampering with the doping control process, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand announced on Wednesday. Robertson — the New Zealand record holder in the marathon, half marathon and road 10km — tested positive for erythropoietin,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Ja Morant promised to “be more responsible” but admitted his time away from the court hasn’t meant he is “completely better” as he spoke to the media ahead of his return to NBA action. The Memphis Grizzlies guard was suspended for eight games without pay by the NBA for “conduct detrimental
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Argentine goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored one of the most outrageous goals you are ever likely to see during his Cobresal side’s 3-1 win over Colo-Colo in Chile’s top soccer league. With his team already leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took what initially looked like a fairly innocuous goal kick.
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia fifth-year running back Mike Hollins said Tuesday it’s a “miracle” that he’s able to return to the practice field, four months after surviving a shooting that killed three of his football teammates. “It’s literally a miracle that I’m here today and just living that out,” Hollins told reporters
Continue Reading By David Close, CNN New York Knicks hero Willis Reed has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said Tuesday. He was 80 years old. Reed led the Knicks to two championship titles in the 1970s, which included one of the most iconic moments in basketball history. Although suffering from a torn thigh muscle, Reed
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Check out this schedule. Golf in the Fall, soccer in the Winter, and track and field in the Spring. That’s the life of senior Haylie Hutchinson. One of the top student-athletes at La Quinta high school. “She’s the school recorder holder in the 300 meter hurdles,” said La Quinta head coach Brian Ansley. “Her first
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Japan won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, downing Team USA 3-2 in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami. The game ended in dramatic fashion with Japan’s Shohei Ohtani striking out his MLB teammate Mike Trout with a full-count slider to seal Japan’s third title.
Continue Reading CNN By Eoin McSweeney, Jill Martin and Becky Anderson, CNN Although all-time tennis great Novak Djokovic says that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made him the player he is today, initially the Serbian was “pissed off” to be part of the golden era. “They made me stronger, both mentally, physically, my game
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Tennis great Martina Navratilova says her “prognosis is excellent” having been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. In an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV, Navratilova said: “I mean, as far as they know I’m cancer-free … I definitely won’t be missing any of my check-ups. I will be very,
Continue Reading By Eoin McSweeney, Jill Martin and Becky Anderson, CNN Although all-time tennis great Novak Djokovic says that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made him the player he is today, initially the Serbian was “pissed off” to be part of the golden era. “They made me stronger, both mentally, physically, my game was
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, CNN After being eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by the US team in Miami on Sunday, the Cuban team landed in Havana on Monday without one of its players. Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, a 26-year-old catcher, has defected from his home nation, Major League Baseball officials confirmed to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Miami Dolphins officially exercised quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option on his rookie contract on Monday. The 24-year-old is now contracted with the team through the 2024 season. He will be guaranteed $23.2 million for the 2024 season, according to the NFL. Tagovailoa was the NFL’s highest-rated passer last season with
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Tennis great Rafael Nadal has slipped out of the ATP top 10 for the first time since 2005 as he continues to regain his fitness. The Spaniard has not played competitively since the Australian Open and was forced to skip Indian Wells last week as he continues to recover from a
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