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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – scheduled for July 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board announced Tuesday. “AINs (Individual Neutral Athletes) will not participate in the parade of delegations teams

By Ben Morse and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Australia has postponed its T20 series against Afghanistan citing worsening ‘conditions for women and girls’ in the country under Taliban rule, the country’s national cricket body announced on Tuesday. The three-match series, which had been scheduled for August, was assigned to be hosted by Afghanistan but

By Sam Joseph and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit turned heads earlier this year when he announced that he would be leaving behind the sport he made his name in to try his luck at making it into the National Football League. After all, the 23-year-old was one of

By Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have announced initiatives to offer free condoms, mental health resources and cyberbullying support to athletes in the Olympic Village. Organizers in charge of first aid said that 200,000 male condoms, 20,000 female condoms and 10,000 oral dams will be available in the Olympic

By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized Russia’s so-called Friendship Games as being “purely politically motivated” and a violation of the Olympic Charter. The World Friendship Games is a multi-sport event set to be held in Moscow in September and – given that as few as

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid says it has filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following the abuse aimed at star player Vinícius Jr. by supporters. The Spanish giant said that

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi has left the Italian national squad ahead of its two upcoming friendlies after he was accused of using racially charged language towards Napoli player Juan Jesus during a game on Sunday. The alleged incident occurred during the second half of Inter Milan’s 1-1 draw

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It may only be March, but Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards may already have the NBA dunk of the season. In the third quarter of Minnesota’s 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Edwards led the charge on a fastbreak after a steal, took off from the

By Rebekah Riess and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Konstantin Koltsov, a former professional ice hockey player from Belarus and the ex-partner of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died by “apparent suicide” at the age of 42, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Forward Koltsov represented Belarus at the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2010

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the neurogenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma. Billy Guyton died of a suspected suicide last

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The man who coached LeBron James in high school and now Duquesne University to its first NCAA appearance in 47 years says he will retire after the men’s tournament ends for his Cinderella team. Keith Dambrot led the 24-11 Dukes to the Atlantic-10 Championship on Sunday to earn the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There is not a player in college basketball quite like Seth Towns. Now 26 years old, Towns is a Harvard graduate who has already stepped away from basketball once in the past and is an extremely rare eighth-year senior after a collegiate career derailed by injuries. For comparison, five-time

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condemned the violence that broke out after Trabzonspor fans stormed the pitch and attacked Fenerbahçe players following a Turkey Süper Lig match Sunday. The brawl broke out after the final whistle as Fenerbahçe celebrated its 3-2 win. Security forces tried to shield Fenerbahçe players, as fans

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Her face might have been bloodied and battered, but ski jumper Slje Opseth couldn’t stop smiling as reality dawned on her that she’d just set a new women’s world record. After landing a 230.5 meter jump at a competition in Vikersund, Norway, an emotional Opseth put her head in