Sports

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Kelly Catlin and Ellie Soutter never met, but they had a lot in common. Both were commanding athletes: Catlin, a US track cyclist, was a three-times world champion and Olympic silver medalist, and Soutter, a snowboarder, was tipped to be one of Team Great Britain’s strongest contenders for the 2022 Winter

By Matt Foster, Zoe Sottile and Steve Almasy, CNN Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been traded to Dallas, the Mavericks announced Monday. The Mavericks gave up guard Spencer Dinwiddie, forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three draft picks, Dallas officials said in a news release. The Nets also reportedly sent big man Markieff Morris to Dallas

By Aimee Lewis, CNN To say this has been a disappointing season for Liverpool would be an understatement. On recent results alone, the club is in crisis. A humiliating 3-0 loss to relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers Saturday was the team’s third successive loss on the road in the league. And after the defeat, which leaves Liverpool

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Paris Saint-Germain has struggled in recent games, relatively speaking, but thankfully for the Parisian club, Lionel Messi has been in fine scoring form. The Argentine was on target again Saturday, scoring in the second half to secure a 2-1 comeback win for PSG against Toulouse. Victory extended PSG’s lead over Marseille,

By Ben Church and Chris Wallace, CNN Hall of Fame football player and television analyst Terry Bradshaw says the NFL may be a “tough sport” but that athletes accepted the dangers when taking part. In an interview on CNN and HBOMax’s ‘Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,’ the 74-year-old recalls being knocked out a number of

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The traditional NFL Pro Bowl has been revamped for the 2022-23 season. The rebranded Pro Bowl Games breathe new life into the longstanding praxis of bringing together the league’s top talent. The festivities kicked off with a skills competition on Thursday night, which will continue on Sunday and culminate with three

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It was a straightforward header from close range that put Borussia Dortmund 3-1 ahead in the second half of its league game Saturday, but the simplicity of the goal should not mask its significance. Sébastien Haller’s goal was his first since returning to play three weeks ago, having needed to take

By Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN LeBron James finished with 27 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday, leaving the 38-year-old needing 36 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record. James struggled out of the gates but was able to finish the game strong, adding

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore is widely regarded as the greatest female surfer of all time, so it came as a surprise when the eight-time world champion started her title defense with an early exit at Pipeline in Hawaii. Finding herself in the elimination round in the World Surf League’s Women’s Championship Tour

By Jacob Lev, CNN Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the NBA trade deadline on February 9, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. According to Wojnarowski, there were talks between the Nets and Irving on a new deal but no deal was reached and a

By Ben Morse, CNN Not a single soul born in the 21st century has seen an NFL season without Tom Brady. They almost got a glimpse of what life would be like without the legendary quarterback when he retired in February last year, only for the future Hall of Famer to return just over a

By Aimee Lewis, CNN There are few certainties in sport, but LeBron James breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record is one of them. It is now a question of when, not if, this remarkable record chase will be achieved. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has held the points record for nearly 39 years, the Lakers great overtaking Wilt

By Issy Ronald, CNN Five players were ejected after a fight, in which punches were thrown and almost every player on the court was involved, marred the Orlando Magic’s 127-120 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The fight began at the end of the third quarter when Austin Rivers clashed with Mo Bamba, who was sitting

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo will be remembered as one of soccer’s most prolific goalscorers. But, surprisingly for a player who is usually so lethal in front of goal, it has taken the forward longer than many expected for him to find the net with his new club Al Nassr. But on Friday the