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By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian fencing champion banned from the world championships in Italy for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent has been readmitted to the tournament and given an automatic place at next year’s Paris Olympics. Olga Kharlan, leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — France put itself in a commanding position to reach the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup after earning a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brazil thanks to Wendie Renard’s late header. France dominated the early exchanges and veteran forward Eugenie Le Sommer deservedly opened the scoring for France on

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A number of F1 drivers have raised concerns about safety at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, after inclement weather was forecasted. On Saturday – the day of the sprint race – there is a 90% chance of rain and thunderstorms, peaking in the late morning and early afternoon at

By Svitlana Vlasova, Amy Cassidy, Tim Lister and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team, Olga Kharlan, said she “acted with my heart” following her disqualification from the world championships for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent. The four-time individual world champion and four-time Olympic medalist also called

CNN By Jacob Lev, Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911 operator. “Get an ambulance here now.” “All right, sir, we’re going to send help,” the operator responded. “Don’t hang up, sir, don’t hang up.”

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — In a rare critique of the team’s previous coach and staff, new Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton told USA Today that his predecessors had done “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.” Payton, who was hired this past offseason by the Broncos, sounded

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — When Angel Yin finished an impressive first round at the Evian Championship, she spent some time signing autographs for a gaggle of junior fans excitedly bundled together at the ropes. Yet two young spectators had already collected souvenirs from the American golfer before she had even finished playing on

By Simone McCarthy, Andrew McNicol, and Candice Zhu CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — With a tied score and two minutes left to play after a stunning second-half comeback, China’s women’s soccer team finally scored the goal that had eluded them for 16 years. That winning goal, which earned the team their first AFC Asian Cup

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — England’s 1-0 win over Denmark at the Women’s World Cup on Friday was overshadowed by a serious-looking injury sustained by its star midfielder Keira Walsh who had to be stretchered off in the first half. Lauren James scored the only goal of the game in the sixth minute, curling

By Svitlana Vlasova and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team, Olga Kharlan, has been disqualified from participating in the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Anna Smirnova, who is from Russia. Kharlan had just beaten Smirnova at the tournament in Milan, but rather than shake hands

By Jacob Lev, Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911 operator. “Get an ambulance here now.” “All right, sir, we’re going to send help,” the operator responded. “Don’t hang up, sir, don’t hang up.” Bronny

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Balance is a word that encapsulates Rose Zhang’s world. On the golf course, it underpins a swing that has rocketed her through record upon record en route to a historic start on the LPGA Tour. Away from the greens and fairways, balance is everything for a 20-year-old juggling a

By Christiane Amanpour and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US soccer great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami will benefit both the men’s and women’s game collectively. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, the former United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) star dismissed the notion that the Argentine’s arrival to the MLS would in

By Hilary Whiteman and Ben Morse, CNN Brisbane Stadium, Australia (CNN) — Nigeria stunned co-hosts Australia at the Women’s World Cup on Thursday, earning a famous 3-2 victory. Emily van Egmond sent the home fans into delirium just before the interval, tapping home a sweeping move to give Australia the lead. With the stadium bouncing

By Vasco Cotovio, Catherine Nicholls and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian chess player, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a hijab, has been granted Spanish nationality, Spain’s Minister of Justice announced on Tuesday. Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in

By Alasdair Howorth, for CNN (CNN) — One year ago, the South Africa women’s national soccer team was crowned queen of the continent as it defeated Morocco in front of 50,000 fans in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final. The team is now making its second appearance at the Women’s World Cup, but

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers has agreed to a reworked deal with the New York Jets, the 39-year-old confirmed while talking to reporters during training camp on Wednesday. Rodgers gave no specifics of the reworked deal, but according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the two sides agreed to a two-year, $75 million guaranteed contract through the

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Wellington, New Zealand (CNN) — In a closely-fought battle and rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and the Netherlands – two of the world’s top teams – came to a 1-1 draw on Thursday at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Chants of “U-S-A,

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Two-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown signed the richest deal in NBA history on Wednesday: a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics.  Brown said he wants to bring Black Wall Street to Boston, tackle the “unsettling” wealth disparity in the city and stimulate the overall economy. “I want to